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| Unit | FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS |
| ARCHAEOLOGY PR. | |
| Code | AR123 |
| Name | General Prehistory 1 |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 1. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. BAKİYE EDENS |
| Course Instructor |
Doç. Dr. BAKİYE EDENS
(Güz)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The goal of the course is to give basic information about prehistory and Palaeolithic periods generally in the world.
Course Content
Prehistory examines our species in the past, from first becoming human until the Early Bronze Age. Taking as its subject the longest perıod of human history, prehistory focuses on elucidating all the evidence throughout these periods and tries to understand the stages of human life within the nature of this period. The course describes and teaches the students the significance and description of prehistory, necessary concepts and conceptual confusions, the historical framework of prehistory becoming a science and the emergence of important ideas and perspectives, and the physical and cultural stages through which mankind passed.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Knowing the general terminology in the field of prehistory |
| LO02 | possesing information about the stages of development of prehistory as a science |
| LO03 | ability to explain relationships between geological and cultural chronologies |
| LO04 | knowing about the environmental conditions of prehistoric periods |
| LO05 | knowing about the physical development of prehistoric people |
| LO06 | knowing about the cultural development of prehistoric people |
| LO07 | ability to discuss the places and results of human dispersal in the global meaning |
| LO08 | ability to connect tool use, Lower Palaeolithic and expansion of the hominin world |
| LO09 | can understand the transition from Homo erectus to Neandertals and its cultural significance |
| LO10 | abılity to question together the Upper Palaeolithic origins of modern people and innovations |
| LO11 | understanding historically and substantively the circulation of modern people |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meaning of prehistory, its scope, its terminology, its conceptual complexity | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 2 | About chronology, history of research, and important names of its scientific branches | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 3 | Place of prehistoric periods (geological and archaeological), and adjustment of prehistoric periods according to location | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 4 | Place of Palaeolithic chronology in the history of prehistory | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 5 | Environmental conditions of prehistoric periods and their connection to the dynamism of animals and plants | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 6 | Prehistoric environmental conditions and human evolution | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 7 | Human evolution and migration | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Spread of people around the world and its results | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 10 | Origin of tool use and the Lower Palaeolithic, expanding the hominid world | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 11 | From Homo erectus to Neandertals, and their cultures | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 12 | Origins of modern people and the Middle Palaeolithic | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 13 | Origins of modern people, the Upper Palaeolithic and innovations | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 14 | Spread of modern humans I | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 15 | Spread of modern humans 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 |