COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF WESTERN ANATOLIA I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 2023 HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF WESTERN ANATOLIA I ELECTIVE 2 2 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

It is aimed to teach the locations, borders, geography and chronology of Prehistoric civilizations in Western Anatolia.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the modern and ancient names and boundaries of the seas, rivers, lakes and mountains in Anatolia
2   To be able to broadly classify the important events that affected prehistoric life in Anatolia
3   Being able to relate Prehistoric and Archaeological data to their current situation,
4   To be able to research the literature on Anatolian historical geography in general terms
5   Being able to take part in individual responsibility and group work activities with the help of technical trips and seminars,

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. History of Paleolithic Research in Western Anatolia
2 2. Paleolithic Age Findings in Western Anatolia
3 3. Paleolithic Age Settlements in Western Anatolia
4 4. Lower and Middle Paleolithic Age in Western Anatolia
5 5. Upper Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic Period Finds in Western Anatolia
6 6. Upper Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic Period Settlements in Western Anatolia
7 7.How did the transition to settled life occur in Western Anatolia
8 Midterm
9 9. Neolithic Age Settlements in Western Anatolia
10 10. Chalcolithic Age Settlements in Western Anatolia
11 11. Bronze Age Settlements in Western Anatolia
12 12. Technical Trip: Yeşilova Mound
13 13. Technical Trip: Ulucak Mound
14 14. Technical Trip: Izmir Archeology Museum
15 15. Technical Trip: Izmir Art Factory
16 16. Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kuş, M. 2013 GÖKÇEADA UĞURLU/ZEYTINLIK HÖYÜK KAZISI IŞIĞINDA MÖ 5. BINDE BATI ANADOLU VE DOĞU EGE ADALARI, Trakya Üni. Sos Bil Enst.
2. Horejs, B., Milic, B 2015. The Aegean in the Early 7th Millennium BC: Maritime Networks and Colonization, J World Prehist (2015) 28:289 330
3. Fidan, E. 2011, Küllüoba Ilk Tunç Çağı Mimarisinin Batı Anadolu ve Ege Dünyası Içerisindeki Yeri, Istanbul Üni. Sos Bil Enst.
4. Özçelik, K., Kartal, G., Fındık, B. 2015. 2014 Denizli Yüzey Araştırması, 33. Araştırma Sonuçları Toplantısı
5. Strasser, T, F., Murray, C., S.,vd. 2017. Palaeolithic cave art from Crete, Greece, Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
6. Efstratiou, N., Piagi, P., Karkanas, P. and Starnini, E. 2013.A late Palaeolithic site at Ouriakos (Limnos, Greece) in the northeastern Aegean. Antiquity 87:
7. Günel, S. 2003. BATI ANADOLU BÖLGESITARIHÖNCESI DÖNEMLERINE YENI KATKILAR, Belleten LXVII 250
8. Erdoğdu, B., Çevik, Ö., Batı Anadolu Kronolojisi ve Terminolojisi: Sorunlar ve Öneriler, APAD 1 (2015): 29-45
9. ÖZER, I., SAĞIR, M., Baykara, I., Dinçer, B., Şahin, S., BATI ANADOLU DA FOSIL INSAN ARAŞTIRMALARI: BULGULAR, YAYILIM VE PROBLEMLER, Akademik Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, Yıl: 5, Sayı: 47, Haziran 2017, s. 1-25
10. Christopher H. Roosevelta,, Berkay Dinçer, Christina Luke, Çiler Çilingiroğlu, A Lower Paleolithic assemblage from western Anatolia: The lithics from Bozyer, Quaternary International, 2019

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Course
2. 2. Presentation
3. 3. Surveys

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 5 Final exam will be assessed with questions to ask.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Övün Selim Martin
selim.martin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

wednesday 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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