COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EASTERN ANATOLIAN PREHISTORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 3032 EASTERN ANATOLIAN PREHISTORY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ENGIN AKDENIZ

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology (Evening)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to teach the political and cultural history of East Anatolia during 4th, 3rd and 2nd millennium BC.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course,the student will be able to
2   define the cultures of the given region
3   discuss the cultural interaction in the given region
4   understand the basic principles of research methodology .
5   define the relations of the East and West.
6   define late prehistoric cultural process

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Description: Scope, significance and rules meeting
2 Geographical and climatic characteristics of East and Southeast Anatolia and the chronology of 4th and 3rd millennium BC reading
3 The cultural region in the 4th millennium BC. Tepe Gawra, Urukian and Transcaucasian Cultures reading
4 The explaining and discussing of theoretical approaches on the complex societies. reading
5 Elazığ-Malatya region during 4th millennium BC. Arslantepe VII and VI levels. reading
6 Southeast Anatolia during 4th millennium BC. Hacınebi and Hassek Höyük reading
7 The explaining and discussing of theoretical approaches on the colonialism and colonist. reading
8 Midterm Exam
9 Elazığ-Malatya region during 3rd millennium BC and the spread of Trans Caucasians culture reading
10 Discussing on cultural interaction and migration. reading
11 The political events in Southeast Anatolia during 3rd millennium BC and the importance of regional culture formation reading
12 The settlements and material culture in Southeast Anatolia during 3rd millennium BC. reading

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Renfrew, C. and Bahn, P (2000). Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice, 3rd ed. Thames and Hudson, London.
2. Yoffee, N. (2005) The Collapse of Ancient States and Civilizations Myths of the Archaic States: Evolution of the Earliest Cities, States and Civilizations: 131-160.
3. Abay, E. (1997) Die Keramik der Frühbronzezeit in Anatolien mit »syrischen Affinitäten«, (Altertumskunde des Vorderen Orients, Band 8), Ugarit Verlag, Münster.
4. Sagona, A. And Zimansky, P. (2009) Ancient Turkey, London. Frangipane,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lesson
2. Presentation

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. Project+homework
3. Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: Midterm exam will be assessed with questions to ask.
2. LO 4-6: 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)

semih.guneri@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 0 0 0
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing Individual Assignments 0 0 0
Preparing Group Assignments 0 0 0
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 4 4
Preparation for Final Exam 1 8 8
Preparing Presentations 0 0 0
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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