COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANCIENT SEA TRADE AND CARGO TRANSPORTATION II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAA 5018 ANCIENT SEA TRADE AND CARGO TRANSPORTATION II ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NILHAN KIZILDAĞ

Offered to

UNDERWATER ARCHAELOGY

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce major transported trade materials of antiquity like wine, olive oils, etc., production centers, transport systems, commodities and personal items used by the crew on board ancient ships, cargo types and the regional distribution of the cargo.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognize the role of trade in socio-economic life of the people who lived in the ancient period
2   Determine the main commercial goods transported in ancient times, such as wine and olive oil production sites
3   Classify the types of cargo used in maritime trade by different civilizations
4   Make regional and periodic distinction of ship cargos
5   Explain the quantities, shipping, markets and commercial contracts of trade goods
6   Recognize the strategic role of the cities and regions that have an important position in maritime trade over the ages
7   Demonstrate an ability to develop collaborative research in multidisciplinary
8   Be able to interpret the development of maritime trade and transport from ancient times to the present

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Ancient Sea Trade The trade centers of Mediterranean
2 Wine production I Production forms Storage and transportation
3 Wine production II Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean Aegean Region Western Mediterranean Marmara and the Black Sea
4 Olive Oil Production I Production Methods Storage and Transportation
5 Olive Oil Production II Aegean Region Western Mediterranean Marmara and the Black Sea
6 Midterm exam
7 Mining Copper, Tin, and Lead Generation Cyprus
8 Timber Production Eastern Mediterranean Aegean, Marmara and Black Sea
9 Wheat Production Shipping methods and the main harbors
10 Assignment presentation
11 Glass Production Production forms and main centers Eastern Mediterranean
12 Other Transportation Materials I Ceramics Tiles
13 Other transportation materials II Resin, sumac, garum, etc.
14 Ivory and Livestock Transportation Valuable goods

Recomended or Required Reading

1. G.F.Bass, A History of Seafaring Based on Underwater Archaeology. New York and London, 1972.
2. T.O.Alpözen ve A.H.Özdaş, Bodrum Sualtı Arkeoloji Müzesi Ticari Amphoraları ve Eski Çağda Akdeniz Deniz Ticareti. Bodrum, 1995.
3. Kenneth R. Hall, A History of Early Southeast Asia: Maritime Trade and Socieal Development, Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, 398 s.
4. C. M. Reed, Maritime Traders in the Ancient Greek World. Cambridge University Press,2003, 180 s.
5. Himanshu Prabha Ray, The Archaeology of Seafaring in Ancient South Asia. Cambridge University Press, 2003, 350 s.
6. Peter Garnsey, Keith Hopkins, C. R. Whittaker, Trade in the Ancient Economy. University of California Press, 1983, 230 s.
7. Bryan E. Burns, Mycenaean Greece, Mediterranean Commerce, and the Formation of Identity. Cambridge University Press, 2010, 258 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lectures: The course is carried out in lecture and class discussion format. All class members are expected to attend lecture and discussion sessions.
2.Assignment: All students are given homework assignments and they present their works to the class in the last hour of lecture.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

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

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 163

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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