COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 3004 ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MERIÇ AZIZ BERGE

Offered to

Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Mining Engineering (Evening)
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

Main aim of this lecture is to give some basic definitions about archaeological terminology, archaeological settlements and architectural characteristics, archaeological prospection methods, aerial photography and satellite imaginary used in archaeological prospection, geophysical methods applied on archaeological sites, global positioning systems and geographical information system for archaeology, global and local importance of archaeological prospection.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have an idea about general archaeological terminology
2   To be able to recognize the archaeological settlements, architectural features and physical properties of the materials used in archaeological structures
3   To be able to know the definitons of archaeological prospection and used methods
4   To be able to evaluate aerial photographs and satellite images
5   To be able to know geophysical methods applied in archaeological sites
6   To be able to provide background about global and local importance of archaeological prospection

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction. Basic definitions of archaeology
2 Archaeological settlements and their architectural features
3 Archaeological structures and their physical characteristics
4 Archaeological prospection and used methods
5 Aerial photography in archaeology
6 Satellite imagery in archaeology
7 Geophysical methods used in archaeology
8 Resistivity method and its use in archaeological sites
9 Magnetic method and its use in archaeological sites
10 Ground penetrating radar method and its use in archaeological sites
11 Rarely applied geophysical methods used in archaeological site investigations
12 Integrated geophysical methods used in archaeological site investigations
13 Geochemical methods and thermal sensing methods used in archaeological site investigations
14 Studies of global positioning and geographical information systems in archaeological prospection

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Arkeolojik Prospeksiyon, Prof. Dr. Mahmut Göktuğ Drahor, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, makale dizisi.
- Arkeojeofizik Araştırmalar, Mehmet Ali Kaya, TMMOB Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Meslek Içi Eğitim ve Belgelendirme Kurs Notları No: 2, Ankara, 2007.
Supplementary Book(s):
- Uygulamalı Jeofizik, Prof.Dr. D. Ali KEÇELI, Ikinci Baskı, TMMOB Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Eğitim Yayınları No:18, 564 pages, Ankara, 2012, ISBN: 9789944897471.
- Clark, A.J.C., Seeing Beneath the Soil. London, Batsford, 1990.
- Near Surface Geophysics, Dwain K. Butler, Society of Exploration SEG Investigations in Geophysics Series No. 13, 732 pages, Tulsa OK, 2005, ISBN: 9781560801719.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, homework/presentation/project, exam.

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

Homework/project/resentation: %20 (LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Mid-term exam: %30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Final exam: %50 (LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Tınaztepe Campus, Buca, Izmir
meric.berge@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
Student Presentations 14 1 14
Project Preparation 1 2 2
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing Presentations 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1
LO.2
LO.32121
LO.411
LO.51
LO.6

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