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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / ARK165 - ARCHAEOLOGY

Code: ARK165 Course Title: NEOLITHIC PERIOD IN ANATOLIA I Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ARCHAEOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer FEVZİ VOLKAN GÜNGÖRDÜ (volkangungordu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The purpose of this course is the figuring out of the different Neolithic cultures in Anatolia and the comparison of them with the other Near Eastern Neolithic cultures in order to see the conncetions between them.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-1 Know the basic terms related to Archaeology programme
PO-2 Collect necessary data to solve problems faced
PO-3 Analyse the data, observe, interpret the results of collected data
PO-9 Make inner and interdisciplinary team works happen
Examination
LO-2 PO-1 Know the basic terms related to Archaeology programme
PO-2 Collect necessary data to solve problems faced
PO-3 Analyse the data, observe, interpret the results of collected data
PO-4 Apply archaeology principles to today’s problems of the world
PO-5 Make connections between theories and methods related to archaeology
Examination
LO-3 PO-1 Know the basic terms related to Archaeology programme
PO-2 Collect necessary data to solve problems faced
PO-3 Analyse the data, observe, interpret the results of collected data
PO-7 Establish analytical and critical communication with the other parts of the society in a professional way using oral and written means
PO-8 Use at least one foreign language to follow new information in their field and to communicate with their colleagues
Examination
LO-4 PO-1 Know the basic terms related to Archaeology programme
PO-2 Collect necessary data to solve problems faced
PO-3 Analyse the data, observe, interpret the results of collected data
PO-4 Apply archaeology principles to today’s problems of the world
PO-5 Make connections between theories and methods related to archaeology
PO-18 Act considering the fact that archaeological cultural heritage is the common heritage of mankind.
Examination
LO-5 PO-
Examination
LO-6 written examination PO-
Examination
LO-7 PO-
Examination
LO-8 PO-
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The evaluation of the Anatolian Neolithic cultures and the relation with the Near Eastern Neolithic cultures.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General concepts of the Anatolian Archaeology Visual presentation and lecturing
2 Anatolian Paleolithic Cultures Visual presentation and lecturing
3 Anatolian Paleolithic Cultures Visual presentation and lecturing
4 Epipaleolithic Period in Anatolia and the Near East Visual presentation and lecturing
5 General features of the transition from Epi-Paleolithic to Neolithic Visual presentation and lecturing
6 Upper Tigris Valles Pre-Pottery Neolithic Cultures Visual presentation and lecturing
7 Çayönü Settlement Visual presentation and lecturing
8 mid-term exam
9 Urfa region and the Neolithic sites Visual presentation and lecturing
10 Southeastern Anatolian Pottery Neolithic Cultures Visual presentation and lecturing
11 Southeastern Anatolian Pottery Neolithic Cultures Visual presentation and lecturing
12 The evaluation of the Pre-pottery and Pottery Neolithic cultures of the Southeast Anatolia Visual presentation and lecturing
13 Near Eastern Neolithic Visual presentation and lecturing
14 Near Eastern Neolithic Visual presentation and lecturing
15 Overall Evaluation Visual presentation and lecturing
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Düring, B. S. (2011). The Prehistory of Asia Minor. From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
2 Dietrich, O., Heun, M., Notroff, J., Schmidt, K., Zarnkow, M. (2012). The Role of Cult and Feasting in the Emergence of Neolithic Communities. New Evidence from Göbekli Tepe, Southeastern Turkey. Antiquity 86, 674-695.
3 Cauvin, J. (2000). The Birth of the Gods and the Origins of Agriculture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
4 Asouti, E. (2006). Beyond the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B interaction sphere. Journal of World Prehistory, 20, 87-126.
Required Course instruments and materials
Projection

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 5 20
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 5 20
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 6 3 18
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 8 4 32
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 134