Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ARK-23-116YONTMA TAŞ ALET ENDÜSTRİSİ -IElective136
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to examine the unearthed during excavation or survey. To identify the chipped stone finds and to determine their function to evaluate the finds.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Bahattin ÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1Basic concepts of the chipped stone industry and explain its benefits to archaeological studies.
2Recognize the rocks used in tool making.
3You can examine the finds technologically and can classify chipping products.
4You can identify tool types and areas of use and create a It can determine whether the find place is a workshop or not.
5Can analyze the chipped stone finds.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
The course has no prerequisites.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
1 Introduction and Basic Concepts and Terms Related to the Chipped Stone Industry 2 Raw Materials Used in the Production of Chipped Stone Tools 3 Chipped Stone Analysis and Chipping Techniques 4 Types of Transport 5 Types of Transport (continued) 6 Tool Types and Functions 7 Tool Types and Functions (continued) 8 midterm exam 9 Chipped Stone Workshops, Workshops and Chaine Opératoire 10 Raw Material Trade and Social Organization 11 Near East Obsidian Trade and Its Impact on Chipped Stone Industries 12 Aegean Obsidian Trade and Its Impact on Chipped Stone Industries 13 Today's Chipped Stone Tool Production 14 Ethnoarchaeological experiments on chipped stone technology 15 Preparation for the final exam
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction and Basic Concepts and Terms Related to Chipped Stone Industry
2Raw Materials Used in the Production of Chipped Stone Tools
3Chipped Stone Analysis and Chipping Techniques
4Types of Transport
5Types of Transport (continued)
6Tool Types and Functions
7Tool Types and Functions
8Midterm
9Chipped Stone Workshops, Workshops and Chaine Opératoire
10Raw Material Trade and Social Organization
11Near East Obsidian Trade and Its Impact on Chipped Stone Industries
12Aegean Obsidian Trade and Its Impact on Chipped Stone Industries
13Today's Chipped Stone Tool Production
14Ethnoarchaeological trials on chipped stone technology
15Preparation for the final exam
16final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Adams B.ve Blades, B.S. (2009): Lithic Materials and Paleolithic Societies. Andrefsky, W. (1998), Lithics. Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis, Cambridge: University Press. Baysal, A. (ed.) (2018): Anadolu Arkeolojisinde Taş Aletler: Teori, Metot, Pratik. Crabtree, D.C. (1982), An Introduction to Flintknapping. Pacatello: Museum Press. Luedtke, B. (1992), An Archaeologist's Guide to Chert and Flint. Los Angeles: Institute of Archaelogy Press. Odell, G.H. 2003: Lithic Analysis. Whittaker, J.C. (1994), Flintknapping: Making and Understanding Stone Tools. Texas: University of Texas Press.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination11515
Attending Lectures1510150
Individual Study for Mid term Examination212
Individual Study for Final Examination12525
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)193
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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