COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECTION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTS 3004 ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECTION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR EMRE TIMUR

Offered to

Industrial Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Geological Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Geological Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Course Objective

Main aim of this lecture is to give some basic definitions about archaeological terminology, archaeological settlements and architectural characteristics, archaeological prospection techniques, introduction to archaeometry and archaeogeophysics as a prospection method for achaeology, archeogeophysical methods, wide and shallow scale geophysical exploration, principles of data processing and interpretation, archaeogeophysical equipments and softwares, global and local importance of archaeogeophysics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have an idea about general archaeological terminology.
2   To be able to recognize the physical properties of the materials used in structures and architectural features.
3   To be able to know the definitons of achaeometry and archaeogeophysics.
4   To be able to know the features of archaeogeophysical equipments, data acqusition and processing techniques.
5   To be able to realize geophysical methods (magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic, etc.) applied in archaeological sites and wide-shallow scale geophysical exploration.
6   To be able to have an idea about local and global achaeogeophysical studies.
7   To be able to understand the importance of cultural heritage; and have an idea about legal phases of exploration and preservation of archaeological structures.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction. Basic definitions of archaeology
2 Architectural and physical characteristics of structures in archaeological sites
3 Archaeometry and archaeogeophysics concepts
4 Features of the equipments in archaeogeophysics
5 Processing and interpretation of archaeogeophysical data
6 Wide-shallow scale geophysical explorations in archaeological sites
7 Case studies of electrical resistivity tomography method in archaeological sites
8 Mid-term examination
9 Case studies of magnetic method in archaeological sites
10 Case studies of electromagnetic methods (GPR and VLF-R) in archaeological sites
11 Rarely applied geophysical methods (self potential, induced polarization, gravity method) in archaeological site investigations
12 Rarely applied geophysical methods (continuous wave and random signal radar, seismic method) in archaeological site investigations, examples for local and global studies
13 Esoteric methods and emerging technologies in specific archaeological applications (metal detectors, geochemical methods, thermal sensing, radiometric methods)
14 Importance of cultural heritage; legal phases of exploration and preservation of archaeological structures

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
- Arkeojeofizik Araştırmalar, Mehmet Ali Kaya, TMMOB Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Meslek Içi Eğitim ve Belgelendirme Kurs Notları No: 2, Ankara, 2007.
Supplementary Book(s):
- Antik Çağda Kentler Nasıl Kuruldu , R.E. Wycherley, Third edition, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 215 pages, Istanbul, 1993, ISBN: 9757538183.
- Uygulamalı Jeofizik, Prof.Dr. D. Ali KEÇELI, Ikinci Baskı, TMMOB Jeofizik Mühendisleri Odası Eğitim Yayınları No:18, 564 pages, Ankara, 2012, ISBN: 9789944897471.
- Near Surface Geophysics, Dwain K. Butler, Society of Exploration SEG Investigations in Geophysics Series No. 13, 732 pages, Tulsa OK, 2005, ISBN: 9781560801719.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, homework/presentation, exam.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homeworks: %20 ( LO3, LO4, LO5 )
Mid-term exam: %30 ( LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5 )
Final exam: %50 ( LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7 )

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Engineering Faculty, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Tınaztepe Campus, 35160 Buca, Izmir
emre.timur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday -13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Student Presentations 13 1 13
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 5 5
Preparation for Final Exam 1 5 5
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 2 2
Preparing Presentations 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 66

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.244
LO.343
LO.4544
LO.54554
LO.6443
LO.7554

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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