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| Unit | FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS |
| ARCHAEOLOGY PR. | |
| Code | AR240 |
| Name | Excavation and Research Methods in Prehistoric Archaeology 2 |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 4. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 0 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. Dr. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör. Dr. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Aims and methods for understanding artifact, botanical and faunal assemblages; the requirements and limitations of various dating techniques; and modeling past behaviors at a regional scale.
Course Content
Presenting methods and techniques for analyzing artifacts, animal bones and plant remains, reviewing various dating techniques, and approaches to understanding sites in wider regional contexts.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands artifacts - typologies, use-wear, residues, sourcing . |
| LO02 | Recognizes different kinds of botanical assemblages. |
| LO03 | Understands analysis of animal bone assemblages. |
| LO04 | Understands information found in human skeletons. |
| LO05 | Understand the radiocarbon dating technique. |
| LO06 | Understands other dating techniques. |
| LO07 | Understands goals and methods of spatial analysis of data from excavated sites. |
| LO08 | Understands goals and methods of spatial analysis of data for sites in their region. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals of the semester; context, assemblages, sampling | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 2 | Artifact analysis: typologies | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 3 | Artifact analysis: use wear, residues | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 4 | Artifact analysis: sourcing, refitting | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 5 | Botanical assemblages | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 6 | Faunal assemblages | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 7 | Human remains | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Exam preparation | |
| 9 | Dating: diagnostic artifacts, comparative stratigraphy, seriation | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 10 | Dating: paleomagnetism, biostratigraphy | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 11 | Dating: dendrochronology, radiocarbon | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 12 | Dating: K-Ar, U-Th, luminescence techniques | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 13 | Sites in their region: Olduvai | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 14 | Sites in their region: Gönnersdorf | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 15 | Sites in their region: Çatal Höyük | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam preparation | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam preparation |
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 |