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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ARK 2025	MESOPOTAMIAN ARCHAELOGY I	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ÖVÜN SELIM MARTIN

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology (Evening)

Course Objective

Archaeological data to examine in the light of its place in the cultural history of the Mesopotamian civilizations

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Mesopotamia and the Near East
2	Able to describe the geography of the Specifies the Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures of Mesopotamia outlined
3	Specifies the Neolithic and Chalcolithic eras outlined in Mesopotamia
4	Sumerian culture of Mesopotamia, the Early Bronze Age, and be able to identify similarities and differences between
5	Writing to express and written culture

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Presentation of the course, the students form the desired skills and bibliographies disclosure
2	Geographical boundaries of Mesopotamia and the Near East
3	Mesopotamia and the Near East Also climatology, floral and faunal diversity
4	For the first human traces (Paleolithic and Mesolithic Age)
5	The Neolithic Period (Hassuna and Samarra)
6	Mesopotamian Chalcolithic Age (Halaf-Ubaid-Uruk)
7	Nasr Cemdet Phase and Early Bronze Age Culture
8	Language and writing, the emergence of written sources
9	First Cities and Urbanization Theory-I
10	First Cities and Urbanization Theory-II (Uruk sample)
11	Sumerian History and Chronology
12	Sumerian Culture

Recomended or Required Reading

Main source: HJ Nissen, Outlines of Mesopotamia, Çev.ZZIlkgelen, Archaeology and Art Publ., NZ-2004
Helpful resources:
1-Frangipane, G., Near East Emergence of the State, Çev.ZZIlkgelen, Archaeology and Art Publ., NZ-2002
2-Dolukhanov P., Ancient Middle East The Environment and Ethnic Structure, Çev.S.Aydın, Image Ktbv., Ankara-1998
3-Maisels, CK, The Birth of Civilization, Çev.A.Şenel, Image Ktbv., Ankara-1999
4-Bottero, J., Ancient Near East, A.Kahiloğulları-P.Güzelyürek-LAÖzcan, friendly Ktbv.Yay., Ankara-2005
5-Van de Mieroop, M., Ancient Near East S history, Çev.S.Gül, Dost Ktbv.Yay., Ankara-2004

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. Mid-term Exam
2. Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

1 LO 1-4: Midterm exam will be assessed with questions to ask.
2 LO 1-7: Final Exam assessed with questions to ask

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1 70% of the courses participation is mandatory.
2 Midterm and final exam will be assessed by participation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

thursday 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	2	24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	6	72
Preparation for midterm exam	1	4	4
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Final	1	1,5	2
Midterm	1	1,5	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO.2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO.4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO.5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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