COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEAR EASTERN PREHISTORY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ÖVÜN SELIM MARTIN

Offered to

Archeology (Evening)
Archeology

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce definitions in the light of architecture, burial traditions and small finds to the cultural processes that developed in the Near East from the Paleolithic Age, when humans produced the first tools, to the end of the Epipaleolithic Period.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the human species that lived in the given geography.
2   To be able to clarify the environment-intercultural relations of the Paleolithic cultural phases that developed in the Near East.
3   To be able to make detailed descriptions of the Paleolithic settlements developed in the Near East.
4   To be able to describe Paleolithic Tool Technology in the Near East.
5   To be able to define the raw materials used in the Prehistoric period in the Near East.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Geographical definition of the Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia, the Levant and Anatolia, specifically in the Near East geography
2 2. Primates, Hominids, and Homos
3 3. History of research on Human Origins
4 4. Definition of man, tool production, nutrition and settlement typology
5 5. Human species living in the Lower and Middle Paleolithic ages, their relationships with climate and settlements
6 6. Human species living in the Upper Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic ages, their relationships with climate and settlements
7 7. Development of Tool Technology
8 8. Midterm Exam
9 9. Paleolithic Age Research Problems
10 10. Paleolithic Settlements of the Levant and Mesopotamia
11 11. Anatolian Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic Settlements
12 12. Paleolithic Art
13 13. Epipaleolithic - Mesolithic world
14 14. Prehistoric raw materials
15 15. Rituals, Ceremonies and Burial Customs
16 16. Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

TÜRKÇE KAYNAKLAR
M.Özdoğan, N.Başgelen (Ed.), Türkiye de Neolitik Dönem-Yeni Kazılar, Yeni Bulgular, Istanbul, 2007.
M.Kartal, Konar-Göçerlikten Yerleşik Yaşama Geçiş Epi-Paleolitik Dönem Türkiye de Son Avcı-Toplayıcılar, Istanbul, 2009.
N.Başgelen (Ed.), 12000 Yıl Önce Uygarlığın Anadolu dan Avrupa ya Yolculuğunun Başlangıcı Neolitik Dönem, Istanbul, 2007.
Frangipane, G. Yakındoğu da Devletin Doğuşu, Çev.Z.Z.Ilkgelen, Arkeoloji ve Sanat yay. Ist.-2002
Dolukhanov P. Eski Ortadoğu da Çevre ve Etnik Yapı, Çev.S.Aydın, Imge Ktbv. Ankara-1998
Maisels, C.K. Uygarlığın Doğuşu, Çev.A.Şenel, Imge Ktbv. Ankara-1999
Bottéro, J. Eski Yakındoğu, A.Kahiloğulları-P.Güzelyürek-L.A.Özcan, Dost Ktbv.Yay. Ankara-2005
Van de Mieroop, M. Antik Yakındoğu`nun Tarihi, Çev.S.Gül, , Dost Ktbv.Yay. Ankara-2004
P. Bordreuil, F.B-Chattonet, C.Michel. Tarihin Başlangıçları (Eski Yakındoğu Kültür Ve Uygarlıkları) Alfa Yay, Ist-2015
Roger Lewin. Modern Insanın Kökeni, Tübitak -2000
R.J.Braidwood, Tarihöncesi Insanları, Istanbul, 1990.
Prof. Dr. Galip Akın. Prehistorya ya Giriş. Alter Yay, Ankara 2018
Prof. Dr. Galip Akın. Insanın Prehistorik Dönemde Kullandığı Hammaddeler. Alter Yay. Ankara 2019
John. J. Shea. Paleolitik ve Neolitik Yakındoğu da Taş Aletler. Doruk Yay.2019
Metin Kartal. Taş Çağlarında Yontmataş Uçlar. Bilgin Yay. Ankara-2019
Gregory Curtis. Mağara Ressamları. Redingot Yay. Ist-2017
Ian Hodder, Scott Hutson. Geçmişi Okumak. PHOENIX YAYINEVI -2017
Ian Hodder. Dolanıklık -Insanlar Ile Şeyler Arasındaki Ilişkilerin Arkeolojisi Alfa Yay-2018
Richard Leakey, Roger Lewin. Göl Insanları. Tübitak-1998
Felicien Challaye. Dinler Tarihi. Varlık Yay-1998
Colin Renfrew, Paul Bahn. Arkeoloji. Homer Kitabevi -2017

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Mid-term Exam
2. Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

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

Övün Selim Martin
selim.martin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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