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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / ARK396 - ARCHAEOLOGY

Code: ARK396 Course Title: ARCHAEOLOGY OF SYRIA-PALESTINE Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 3
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 PINAR ÇAYLI (pinarcayli@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To examine the prehistoric and written periods of the region chronologically, to have information about the relations with the neighboring cultural regions.

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-18 Act considering the fact that archaeological cultural heritage is the common heritage of mankind.
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-11 Have lesson materials including up to date information depending on acquired proficiencies in archaeology, applied equipments, methods and techniques used in field work, advanced theoretic and applied knowledge supported in other resources
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-4 Apply archaeology principles to today’s problems of the world
PO-18 Act considering the fact that archaeological cultural heritage is the common heritage of mankind.
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-9 Make inner and interdisciplinary team works happen
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 Epipalaeolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic Period settlements that have been researched within the borders of Palestine and Syria will be introduced with the main lines. Apart from the prehistoric processes, the urbanization process of the cultural region and its relations with the neighboring regions will be examined. The architecture, ceramics, small finds, other finds reflecting the art of the settlements in question and forms of economy constitute the content of the course.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction of the course: Extent and importance Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
2 Geographical Features of the Region, Research History of Prehistoric Periods in the Region Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
3 Epi-paleolithic Period: “Theoretical approaches on the lifestyles, economies, settlement models of Expert Hunter Gatherers Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
4 Kebaran Cultural Complex and Its Relations with Neighboring Regions; Natufian Cultural Complex and Its Relations with Neighboring Regions; Epipalaeolithic Period in Anatolia Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
5 An Overview of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic and Neolithic Cultures and Settlements in the Region, Description of the Neolithicization Process Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
6 Chalcolithic Settlements in the Region-1 Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
7 Chalcolithic Settlements in the Region-2 Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
8 mid-term exam
9 Early Bronze Age Settlements in the Region-1 Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
10 Early Bronze Age Settlements in the Region-2 Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
11 Relations with Central Anatolia and Syria in the Early Bronze Age Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
12 Bronze Age Cities in the Ebla Region-1 Ebla (Tell Mardikh) Mari (Tell Hariri) Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
13 Bronze Age Cities in the Region-2 Ebla (Tell Mardikh) Mari (Tell Hariri) Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
14 B.C. 1. Millennium and Assyrian Influences Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
15 General Evaluation of the Period Slideshow, explanation of terms, lecture and question-answer, brainstorming
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Algaze, G., The Uruk World System, Chicago, 1993.
2 Braidwood, R.: Tarih Öncesi İnsan, 2005
3 Akkermans, P. – Sschwartz, G., The Archaeology of Syria, Cambridge, 2003.
4 Frangipane, M., Yakındoğu’da Devletin Doğuşu, İstanbul, 2002.
5 Kartal, M., Konar Göçerlikten Yerleşik Yaşama Geçiş: Epipaleolitik Dönem Türkiye’de Son Avcı Toplayıcılar, 2009, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Tarihi.
Required Course instruments and materials
Projector

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 2 12 24
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 12 24
       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 3 1 3
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 2 6
final exam 3 1 3
0
0
Total work load; 104