COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANATOLIA IN THE NEOLITHIC AGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 2033 ANATOLIA IN THE NEOLITHIC AGE 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

Definition of Neolithic, Basic concepts and terms related to Neolithic, Period chronology of Anatolia, Formation and characteristics of periodic and regional cultural groups during Anatolia's Neolithic period, the size of interactions between Anatolia and neighboring cultures, architecture in stone, the subject of the course in Anatolia, stone Giving details according to the general characteristics and cultural groups in the works, terracotta works and then the first ceramic works.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The general knowledge about the means of Neolithic, phases and chronology of period
2   To learn about the history of Neolithic period researches in Anatolia and Middle East
3   To learn about the Anatolian Neolithic cultures with the basis of the regions
4   To learn about the Anatolian Neolithic cultures with the basis of the phases
5   To be informed about material culture items that produced under the period of course.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information about the course content, purpose, significance and resources
2 Terminologies related to the course
3 General chronology information
4 Situation of Turkey, expression of some geomorphological changes in Anatolia on the map
5 Information about researches of Neolithic period in the Middle East and Anatolia. Corporate information
6 What is the Pre Pottery Neolithic General features of Pre Pottery Neolithic, terminology and spreading in Middle East
7 Pre Pottery Neolithic Period in Anatolia, southeastern Anatolia
8 Midterm Exam
9 Pre Pottery Neolithic Period in Anatolia, eastern Anatolia
10 Pre Pottery Neolithic Period in Anatolia, central Anatolia
11 Early Neolithic Period in Anatolia
12 Late Neolithic Period in Anatolia
13 Late Neolithic Period in Anatolia
14 Fınal Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1 Braidwood, R.J., Tarih Öncesi Insan, (Trans. M.Glazer-D.Arısan Günay), Istanbul, 1995. 2 Childe, G., Tarihte Neler Oldu , (Çev. A.Şenel-M.Tunçay), Ankara, 1974. 3 Çilingiroğlu ve diğerleri 2004 Çilingiroğlu, A.-Derin, Z.-Abay, E.-Sağlamtimur, H.-Kayan, I., Ulucak Höyük, Excavations Conducted Between 1995 and 2002, Louvain-Paris-Dudley. 4 Duru, R., Kuruçay Höyük I, 1978-1988 Kazılarının Sonuçları, Neolitik ve Erken Kalkolitik Çağ Yerleşmeleri, Ankara. 5 5. Duru, R., From 8000 BC to 2000 BC Six Thousand Years of the Burdur - Antalya Region, Istanbul, 2008. 6 Duru, R., Elli Yıllık Bir Arkeoloji Öyküsü. Hacılar, Antalya, 2010. 7 Efe,T., The Salvage Excavations at Orman Fidanlığı, A Chalcolithic Site in Inland Northwestern Anatolia, Istanbul, 2001. 8 Frangipane, M., Yakındoğu'da Devletin Doğuşu, Istanbul, 2002. 9 Harmankaya, S.-Tanındı, O.-Özbaşaran, M., Türkiye -Arkeolojik Yerleşimleri 2, Neolitik, Istanbul, 1997. 10 Hodder,I., Çatalhöyük, Leoparın Öyküsü, (Çev.D.Şendil), Istanbul, 2006. 11 Karul, N., Arkeoatlas. Tarihöncesinden Demir Çağı'na Anadolu'nun Arkeoloji Atlası, Istanbul, 2011. 12 (Ed.Özdoğan M., ve diğerleri), Köyden Kente. Yakındoğu'da Ilk Yerleşimler. Ufuk Esin'e Armağan I-II, Istanbul, 2003. 13 Karul, N., Arkeoatlas. Tarihöncesinden Demir Çağı'na Anadolu'nun Arkeoloji Atlası, Istanbul, 2011.
14
Kayan, I., "Late Holocene Sea-level Changes on the Western Anatolian Coast," Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 68(1988) 205-218.
15
(Ed.Lichter, C.), International Workshop, May 20th-22nd 2004, How did farming reach Europe , Anatolian-European relations from the second half of the 7th through the first half of the 6th millennium cal BC., BYZAS 2, Istanbul. 16 Mellaart, J.,The Neolithic of the Near East, Scribner (New York City), 1975. 17 Mellaart, J., Çatalhöyük, A Neolithic Town in Anatolia, London, 1967 18 Mellaart, J., Excavatians at Hacilar, Vol. I-II, Edinburgh, 1970. 19 Mellaart, J., "Prehistory of Anatolia and its Relations with the Balkans," Studia Balcanica V: L'ethnogenèse des peuples balkaniques, Sofya, 1971. 20 Naumann, R., Eski Anadolu Mimarlığı, (Çev.B.Madra), Ankara, 1973. 21 (Ed. Özdoğan, M.-Başgelen, N.), Neolithic in Turkey: The Cradle of Civilization. New Discoveries, Istanbul, 1999. 22 Ed. Özdoğan, M.-Başgelen, N.), Türkiye de Neolitik Dönem: Yeni Kazılar, Yeni Bulgular, Istanbul,2007.
23
Ozdogan, M., Neolithic cultures of Northwestern Turkey. A general appraisal of the evidence and some considerations. Neolithic of Southeastern Europe and its Near Eastern connections, Varia Archaeologica Hungarica 2, 1989, 201-216.
24
Ozdogan, M., The beginning of Neolithic economies in Southeastern Europe: An Anatolian Perspective, Journal of European Archaeology 5, 1997, 1-33. 25 . (Ed.Rodenberg, J.J.-Thissen, L.C.), The Ilıpınar Excavations II, Leiden, 2001. 26 Öztan, A., Köşk Höyük, Anadolu Arkeolojisi ne Yeni Katkılar , TÜBA-AR 5 (2002), 57-72.

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

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

Wednesday 10.00-11.00

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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