Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / ARKD-610 - ARKEOLOJİ (DOKTORA)

Code: ARKD-610 Course Title: PREHISTORIC BURIAL PRACTICES Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring 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 analysing of the apperance and changes of prehistoric burial traditionsin prehistoric periods.

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-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.
Presentation
LO-2 search for recent litretaure PO-11 Can use modern techniques and tools necessary for archaeological applications.
PO-13 Able to work in a disciplinary and interdisciplinary team.
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 Middle Chalcolithic period when the first evidence on burial customs were identified to the all prehitoric periods how burial customs were changed and varied is the main concern of this course
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to the Prehistoric Archaeology
2 Near East in Paleolithic Ages
3 The burial customs of the Near East in Paleolithic Era
4 Epipaleolithic period in the Near East
5 The burial customs of the Near East in Epipaleolithic
6 The Neolithic in the Near East
7 The burial customs of the Near East in Neolithic
8 mid-term exam
9 The burial customs of the Near East in Neolithic
10 The burial customs of the Near East in Neolithic
11 The Chalcolithic Period in the Near East
12 The burial customs of the Near East in Chalcolithic Period
13 The burial customs of the Near East in Chalcolithic Period
14 Anatolia in Early Bronze Age
15 The burial customs of Anatolia in Early Bronze Age
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 Assaf Yasur-Landau, E. H. C., Yorke M. Rowan (Ed.). (2019). The Social Archaeology Of The Levant From Prehistory To The Present. Cambridge University Press.
3 Cauvin, J. (2000). The Birth of the Gods and origins of Agriculture. Cambridge University Press.
4 Hadad, R. m. (2019). Ruin dynamics: Architectural destruction and theproduction of sedentary space at the dawn of theNeolithic revolution. Journal of Social Archaeology, 19(1).
5 Hodder, I. (Ed.). (2018). Religion, History and Place in the Origin of Settled Life. University Press of Colorado.
6 Laneri, N. (Ed.). (2015). Defining the Sacred. Approaches to the Archaeology of Religion in the Near East. Oxbow Books.
7 Mehmet Özdoğan, N. B., Peter Kuniholm (Ed.). (2012). The Neolithic in Turkey. New Excavations & New Research (Vol. Central Anatolia). Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları
8 Peter M.M.G. Akkermans, G. M. S. (2003). The Archaeology Of Syria From Complex Hunter-Gatherers To Early Urban Societies (C. 16,000-300 Bc). Cambridge University Press.
9 Sharon R. Steadman, G. M. (Ed.). (2011). The Oxford Handbook Of Ancient Anatolia 10,000–323 B.C.E. Oxford University Press.
Required Course instruments and materials
the scientific publications which are related with the main concern of this course

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 3-15 50
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