COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARBLE MINING IN ANCIENT TIMES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 3049 MARBLE MINING IN ANCIENT TIMES ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TURGAY ONARGAN

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology (Evening)

Course Objective

To provide information to archaeology students about the production methods and mining stages of natural stones from past to present, and to enable them to evaluate the ancient mines they will encounter and the methods by which the products produced from these mines were processed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To recognize natural stones in ancient structures
2   To be knowledgeable about ancient natural stone production methods
3   To have knowledge about processing techniques of natural stone products in structures in archaeological sites
4   To learn the use of natural stones in natural stone monuments built in the historical process

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of marble and classification of natural stones Examples of ancient natural stone (marble) quarries in Anatolia
2 Types of ancient natural stone (marble) mining Anatolian stone heritage samples
3 Mining production methods applied in ancient times (1) Today's natural stone/marble mining production methods (1)
4 Mining production methods applied in ancient times (2) Today's natural stone/marble mining production methods (2)
5 Mining production methods applied in ancient times (3) Keeping the past alive in the present famous natural stone monuments
6 Ancient stone mining tools and equipment
7 Ancient stone mining tools and equipment
8 Product types and processing techniques in ancient mining production (1)
9 Midterm Exam
10 Product types and processing techniques in ancient mining production (2)

Recomended or Required Reading

Onargan, T., Köse, H. Ve Deliormanlı, (2010); Mermer, TMMOB Maden Mühendisleri Odası Yayını, Yayın No:95, ISBN 975-395-847-1, Ankara.

Ruszkowski, M. (2016); Technical Issues of Exploitation of Merble Used in the Ancient Times and Nowadays in Quarries of Iscehisar in the Massif of Afyon Technical Issues 4/2016 pp. 83-88 ISSN 2392-3954.

Korres, M. (1993); From Pentelicon to the Parthenon. Publishing House Melissa , 128 sayfa. ISBN 960-204-017-3, Athens-Greece.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical instructions

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

MIDTERM (%50) + FINAL EXAM (%50)


MIDTERM (%50) : ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3,
FINAL EXAM (50) : ÖÇ1, ÖÇ2, ÖÇ3, ÖÇ4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Turgay ONARGAN
0 -232 - 3017511

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 24 24
Web Search and Library Research 6 3 18
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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