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| Unit | FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS |
| ARCHAEOLOGY PR. | |
| Code | AR412 |
| Name | Archaeology of Syria and Palestine 2 |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. 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 | Öğr. Gör. Dr. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör. Dr. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
Learning about the development of complex societies in the Levant during the 5th-4th millennium BC, and the cycle of urbanization and de-urbanization in the Levant during the 3rd millennium BC.
Course Content
Settlement patterns, architecture, craft products, burial patterns, botanical and faunal remains, trade relations, and other archaeological evidence which reflect changing levels of social complexity and urbanisation in the Levant.
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands military, religous and administrative architecture of the Middle and Late Bronze Age in the Levant. |
| LO02 | Introduces burial patterns of the Middle and Late Bronze Age in the Levant. |
| LO03 | Understands developing artistic traditions of the Middle and and Late Bronze Age in the Levant. |
| LO04 | Introduces the archaeological traces of Late Bronze Age empires in the Levant. |
| LO05 | Understands debates about the causes of social collapse at the end of Bronze Age. |
| LO06 | Understands the appearance of new ethnicities in the early Iron Age. |
| LO07 | Introduces architecture and art of Iron Age states in the Levant. |
| LO08 | Understands relations between Levantine states and regional empires. |
| LO09 | Understands relationships between archaeological and textual evidence. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Bronze of the Levant (2000-1550 BC) - Canaanite culture and political organization | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 2 | Middle Bronze of the Levant -city defenses | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 3 | Middle Bronze of the Levant - temple, palace and residential architecture | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 4 | Middle Bronze of the Levant - burial practices | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 5 | Late Bronze of the Levant (1550-1200 BC) - an imperial age | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 6 | Late Bronze of the Levant - architecture | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 7 | Late Bronze of the Levant - material culture | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Exam preparation | |
| 9 | End of the Bronze Age - crisis in the eastern Mediterranean | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 10 | Early Iron Age (1200-1050 BC) - Middle Assyrian empire in Syria, Egyptians in the southern Levant | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 11 | Phoenicia and Philistia | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 12 | Aramaean Syria | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 13 | Israel and Judah, Edom and Moab | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 14 | Return of empire (9th-7th centuries BC) - Neo-Assyrians in the Levant | Assigned chapters should be read | |
| 15 | Discussion | 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 |