COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BURIAL CUSTOMS IN ANATOLIA AT THE THIRD MILLENNIUM BC

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 6048 BURIAL CUSTOMS IN ANATOLIA AT THE THIRD MILLENNIUM BC ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Archaeology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ENGIN AKDENIZ

Offered to

Archaeology

Course Objective

The aim of the course is help students to gain knowledge about the burial traditions in Anatolia in the 3rd millennium BC. in chronological and regional terms within the scope of grave types, grave goods and ceremonies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Intorduce students the 3rd Millennium BC. Cemeteries in Anatolia.
2   Recognizing Tomb Types in Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC.
3   Obtaining Anthropological Data Regarding Tombs in Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC.
4   Learning Burial Traditions and Rituals in 2nd Millennium BC. Anatolia in the Light of Written Sources.
5   Comparing Burial Traditions Differences between Regional and Surrounding Cultures in 3rd Millennium BC. Anatolia.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General introduction of the course, the skill format required from the students and explanation of bibliography.
2 Giving the terminologies related to the course.
3 Archaeological sites where graves and cemeteries were located in Western Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC.
4 Tomb types seen in Western Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC.
5 Western Anatolian burial customs in the 3rd millennium BC in the light of burial techniques and grave finds.
6 Archaeological sites where graves and cemeteries were located in Central Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC.
7 Tomb types seen in Central Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC.
8 Midterm
9 Central Anatolian burial customs in the 3rd millennium BC in the light of burial techniques and grave finds.
10 Archaeological sites where graves and cemeteries were located in Eastern Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC.
11 Tomb types seen in Eastern Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC.
12 Eastern Anatolian burial customs in the 3rd millennium BC in the light of burial techniques and grave finds.
13 Archaeological sites where graves and cemeteries were located in Southeastern Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC.
14 Burial customs of Southeastern Anatolia in the 3rd Millennium BC in the light of burial techniques and grave finds.
15 Burial customs and rituals according to written sources.
16 Final examination

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Akurgal, E. (1958) Yortankultur-Siedlung in Ovabayındır bei Balıkesir , Anatolia-III: Ankara, ss. 157-164.
2. Angel, J.L. (1976) Excavations in the Elmali Area, Lycia, 1976. Appendix: Early Bronze Karataş People and Their Cemeteries , AJA 80, ss. 385-391.
3. Bilgi, Ö. (2004) Ikiztepe Mezarlık Kazıları ve Ölü Gömme Geleneği , 17. Anadolu Araştırmaları I, Eds. Ş. Dönmez: Istanbul, ss. 25-50.
4. Burney, C.A. (1958) Eastern Anatolia in the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age , Anatolian Studies 8: Ankara, ss. 157-209.
5. Çilingiroğlu, A. et al. (2004) Ulucak Höyük: Excavations Conducted Between 1995- 2002 , Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement 15: Leuven, ss. 1-161.
6. Ensert, H. K. (1995) Erken Tunç Çağı Güneydoğu Anadolu ve Kuzey Suriye Bölgesi Ölü Gömme Gelenekleri Işığında Oylum Höyük Mezarları, Doktora Tezi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi: Ankara.
7. Erdal, Y. S. (2006) Bakla Tepe Erken Tunç Çağı II Mezarlığından Bir Trepanasyon , Hayat Erkanal a Armağan Kültürlerin Yansıması, Eds. B. Avunç: Istanbul, ss. 337-345.
8. Erdal, Y. S. (2011) Ikiztepe de Kafa Yaralanmaları: Anadolu da Erken Bir Savaşın Izleri , Karadenizden Fırat a Bilgi Üretimleri, Önder Bilgi ye Armağan Kitabı, Eds. A. Öztan, Ş. Dönmez: Ankara, ss. 159-191.
9. Erkanal, H. - Şahoğlu, V. (2012) Bakla Tepe , Anadolu-Anatolia, DTCF Arkeoloji Bölümü Tarihçesi ve Kazıları,Anı-Armağan Serisi Ek III.2: Ankara, ss. 91- 99.
10. Frangipane, M. et al. (2001) New Symbols of a New Power in a Royal Tomb From 3000 BC Arslatepe , Paleorient 27/2: Malatya, ss. 105-139.
11. Gürkan, G. - Seeher, J. (1991) Die Frühbronzezeitliche Nekropole Von Küçükhöyük Bei Bozüyük , Ismitt 41: Tübingen, ss. 39-96.
12. Ibiş, R. - Durmuş, S. (2010) Çankırı Salur Orta Anadolu nun Kuzeyinde Bir Eski Tunç Çağı Mezarlığı , Anadolu/Anatolia 36, ss. 13-43.
13. Kamil, T. (1982) Yortan Cemetery In The Early Bronze Age Of Western Anatolia: Oxford.
14. Lamb, W.L. (1937) Excavations at Kusura Near Afyon Karahisar , Archaeologia 86: London, ss. 1-64.
15. Meriç, R. (1982) Metropolis in Ionien, Ergebnisse einer Survey-Unternehmung in den Jahren 1972-1975, Verlag Anton Hain- Königstein/Ts, Germany.
16. Mitten, D.G -Yüğrüm, G. (1971) The Gygean Lake 1969; Eski Balıkhane; Preliminary Report , Harvard Studies In Classical Philogy 75, CambridgeMassachusetts, ss. 191-195. Mitten, D.G - Yüğrüm, G. (1974) Ahlatlı Tepecik, Beside The Gygean Lake , Archaeology-27, ss. 22-29.
17. Ökse, T. (2006) Early Bronze Age Graves At Gre Virike: An Extraordinary Cemetery on The Middle Euphtates , Journal Of Near Eastern Studies 65/1, ss. 1-38.
18. Özgüç, T. (1944) Yortan Mezarlık Kültürüne Ait Yeni Buluntular , Belleten 8-29: Ankara, ss. 53-70. Özgüç, T. (1948) Öntarihte Anadolu da Ölü Gömme Adetleri: Ankara.
19. Seeher, J. (2000) Die Bronzezeıtlıche Nekropole Von Demircihüyük-Sarıket: Tübıngen
20. Uhri, A. Anadolu da Ölümün Tarih Öncesi, Istanbul, 2018.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Formal education
Presentation
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: engin.akdeniz@deu.edu.tr
Phone: (0232) 3017905

Office Hours

Tuesday-Wednesday Time: 15: 00-16: 00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 4 60
Tutorials 3 6 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 4 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 3 3
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
In-class practices 10 2 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 170

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555

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