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| Unit | FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS |
| ARCHAEOLOGY PR. | |
| Code | AR122 |
| Name | Fire and Kinds of Occupation During the Paleolithic |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Üniversite Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. BAKİYE EDENS |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. BAKİYE EDENS
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
To teach archaeology students about the earliest traces and patterns of fire, which triggered many technical developments.
Course Content
Mankind's acquaintance with fire and discovery of its control gave rise to many innovations and discoveries which led to very important changes in the conditions and manner of people's lives and which was the reason for very important changes in kinds of human behavior. The subject of our relationships today with fire will be opened. But when and how fire was discovered, when people controlled and how it developed is under discussion. In the class fire will be examined from the perspective of this discussion, and the archaeological traces of fire and interpretative approaches to these traces will be explained to the students.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | awareness of misleading characteristics for interpretation of early evidence for fire |
| LO02 | knowing the role of fire in human biological and cultural development |
| LO03 | abılıty to make interpretations regarding fire's chronological existence and mankind's physical evolution |
| LO04 | knowing the sources of evidence for early fire |
| LO05 | awareness of evidence for early fire from chemical analyses |
| LO06 | knowing the evidence for fire in Anatolia. |
| LO07 | knowing the effect of fire on technological developments |
| LO08 | understanding role of fire in expanding the human diet |
| LO09 | knowing the place of fire in social relations of people in the past |
| LO10 | understanding the role of fire in prehistoric art |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uses of fire | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 2 | Interpretations of early evidence for fire I | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 3 | Interpretations of early evidence for fire II | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 4 | Interpretations of early evidence for fire III | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 5 | Evidence for fire through the Middle Palaeolithic | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 6 | Evidence for fire after the Middle Palaeolithic I | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 7 | Evidence for fire after the Middle Palaeolithic II | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Habitation in natural shelters | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 10 | Human-built shelters | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 11 | Problems of describing early structures | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 12 | Hunting sites | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 13 | Workshops | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 14 | Anatolia- Palaeolithic fire and habitation sites I | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 15 | Anatolia- Palaeolithic fire and habitation sites II | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Final exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Final exam |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 40 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |