COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEAR EASTERN PREHISTORY II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 1004 NEAR EASTERN PREHISTORY II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ABDULLAH SEMIH GÜNERI

Offered to

Archeology
Archeology

Course Objective

Objective of this course is to overview on the emergence and development production technology in the ancient Near East

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   define production technology of the Near East
2   define raw materials of the Near East
3   analyze the development of production technology in the Near East
4   analyze the development of people-raw material-culture relation
5   analyze the relation between raw material sources and settlements

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Geography of Near East
2 Development and manufacture of flint stone.
3 Stone tool, vassel and bead production.
4 Production technologies of bone tool.
5 Made of figurine and sculpture.Seal production technology.
6 Materials and technologies of building.
7 Mid term examination
8 Development and manufacture of pottery.
9 Textil production
10 Metal: copper and bronze production.
11 Metal: ıron, gold and silver production.
12 Glass and faience production.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Hodges H., Artifacts: an Introduction to Early Materials and Technology, 1976, London
2. Moorey P.R.S., Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries: The Archaeological Evidence, 1994, Oxford.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lesson
2. Presentation

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. LO 1, 2 and 4: Midterm exam will be assessed with questions to ask.
2. LO 3 and 5: Final exam will be assessed with questions to ask.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 1- 70 % of the participation of classes is mandatory.
2. 2- Midterm and final exam will be assessed by participation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

semih.guneri@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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