COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DEFENSIVE BUILDING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 2029 DEFENSIVE BUILDING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR FATIH HAKAN KAYA

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology (Evening)

Course Objective

Beginning with the organized communities and mass production, the need for protection against both the elements and other communities led to the construction of defensive structures, this class will explore the plannimng, building and the development of such defensive structures using examples

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand how communities and cities can organize with regard to the defensive needs
2   Learn development of defensive structures and distinguish periodic differences
3   Draw conclusions about defensive structures and remains found in Anatolia and neighboring regions
4   Use relevant terms while describing defensive structures
5   Learn how to do library and internet research
6   Express the knowledge and experiences related to the topic of the research in written and oral form

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course. Main literatur sources. Ancient literaturs. Meeting, content and examination of course
2 The structure of early societies and their need for defence Presentation (Naumann,, 2007 )
3 Defense structures in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Ages Presentation-Reading (Naumann,, 2007 )
4 Bronze Age settlements defense structures (Hattusa) Presentation-Reading (Naumann,, 2007; Lakovidis, 1983 )
5 Defense Lines in Greek City States Presentation, reading (Akarca, 1972)
6 Materials and masonry Presentation-Reading (Akarca, 1972)
7 Walls, Towers - Presentation Presentation-Reading (Akarca, 1972; Fields, 2006)
8 Mid-term exam
9 City Gates and Passages Presentation, reading (Erdkamp, 2007)
10 Hellenistic Defense Structures Presentation-Reading (Nassov, 2009)
11 Sieges and Siege Tools Presentation-Reading (Erdkamp, 2007, Campbell, 2006)
12 Siege of Tyros Presentation-Reading (Deveci 2009)
13 Alesia Defense Presentation-Reading (Deveci 2009)
14 The Roman Army Presentation-Reading (Southern, 2006)
15 Defense Structures in and around Izmir Presentation-Reading (Bean, 1997)
16 Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Akarca, A. (1998). Şehir ve Savunması, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayını,
Ankara
2. Bean, G. E. (1997).Eskiçağda Ege Bölgesi,(Çev. I. Deleman), Arion
Yayınevi, Istanbul
3. Fields, N., (2006). Ancient Greek Fortifications 500-300 BC, Osprey
Publishing Midland House, Oxford
4. Lawrance, A.W. (1979) .Greek Aims in Fortification, Clarendon Press,
Oxford
5. McNicoll, A. W. (1997) Hellenistic Fortifications From the Aegean to
the Euphrates, Clarendon, Oxford
6. Naumann, R. (2007) Eski Anadolu Mimarlığı, (Çev. B. Marda) Türk
Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara
7. Nossow, K. S. (2009). Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500 -130
B.C.(From the Persian Wars to the Roman Conquest), Osprey
Publishing Limited, Oxford
8. Owens, E. J. (2000). Yunan ve Roma Dünyasında Kent, (Çev. C. Bilsel),
Homer Kitapevi, Istanbul
9. Wycherley, R. E. (2011). Antik Çağda Kentler Nasıl Kuruldu ,
Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, Istanbul
10. Lakovidis, S. (1983) Late Helladic citadels on Mainland Greece, Leiden : E.J. Brill, 1983.
11. Connolly, P. (1999), The Roman Fort, Oxford University Press.
12. Erdkamp, P. (2007) A Companion to the Roman Army, Blackwell Publishing
13. Campbell, D. B. (2006) Besiged, Siege Warfare in the Ancient World, Oxford, Osprey Pıblishing
14. Develi, Ö. (2009) Antik Çağ'da Kuşatma, Istanbul, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları
15. Southern, p. (2006), The Roman Army, Oxford, ABC Clio

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Course
2. 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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. 1. LO 1-4 will be assessed with Mid-term and final exams
2. 2. LO 5-6 will be evaluated with the term paper report.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1. 70% of participation of the classes is necessary.
2. 2. Nonattendance in the course not to be regarded as a valid excuse of late homework.
3. 3. Report, mid-term, final exam and participation to activities will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Fatih Hakan Kaya
Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Literature
Department of Archaeology,
Campus of Tınaztepe - Buca Izmir, TR-35160 TURKEY
Tel: +90.232.3017746, Fax: +90.232.4534188,
E-mail: fatih.Kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 14 2 28
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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