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| Code | AR339 |
| Name | Near East Neolithic |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS |
| Course Instructor |
Öğr. Gör. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
The goal of the course is discussion of basic issues of the Neolithic period in southwest Asia, survey of key Neolithic sites in the region, and understanding of important economic and social changes during the 10th-7th millennia BC.
Course Content
This course covers changing environments and human adaptations during the late Pleistocene-early Holocene, where and how food production began in different parts of the Near East, social and cultural changes that resulted from food production.
Course Precondition
none
Resources
Simmons, A. 2011. The Neolithic Revolution of the Near East. Arizona.
Notes
Cauvin, J. 2019. Naissance des divinités, naissance de l’agriculture. CNRS. Matthews, R. vd (eds.) 2020. The Early Neolithic of the Eastern Fertile Crescent. Oxbow. Tekin, H. 2017. Tarihöncesinde Mezopotamya. Bilgin.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Introduces Late Pleistocene-early Holocene climate history |
| LO02 | Understands the importance of the Epipalaeolithic in the Near East |
| LO03 | Introduces the geography of plant and animal domestication in the Near East |
| LO04 | Understands PPNA architecture, art, and burial practices in SE Anatolia-N Syria and the southern Levant |
| LO05 | Understands PPNB architecture, art, and burial practices in SE Anatolia-N Syria and the southern Levant |
| LO06 | Introduces Aceramic Neolithic developments in western Iran |
| LO07 | Introduces the spread of food production to Pakistan, eastern Iran and Turkmenistan |
| LO08 | Understands the economic and social consequences of food production |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands the basic knowledge of archaeology and advanced applied knowledge. | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains advanced knowledge, scientific results and problems related to scientific and application areas of archaeology. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Classifies archaeological data and material chronologically. | 4 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Examines the stylistic characteristics of archaeological material. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Uses all the skills gained in the profession of archaeology to serve society and humanity in line with national and universal needs. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Interpret the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in archaeology with a holistic perspective. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Records archaeological data visually and verbally using technological tools. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Takes responsibility in field studies (excavations and surveys) and projects in archaeological sites. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Makes individual and team work in the laboratory environment where archaeological data are evaluated in written and visual form. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Evaluates the knowledge and skills acquired in the professional field with a critical approach. | 3 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Continuously improves himself/herself with the principle of lifelong development in scientific, social, artistic and cultural fields within his/her professional and individual development. | 2 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | To be able to share information about the field with experts and non-experts using Turkish and foreign languages. | 3 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Have professional and ethical responsibility. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Protects historical and cultural heritage. | 1 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Organize collaborative studies for problem solving with different disciplines. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals of the course; geography of domestication | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 2 | Palaeoenvironments and late Pleistocene-early Holocene climate change | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 3 | Epipalaeolithic background: Levant (Kebaran-Natufian) | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 4 | Epipalaeolithic background: İran and southeast Anatolia (Zarzian, Zarzianrelated and Natufian-related) | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 5 | Sedentism, food production and climate change | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 6 | PPNA: Levant, Euphrates drainage, Cyprus | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 7 | PPNA: Tigris drainage, Zagros | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | study for the exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | PPNB: villages and architecture | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 10 | PPNB: food production, technologies and exchange | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 11 | PPNB: burial, skull cults, ideology | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 12 | PPNB: collapse and other transformations | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 13 | Late Neolithic: spread of food production | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 14 | Late Neolithic: technological innovations - pottery, irrigation | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 15 | Summary and discussion | the assigned article should be read | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 16 | Term Exams | study for the exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | study for the exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 114 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,56 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||