COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROTOGEOMETRIC AND GEOMETRIC PERIODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 1022 PROTOGEOMETRIC AND GEOMETRIC PERIODS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ERGÜN LAFLI

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology

Course Objective

A course examining Protogeometric and Geometric periods in the Aegean Basin between 12th to 7th centuries B.C.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, student will gain following competences: describing principal working areas of the archaeological sciences,
2   Analyzing Protogeometric and Geometric Greek archaeology which are fundamental for general Classical Archaeology,
3   Distinguishing the ancient geography of Aegean Basin,
4   Identification of Aegean and western Anatolian Iron Ages,
5   Explaining interregional and overseas exchanges in the eastern Mediterranean during the Iron Ages.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical geography and topography of Aegean Basin.
2 Terminology.
3 Archaeology of the Aegean Basin in Bronze Ages.
4 Archaeology of the Aegean Basin in the Early Iron Age.
5 Beginning of Protogeometric Period.
6 Field Work I: Archaeological Museum of Izmir as well as Museum of History and Art of Izmir.
7 Protogeometric Ceramics.
8 Beginning of Geometric Period.
9 Geometric Ceramics.
10 Geometric Sculpture.
11 Invitation of Scripture in Greek Culture and Homer.
12 Greek Colonization.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Murray, R. L. The Protogeometric Style: the first Greek style (1975).
2. Eiteljorg, H., "The fast wheel, the multiple brush compass and Athens as home of the Protogeometric style" American Journal of Archaeology (AJA) 84 (1980) pp. 445 452.
3. Snodgrass, Anthony M. (Dec. 1973). "Greek Geometric Art by Bernhard Schweitzer". The Classical Review 23 (2): 249 252. JSTOR 707869.
4. Coldstream, John N. (1979, 2003). Geometric Greece: 900-700 BCE. London, UK: Routledge. ISBN 0415298997.
5. Snodgrass, Anthony M. (2001). The Dark Age of Greece: An Archeological Survey of the Eleventh to the Eighth Centuries BCE. New York, USA: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0415936365.
6. Morris, Ian (Sept. 1999). Archaeology As Cultural History: Words and Things in Iron Age Greece. London, UK.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Lessons & discussions,
2- A joint field work (two times).

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1- Midterm exam,
2- Final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% of the participation of classes is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Ergün LAFLI
Address: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Arkeoloji Bölümü, Tınaztepe/Kaynaklar Yerleşkesi, Buca, TR-35160 Izmir, Turkey.
Tel.: +90.232.301 87 21.
GSM: +90.539.577 07 33.
Faks: +90.232.453 90 93.
E-mail: .
E-mail: .

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Field study 2 8 16
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 44

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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