COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ABDURRAHMAN HARUN ÖZDAŞ

Offered to

UNDERWATER ARCHAELOGY

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce the maritime history of the world, the floating vessels in the first primitive ages, Bronze Age ships, development of ships to Archaic period, the examination of maritime activities based on archaeological finds.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1- A.Amstead, A Dictionary of Sea Terms (Glasgow 1956)
2-G.F.BASS, ed. A History of Seafaring Based on Underwater Archaeology, (New York and London 1972)
3-L.Casson, The Ancient Mariners (New York 1959)
4-L.Casson, Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World (Princeton 1971)
5-C.M.Graeve, The Ships of the Ancient Near East (c.2000-500 BC) (Leuven 1981)
6-D.Jones, A Glassary of Ancient Egyptian Nautical Titles and Terms (London and New York 1988)
7-J.S. Morrison and R.T.Williams, Greek Oared Ships 900-322 BC. (Cambridge 1968)
8-P.Throckmorton, The Sea Remembers:Shipwrecks and Archaeology (New York 1987)
9-S. Vinson, Egyptian Boats and Ships (Shire Egyptology 1994)
10-S.Washman, Seagoing Ships and Seamanship in the Late Bronze Age Levant (Texas A&M University 1977)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1 Courses: Theoretical information is given and related topics are significantly examined with examples. The references related to the course will be read by students in parallel weekly program. The earliest ships dated to 5th cent BC are examined in the course, to be in the light of archaeological data. The examples from different civilization in the Mediterranean Sea will be compared.
2 Assignment Presentation and Discussion: Each student prepares homework, which is determined by lecturer and on the last hour of each week, homework and presentations and discussion will be held.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes