ARY710 Prehistoric Raw Material Sources and Behavior Patterns

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code ARY710
Name Prehistoric Raw Material Sources and Behavior Patterns
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
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Course Goal

The course reviews sources and types of stone and other materials that appear in prehistoric sites, and discusses what these materials imply about prehistoric behaviors within a region.

Course Content

Prehistoric people transformed many natural materials into tools and other objects. Identifying the sources of stones and raw materials is a first step toward analysis of how prehistoric people used and combined natural materials, moved materials within a region or exchanged them between regions, or gave certain materials symbolic importance. The course examines different raw materials and the various forms they take in nature, and different ways prehistoric people used these raw materials.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Oliva, F., 2017, The Exploitation of Raw Materials in Prehistory, Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Notes

Wilson, L., 2007, Understanding Prehistoric Lithic Raw Material Selection: Application of a Gravity Model, Springer. Published online: 3 October 2007


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Comprehends the needs and ways of prehistoric people to change nature in a technological way.
LO02 Comprehends the criteria of past communities in choosing raw material sources for stone object production.
LO03 Comprehends the variations in the use of raw materials for the tools produced by the past communities in line with their needs.
LO04 Understands the role of raw material sources in the settlement of early communities.
LO05 Understands social relations based on raw materials in past communities.
LO06 Understands the analyzes and processes that enable the determination of raw material sources
LO07 Understands commercial mobility based on raw material resources in prehistoric times.
LO08 Comprehends the ways of prehistoric man in changing nature.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Develops the knowledge gained in the undergraduate education in the field of archeology at the level of expertise.
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Have current information about the field.
PLO03 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Explains the basic concepts related to archaeology. 3
PLO04 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Conducts interdisciplinary research and analysis in the field of archaeology.
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Uses the practical methods and techniques acquired in the field of archaeology.
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Handles the information acquired in the field within the framework of ethical rules. 2
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Recognizes the cultures of Çukurova region. 2
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Defines the relations between Çukurova and the surrounding cultural regions. 2
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Explains the cultural development of Çukurova region. 2
PLO10 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Collects data related to the field of archaeology. 5
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Defines movable and immovable cultural assets.
PLO12 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Interprets the knowledge acquired in the field at a critical level.
PLO13 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Develops appropriate solutions to research problems.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses the knowledge and experience gained in the field at the expert level in field and laboratory studies. 4
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Carries out national and international studies and projects related to the field of archaeology.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction to the course The assigned article should be read. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
2 Technology and the transformation of nature The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
3 Raw materials for stone industries – flints and cherts The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
4 Raw materials for stone industries – obsidian The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
5 Raw materials for stone industries – basalts and other volcanics The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
6 Raw materials for stone industries – quartzes and quartzites The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
7 Raw materials for other industries – bone and teeth, ivory, antler, shell The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
8 Midterm/Student presentation and assignment. Read notes and recommended articles. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
9 Raw materials for other industries – minerals, clay The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
10 Choice of raw materials The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
11 İdentification of raw material sources (geochemistry, mineralogy) The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
12 Raw material sources and Palaeolithic mobility The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
13 Raw material sources and late prehistoric trade. The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
14 Materials and social prestige (Upper Paleolithic, Epipaleolithic, Mesolithic) The assigned article should be read Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Student presentations Use notes and recommended articles. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
16 End of year exams/student presentation and assignment Use notes and recommended articles. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
17 End of year exams/student presentation and assignment Use notes and recommended articles. Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 15 15
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 157
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,28
ECTS 6 ECTS