COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WEST ANATOLIAN PREHISTORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 1020 WEST ANATOLIAN PREHISTORY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ENGIN AKDENIZ

Offered to

Archeology (Evening)
Archeology

Course Objective

To inform the students about the prehistoric periods in Western Anatolia.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Bio-cultural development of the western Anatolian geography and define the geographical
2   West of Anatolia outlined in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures
3   Anatolia and the culture of the Neolithic settlements
4   Specifies outline of Western Anatolia Chalcolithic settlements and they explain the reflection of the future
5   Be able to describe the culture of the Early Bronze Age of western Anatolia

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 West of Anatolia geographical boundaries
2 Western Anatolia in the Paleolithic tracks
3 Western Anatolia, followed by the Mesolithic
4 Western Anatolia in the Neolithic Period-I (Lake District Neolithic)
5 Western Anatolia in the Neolithic Period-II (Civil and Coastal Aegean Neolithic)
6 Excavations at Mounds Ulucak and Aegean Fertilizer
7 Western Anatolia in the Neolithic Period-III (Marmara and Thrace Neolithic)
8 Ilıpınar, Fikirtepe, Hocaçeşme, Down Pınar Excavations
9 Western Anatolia in the Chalcolithic Period (Beycesultan and others
10 Chronology of the Early Bronze Age of western Anatolia
11 Early Bronze Age culture in Western Anatolia Regions
12 Western Anatolian Early Bronze Age Settlements

Recomended or Required Reading

Main source: Sevin, V. Anatolian Archaeology, Der Pub., NZ-2003
Helpful resources:
1-Ozdogan, M. (EDT), in Turkey the Neolithic Period, Archaeological and Art Pub., NZ-2007.
2-Korfmann M. (edt), Dream and Reality of Troy, Homer Spring., NZ-2001

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1-Formal Education
2-Presentation
3-Talk
4-Slide Shows
5-Museum Work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1 visa
2 final

Assessment Criteria

1 LO 1-4: Search assessed by the examination questions will be asked.
2 LO 1-7: Questions for the Final Examination will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1 70% of the courses participation is mandatory.
2 To participate in the activities of the midterm and final, will be considered in the evaluation.
Presentation of the course, the students form the desired skills and bibliographies disclosure

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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