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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / ARKD-611 - ARKEOLOJİ (DOKTORA)

Code: ARKD-611 Course Title: LYDIA AND PHRYGIAN ARCHEOLOGY 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 HANDAN YILDIZHAN (handanyildizhan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The main objective of this course is to contribute to helping students identify regional characteristics of the archaeological material from Lydia and Phrygia.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can solve or discuss a problem using data from history, geography, sociology, economics, anthropology and architecture. PO-1 Be able to conduct and present detailed research in accordance with scientific norms on a specific subject related to the field.
PO-2 Can approach analytically the problems encountered in practice and theoretical work.
PO-12 History, geography, economics, anthropology, architecture, etc. can use the data of different scientific disciplines to solve the problems of Archeology.
PO-13 Able to work in a disciplinary and interdisciplinary team.
Examination
LO-2 Can present research results in accordance with scientific and ethical rules. PO-1 Be able to conduct and present detailed research in accordance with scientific norms on a specific subject related to the field.
PO-3 He/she can have expert knowledge on a specific subject related to his/her field.
PO-5 Can make oral and written publications in accordance with scientific criteria in the field.
PO-7 Ability to create and carry out projects individually.
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.
PO-15 May have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-16 May have the ability to work individually and make independent decisions in the solution of archaeological problems.
LO-3 Can plan and take responsibility for a research report based on literature research. PO-1 Be able to conduct and present detailed research in accordance with scientific norms on a specific subject related to the field.
PO-4 It can teach the knowledge and skills acquired in the field.
PO-5 Can make oral and written publications in accordance with scientific criteria in the field.
PO-7 Ability to create and carry out projects individually.
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.
PO-15 May have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-16 May have the ability to work individually and make independent decisions in the solution of archaeological problems.
Examination
LO-4 can analyze the intercultural interactions in architectural and ceramic works. PO-3 He/she can have expert knowledge on a specific subject related to his/her field.
PO-8 To be able to distinguish and analyze the period, style and chronology problems of archaeological data and material.
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.
PO-16 May have the ability to work individually and make independent decisions in the solution of archaeological problems.
Examination
LO-5 Can interpret and criticize archaeological data PO-1 Be able to conduct and present detailed research in accordance with scientific norms on a specific subject related to the field.
PO-3 He/she can have expert knowledge on a specific subject related to his/her field.
PO-4 It can teach the knowledge and skills acquired in the field.
PO-6 He/she can carry out studies that will make new contributions to the science of archeology in his field of specialization.
PO-8 To be able to distinguish and analyze the period, style and chronology problems of archaeological data and material.
PO-13 Able to work in a disciplinary and interdisciplinary team.
Examination
LO-6 Can think independently and show it. PO-1 Be able to conduct and present detailed research in accordance with scientific norms on a specific subject related to the field.
PO-2 Can approach analytically the problems encountered in practice and theoretical work.
PO-3 He/she can have expert knowledge on a specific subject related to his/her field.
PO-4 It can teach the knowledge and skills acquired in the field.
PO-5 Can make oral and written publications in accordance with scientific criteria in the field.
PO-6 He/she can carry out studies that will make new contributions to the science of archeology in his field of specialization.
PO-7 Ability to create and carry out projects individually.
PO-9 Solve the conservation of archaeological material and its publicity in relation to tourism and environment.
PO-16 May have the ability to work individually and make independent decisions in the solution of archaeological problems.
Examination
LO-7 can be able to comprehend the chronological sequence of layers in Gordion and Sardis and discuss their problems. PO-1 Be able to conduct and present detailed research in accordance with scientific norms on a specific subject related to the field.
PO-2 Can approach analytically the problems encountered in practice and theoretical work.
PO-3 He/she can have expert knowledge on a specific subject related to his/her field.
PO-4 It can teach the knowledge and skills acquired in the field.
PO-6 He/she can carry out studies that will make new contributions to the science of archeology in his field of specialization.
PO-8 To be able to distinguish and analyze the period, style and chronology problems of archaeological data and material.
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.
