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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / ARK368 - ARCHAEOLOGY

Code: ARK368 Course Title: HELLENISTIC PERIOD ARCHAEOLOGY II Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring 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 BİLSEN ŞERİFE ÖZDEMİR (bilsenozdemir@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Analysis of political and cultural aspects of Hellenistic Period societies.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learn about the Hellenistic period societies. 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 Learns the development and changes experienced by Hellenistic societies in the historical process. 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 Learns the cultural structures of Hellenistic Period societies and the main factors that make up this structure. 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
PO-18 Act considering the fact that archaeological cultural heritage is the common heritage of mankind.
Examination
LO-4 Learns the periodical features of works of art such as architecture, sculpture and ceramics revealed by Hellenistic Period societies. He also gains the ability to understand, interpret and date these works. 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
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The aim of this course is to examine the political and cultural aspects of the Hellenistic Period societies. The architectural elements of the period, plastic works and ceramics will be examined in a historical line by considering style, typology and iconographic elements
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Social and philosophical structure in the Hellenistic Period Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
2 Introduction to Hellenistic sculpture: subject, scope, workshops Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
3 Transition sculpture from Classical to Hellenistic Periods Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
4 The Great Alexander and him portraits Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
5 Sculptures of philosopher, politician and poet Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
6 Athlete statues Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
7 Statues of God in the Hellenistic Period Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
8 mid-term exam
9 Statues of goddesses and women in the Hellenistic Period Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
10 Group sculptures in the Hellenistic Period Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
11 Baroque style in the Hellenistic Period Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
12 Hellenistic period sculpture schools: Pergamon, Adalar, Alexandria Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
13 Altar of Pergamon Zeus Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
14 Relief art in the Hellenistic period Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
15 General Evaluation of Hellenistic Art Lecture and Visual Presentation (Picture, Drawing, Video, Map, etc.)
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 B. Andrea, Skulptur des Hellenismus, 2001.
2 R.R.R. Smith, Hellenistik Heykel, 2002.
3 R. Sowerby, Yunan Kültür Tarihi, 2012.
4 B. S. Ridgway, Hellenistic Sculpture I, 1990.
5 J.J. Pollitt, Art in the Hellenistic Age, 1986.
Required Course instruments and materials

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 7 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 7 28
       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; 150