COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METALLURGICAL ACTIVITIES AND METAL WORKS IN NEOLITHIC AND CHALCOLITHIC AGES IN ANATOLIA

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 2031 METALLURGICAL ACTIVITIES AND METAL WORKS IN NEOLITHIC AND CHALCOLITHIC AGES IN ANATOLIA 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

Explaining the mineral reserves of the Republic of Turkey and the Middle East, information on the use of mineral resources since the prehistoric period. Mine use in Anatolian civilizations in chronological order.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Anatolia and the Middle East to have information about the mineral reserves.
2   Metallurgical activities to learn about how to do.
3   To have information beginning of mining in Anatolia.
4   Trace mineral production techniques and materials used in production know.
5   Chronological order until the end of the Early Bronze Age civilizations in Anatolia, to recognize the works of mine.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course contents, significance of the course, course objectives, major reference books and other sources.
2 Giving the basic concepts and terminology about the mining and metallurgy
3 Mineral deposits in the Middle East and our country's borders, with the help of maps Explain reserves
4 Chronological table and the description of the stages of mining and metallurgy
5 Anatolia before mining period.
6 Chalcolithic metallurgical activities in Anatolia.
7 Early Bronze Age in northwestern Anatolia, cemeteries, burial customs. Balikesir and its environment.
8 Midterm exam
9 Review on the basis of the settlement, Malatya-Aslantepe'de metallurgy. Examples of Experimental Archaeology.
10 General features of the Early Bronze Age Anatolia, metallurgical activities.
11 Metallurgical activities in northwestern Anatolia, Troy and its environs..
12 Metallurgical activities in the interior northern Anatolia, Hasanoğlan, Horoztepe, Mahmatlar and its environs.
13 Metallurgical activities in the Black Sea Region and Ikiztepe.
14 Metallurgical activities in the Culture of the Early Transcaucasian
15 Discussion.
16 Final examination.

Recomended or Required Reading

1-Belli, O., Anadolu da Kalay ve Bronzun Tarihçesi, Istanbul, 2004.
2-Bilgi, Ö., Protohistorik Çağ da Orta Karadeniz Bölgesi Madencileri, Hind-Avrupalılar ın Anavatanı Sorununa Yeni Bir Yaklaşım, Istanbul, 2001.
3-Erkanal, A., Panaztepe de Bulunan Kurşun Külçenin / Ağırlığın Madencilikte Yeri ve Önemi Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi: 1-20.
4-Sazcı, G., Troia Hazineleri, Istanbul, 2007.
5-TÜBA-AR Dergisi 12. Sayı, Özel Konu, Anadolu da Kalay (Yalçın, Ü.-Özbal, H.), Ankara, 2010.
6-Ed.Yalçın, Ü., ve diğerleri), Uluburun Gemisi. 3000 Yıl Önce Dünya Ticareti, Istanbul, 2006.
7-www.mta.gov.tr

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1-Formal Education
2-Presentation
3-Talk

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

None

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)

engin.akdeniz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13.00-14.00

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
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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