COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHEOGEOPHYSICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEF 4725 ARCHEOGEOPHYSICS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geophysical Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMRE TIMUR

Offered to

Geophysical Engineering

Course Objective

Main aim of this lecture is to give some basic definitions about archaeological terminology, archaeological settlements and architectural characteristics, archaeological prospection techniques, introduction to archaeometry and
archaeogeophysics as a prospection method for achaeology, archeogeophysical methods, wide and shallow scale geophysical exploration, principles of image and data processing and interpretation, archaeogeophysical equipments and softwares, global and local importance of archaeogeophysics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have an idea about general archaeological and archaeogeophysical terminology and basic laws.
2   To be able to recognize the physical properties of the materials used in structures and architectural features.
3   To be able to have an idea about common used methods in archaeogeophysics (resistivity, GPR, magnetics).
4   To be able to have an idea about rarely used methods in archaeogeophysics (VLF, SP, microgravity, seismics, etc.).
5   To be able to discuss and interpret the measured data.
6   To be able to have an idea about local and global achaeogeophysical studies.
7   To be able to design an archaeogeophysical project proposal.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Explation the lesson generally and giving source books
2 Architectural and physical characteristics of structures in archaeological sites
3 Archaeometry, archaeogeophysics concepts, national and international laws about archaeology
4 Basic features of the equipments and softwares in archaeogeophysics
5 Case studies of electromagnetic methods (GPR) in archaeological sites
6 Case studies of electrical resistivity tomography method in archaeological sites
7 Case studies of VLF method in archaeological sites
8 Case studies of magnetic method in archaeological sites
9 Rarely applied geophysical methods (Self potential, induced polarization, gravity method) in archaeological site investigations
10 Rarely applied geophysical methods (continuous wave and random signal radar, seismic method) in archaeological site investigations, examples for local and global studies
11 Esoteric methods and emerging technologies in specific archaeological applications (metal detectors, geochemical methods, thermal sensing, radiometric methods)
12 Processing and interpretation of archaeogeophysical data
13 Importance of cultural heritage; legal phases of exploration and preservation of archaeological structures
14 Interpretation and evaluation of proposal projects

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana kaynak:
- Arkeojeofizik Araştırmalar, Mehmet Ali Kaya, TMMOB Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Meslek
Içi Eğitim ve Belgelendirme Kurs Notları No: 2, Ankara, 2007.
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
- Antik Çağda Kentler Nasıl Kuruldu , R.E. Wycherley, Üçüncü Baskı, Arkeoloji ve Sanat
Yayınları, 215 sayfa, Istanbul, 1993, ISBN: 9757538183.
- Uygulamalı Jeofizik, Prof.Dr. D. Ali KEÇELI, Ikinci Baskı, TMMOB Jeofizik
Mühendisleri Odası Eğitim Yayınları No:18, 564 sayfa, Ankara, 2012, ISBN:
9789944897471.
- Near Surface Geophysics, Dwain K. Butler, Society of Exploration SEG Investigations
in Geophysics Series No. 13, 732 sayfa, Tulsa OK, 2005, ISBN: 9781560801719.
- Archaeological Prospection, Journal, Springer.
- Archaeometry, Journal, Springer.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, homework/presentation, exam.
Lectures will be presented to students. Besides, students will prepare presentations from published studies in international journals in the last 3 years. Also an archaeogeophysical project will be prepared by the students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks: %20 ( LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7 )
Mid-term exam: %30 ( LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5 )
Final exam: %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7 )

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Jeofizik Mühendisliği Bölümü Tınaztepe Kampüsü 35160 Buca-IZMIR
emre.timur@deu.edu.tr
(232) 3017272

Office Hours

Friday 16:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 2 4 8
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparing assignments 4 3 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1555
LO.25
LO.355
LO.455
LO.55
LO.65
LO.755

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

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