Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / ARKD-607 - ARKEOLOJİ (DOKTORA)

Code: ARKD-607 Course Title: PREHISTORIC ARCHITECTURE Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ARKEOLOJİ (DOKTORA)
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) FEVZİ VOLKAN GÜNGÖRDÜ,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The main purpose on this course is the appearance of architecture as a new concept in the Near East and the evolution of architectue in time.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Presentation and the written final report are the main concepts of measurement and evaluation PO-2 Can approach analytically the problems encountered in practice and theoretical work.
PO-6 He/she can carry out studies that will make new contributions to the science of archeology in his field of specialization.
PO-14 Being aware of the necessity of following the current developments in the field, they can acquire the habit of browsing Turkish and foreign languages ​​(library and informatics), using them and learning lifelong.
Presentation
LO-2 search for recent litretaure PO-8 To be able to distinguish and analyze the period, style and chronology problems of archaeological data and material.
PO-11 Can use modern techniques and tools necessary for archaeological applications.
PO-14 Being aware of the necessity of following the current developments in the field, they can acquire the habit of browsing Turkish and foreign languages ​​(library and informatics), using them and learning lifelong.
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
From the epipaleolithic period which is the earliest evidence on architecture in prehistory to the Neolithic and Chalcolithic ages, with the changes in settlent patterns, the evolution of the architecture in prehistoric times is the main concern of this course
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to the prehistoric archaeology presentation and discussion
2 Epipaleolithic in the Near East presentation and discussion
3 Epipaleolithic Architecture in the Near East presentation and discussion
4 Pre Pottery Neolithic in the Near East presentation and discussion
5 Pre Pottery Neolithic architecture in the Near East presentation and discussion
6 Pre Pottery Neolithic architecture in the Near East presentation and discussion
7 Pre Pottery Neolithic architecture in the Near East presentation and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Pottery Neolithic in the Near East presentation and discussion
10 Pottery Neolithic architecture in the Near East presentation and discussion
11 Pottery Neolithic architecture in the Near East presentation and discussion
12 Chalcolithic in the Near East presentation and discussion
13 Chalcolithic architecture in the Near East presentation and discussion
14 Chalcolithic architecture in the Near East presentation and discussion
15 Chalcolithic architecture in the Near East presentation and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Anne Birgitte Gebaer, L. S., Anne Teather, António Carlos Valera (Ed.). (2020). Monumentalising Life in the Neolithic: Narratives of Continuity and Change. Oxbow Books.
2 Antonio Sagona, P. Z. (2009). ANCIENT TURKEY. Routledge.
3 Bar-Yosef, J.-P. B.-A. O. (Ed.). (2008). The Neolithic Demographic Transition and its Consequences. Springer.
4 Brian M. Fagan, N. D. (2019). PEOPLE OF THE EARTH An Introduction to World Prehistory. Taylor & Francis.
5 Cauvin, J. (2000). The Birth of the Gods and origins of Agriculture. Cambridge University Press.
6 Daniela Hofmann, J. S. (Ed.). (2013). Tracking the Neolithic House in Europe Sedentism, Architecture and Practice. Springer.
7 Güldoğan, E. (2011). Aşıklı Höyük Sürtmetaş Buluntu Topluluğu. Tüba-Ar, 14, 41-58.
8 Hodder, I. (Ed.). (2018). Religion, History and Place in the Origin of Settled Life. University Press of Colorado.
9 Ian A. Todd, G. P. (1965). The Chipped Stone Industry of Avla Daǧ. Anatolian Studies, 15, 95-112.
10 Kuijt, I. (Ed.). (2002). Life in Neolithic Farming Communities Social Organization, Identity, and Differentiation. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
11 Laneri, N. (Ed.). (2015). Defining the Sacred. Approaches to the Archaeology of Religion in the Near East. Oxbow Books.
12 Sharon R. Steadman, G. M. (Ed.). (2011). The Oxford Handbook Of Ancient Anatolia 10,000–323 B.C.E. Oxford University Press.
13 Simmons, A. H. (2010). The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East. Transforming the Human Landscape.
Required Course instruments and materials
Scientific publications which are related to main concept

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 50
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 3-15
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 50

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 7 7 49
       b) Search in internet/Library 7 7 49
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 14 14
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 4 12
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180