COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN ARCHAEOMETRY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 4272 INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN ARCHAEOMETRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MELEK MERDIVAN

Offered to

Chemistry

Course Objective

Understanding of archaeometry and archaeometric techniques

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   LO1. To be able to comprehend archeometry and archaeometric techniques
2   LO2. LO1. To be able to comprehend the relationship between basic science and archeology
3   LO3. LO1. To be able to evaluate the results obtained from archaeometric techniques
4   LO4. LO1. To be able to classify, compare the analysis methods and evaluate the data
5   LO5. LO1. To be able to mearn material characterization techniques

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Week Topics
2 1. Archeometry, the relationship between archeometry and basic sciences
3 2. Archeometric analysis techniques
4 3. Radiation and matter interaction
5 4. Sampling and examining archaeological samples
6 5. Material characterization methods
7 6. Material characterization methods
8 7. Structure analysis of archaeological samples
9 8. Midterm
10 9. Chromatographic methods for archeometric analysis
11 10. Mass spectrometry for archeometric analysis
12 11. Infrared and raman spectroscopy for archeometric analysis
13 12. Dating of archaeological samples
14 13. Radioactive methods for dating of archaeological samples
15 14. Presentation of hoework

Recomended or Required Reading

Archaeological Chemistry, A.Mark Pollard, Carl Heron, RSC Publishing, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-85404-262-3.
Radiation in Art and Archeometry, D.C. Creagh, D.A. Bradley, 2000
Supplementary References:
Scientific Analysis in Archaeology: and its Interpretation, Julian Henderson, 1991
Current scientific techniques in archaeology, Penelope A. Parkes, 1986

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, interactive explanation, question-answer technique.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

mid-term exam, final examination and homework presentations

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibilty of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behaviour that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Ylul University, Faculty of Science Chemistry Department
e-mail: melek.merdivan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 13 13
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.13333
LO.233
LO.345
LO.455
LO.5333