PO-16 May have the ability to work individually and make independent decisions in the solution of archaeological problems.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The arts of the two important mighty kingdom of Anatolia, the Lydian Kingdom and the Phrygian Kingdom will be the basic concept and this class will provide students how we can understand the art of these kingdoms in terms of the finds from the modern excavations. The topics include the regional aspects of pottery, architecture, ivory, and metal, and then the probable foreign influences and the interaction between the two important neighboring cultures.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction and introduction of the course scope Question-answer
2 An overview of Phrygian and Lydian archeology Narration Method
3 Chronology and stratigraphy at Gordion Source reviev: Rose, C.B. and G. Darbyshire (eds.). 2011. The New Chronology of Iron Age Gordion. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology
4 Discussion Detailed discussion of the new and old chronology at Gordion
5 Lydian architecture at Sardis and Phrygian architecture at Gordion Oral Presantation
6 Burial customs and burial types in Lydian and Phrygian cultures Oral Presantation
7 mid-term exam
8 Interactions in Lydian and Phrygian ceramics Oral Presantation
9 Phrygian Metal Art Oral Presantation
10 Architectural terracottas in the light of Gordion and Sardis finds Oral Presantation
11 Lydia and Phrygia in Achaemenid Period Oral Presantation
12 The Cult of Cybele in Anatolia: Its reflections in Lydian and Phrygian cultures Oral Presantation
13 Eating and drinking culture in Phrygia and Lydia cultures Oral Presantation
14 Elite Burial Approach in the Achaemenid Period: Tatarlı, İkiztepe, Comparison of Karaburun and Harta tumuli Oral Presantation
15 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Akurgal, E., Phrygische Kunst, Ankara, 1955
2 Algan, E.-İ. Ongar, Kral Midas'ın Ülkesi Frigya, İstanbul
3 Anderson, G. E. 1980. The Common Cemetery at Gordion. Ph.D. diss., Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia.
4 Anderson, G. E., 2012, In the Shadow of Tumulus MM: The Common Cemetery and Middle Phrygian Houses at Gordion, 171-188.
5 Baughan, E.P., 2013. Couched in Death: Klinai and Identity in Anatolia and Beyond. University of Wisconsin Press
6 Bilgin, A.I., R. Dinç and M. Önder 1996. Lydia’daki İki Tümülüs’te Temizlik Kazısı Çalışmaları. Arkeoloji Dergisi 4: 207-222.
7 Bossert, E.M., Die Keramik Phrygischer Zeit von Boğazköy. Boğazköy-Hattusa Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen XVIII, Mainz am Rhein 2000
8 Cahill. N. 2002. Lydian Houses and Domestic Assemblages, and Household Size, Annual of the American Schools of Oriental Research 57: 173-185.
9 Cahil, N. D.(editör), Lydialılar ve Dünyaları. The Lydians and their World, İstanbul, 2010.
10 C. R. Roosevelt, The Archaeology of Lydia, from Gyges to Alexander, Cambridge, 2009
11 -Kealhofer, L. (editor), The Archaeology of Midas and the Phrygians. Recent Work at Gordion, Philadelphia, 2005.
12 Haspels, C.H.E., The Highlands of Phrygia. Sites and Monuments I: The Text, II: The Plates, Princeton 1971
13 Bossert, E.M., Die Keramik Phrygischer Zeit von Boğazköy. Boğazköy-Hattusa Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen XVIII, Mainz am Rhein 2000
14 -N. D. Cahil (editör), Lydialılar ve Dünyaları. The Lydians and their World, İstanbul, 2010.
15 -Hanfmann, G. M. A. - Waldbaum, J. C., A Survey of Sardis and the Major Monuments Outside the City Walls, Cambridge- Massachusetts, London, 1975
16 - Hanfmann, G. M. A. - Mierse, W. E., Sardis from Prehistoric to Roman Times. Results of the Archaeological Explorations of Sardis 1958-1975,Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1983.
17 DeVries, K. 1988. “Gordion and Phrygia in the Sixth Century B.C.”, Source. Notes in the History of Art. Volume 7: 51-59.
18 DeVries, K. 2005. Greek Pottery and Gordion Chronology. In, L. Kealhofer (ed.), The Archaeology of Midas and the Phrygians. Recent Work at Gordion. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology: 36-55.
19 DeVires,K.,s, K., Kuniholm, P. I., Sams, K. G. and Voigt, M. M. 2003. New Dates for Iron Age Gordion. Antiquity 77: 296
20 Dusinberre, E.R.M. 1999. Satrapal Sardis: Achaemenid Bowls in an Achaemenid Capital. American Journal of Archaeology 103: 73-102.
21 Dusinberre, E.R.M, Aspects of Empire in Achaemenid Sardis. Cambridge University Press.
22 Dusinberre, E.R.M,ordion Seals and Sealings: Individuals and Society. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology. University Museum Monograph 124.
23 Dussinberre, E., 2013. Empire, Authority, and Autonomy in Achaemenid Anatolia. Cambridge University Press
24 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr. 1966. “Lydian Pottery of the Sixth Century B. C. The Lydion and Marbled Ware.” Ph.D. diss., University of Pennsylvania
25 Greenewalt, C. H. Jr. . Lydian Vases from Asia Minor. California Studies in Classical Antiquity. Volume 1: 139-154.
26 Greenewalt C.H. Jr.., 1970. Orientalizing Pottery from Sardis: The Wild Goat Style. California Studies in Classical Antiquity. Volume 3: 55-89
27 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr,1971. Fikellura and ‘Early Fikellura’ Pottery from Sardis. California Studies in Classical Antiquity. Volume 4: 153-80.
28 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr.,1972. Two Lydian Graves at Sardis. California Studies in Classical Antiquity. Volume 5: 113-145.
29 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr.1973.Ephesian Ware, California Studies in Ancient Antiquity. Volume 6: 91- 122.
30 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr.,1978a. Ritual Dinners in Early Historic Sardis. University of California Press.
31 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr.,1978b., Lydian Elements in the Material Culture of Sardis. In, E. Akurgal (ed.), The Proceedings of the Xth International Congress of Classical Archaeology. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi: 37-45.
32 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr.,2002. “Lydian Painted Pottery at Daskyleion.” Anatolian Studies 52:111–43.
33 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr.,2007. “Provincial Production of Lydian Painted Pottery.47–77.Anatolian Iron Ages 6, The Proceedings of the Sixth Anatolian Iron Ages Colloquium Held at Eskişehir, 16–20 August 2004,” , 47–77.
34 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr. 2013. Lydian Art: Diversity and Cultural Interaction on an Anatolian Kingdom. Arkeoloji Sanat Dergisi 143: 87-102.
35 Greenewalt, C.H., Jr.,2014. Phrygian Aspects of Lydian Painted Pottery from Sardis. American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 118, No. 2: 223-239
36 Hanfmann, G. M. A. - Waldbaum, J. C., A Survey of Sardis and the Major Monuments Outside the City Walls, Cambridge- Massachusetts, London, 1975
37 Hanfmann, G. M. A. - Mierse, W. E., Sardis from Prehistoric to Roman Times. Results of the Archaeological Explorations of Sardis 1958-1975,Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1983.
38 Haspels, C.H.E., The Highlands of Phrygia. Sites and Monuments I: The Text, II: The Plates, Princeton 1971
39 Rose, C.B. and G. Darbyshire (eds.). 2011. The New Chronology of Iron Age Gordion. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.
40 Rose, C.B., 2012. Introduction: The Archaeology of Phrygian Gordion. In, B. Rose (ed.), The Archaeology of Phrygian Gordion. The Royal City of Midas. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology: 1-19.
41 Rose, C.B., 2017. Fieldwork at Phrygian Gordion, 2013-2015. American Journal of Archaeology 121.1: 135-178.
42 Sams, K.G. 1977. Beer in the City of Midas. Archaeology 30: 108-115.
43 Sams, k.G., 1978. Schools of Geometric Painting in Early Iron Age Anatolia. In, E. Akurgal (ed.), The Proceedings of the Xth International Congress of Classical Archaeology. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi: 227-36.
44 Sams, K.G.,1994. The Gordion Excavations, 1950-1973: Final Reports Volume IV. The Early Phrygian Pottery. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology
45 Sams, K.G., 2005. Gordion: Exploration over a Century. In, L. Kealhofer (ed.), The Archaeology of Midas and the Phrygians. Recent Work at Gordion. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology: 10-21
46 Sams, K.G.,2011. Artifacts. In, C.B. Rose and G. Darbyshire (eds.) 2011. The New Chronology of Iron Age Gordion. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology: 59-78. The Cambridge Ancient History. Volume III, Part 3.
47 Voigt, M., and T.C. Young, Jr. 1999. From Phrygian Capital to Achaemenid Entrepot: Middle and Late Phrygian Gordion. Iranica Antiqua 34: 191–242
48 Voigt, M. and K. DeVries, 2011. Emerging problems and doubts. In, C.B. Rose and G. Darbyshire (eds.) 2011. The New Chronology of Iron Age Gordion. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology: 23-48.
Required Course instruments and materials
Auxiliary books and projector.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 3 35
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 2 2 10
5.Report
6.Workshop 3 2 20
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper 9 3 35
9.Project
final exam 15 3 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 16 48
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 3 5 15
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 8 1 8
mid-term exam 3 1 3
Own study for final exam 8 1 8
final exam 4 2 8
Attending Lectures 3 14 42
Criticising Paper 2 3 6
Total work load; 180