Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ARK-23-216YONTMA TAŞ ALET ENDÜSTRİSİ-IIElective136
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Related to the Chipped Stone Tool industry in Asia, Europe and Africa promotion and dissemination of archaeological finds Discussing the contributing factors.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Bahattin ÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1Understanding the relation of raw material resources to geological formations
2Understanding the ways in which raw material resources are provided
3Understanding finding centers in Europe, Asia and Africa
4Uncovered chipped stone tools of technological learning as the excavations in Turkey
5Understanding of the factors that influence the spread of chipped stone tools unearthed in excavations in Turkey
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
1 Reflections of geological formations on the tool industry 2 Access to raw material resources 3 Chipped Stone tool industry in Europe 4 Chipped Stone tool industry in Africa 5 Chipped Stone tool industry in Asia 6 Circulation of chipped stone tools 7 Raw material resources in Anatolia 8 midterm exam 9 Centers giving finds in Anatolia 10 Centers giving finds in Anatolia 11 Göbeklitepe and Nevali Çori 12 Typology of chipped stone tools found in Anatolia 13 Ethnoarchaeologically chipped stone tool production 14 Ethnoarchaeologically chipped stone tool production 15 Preparation for the final exam 16 Final Exam
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Reflections of geological formations on the tool industry
2Access to raw material resources
3Chipped Stone tool industry in Europe
4Chipped Stone tool industry in Africa
5Chipped Stone tool industry in Asia
6Circulation of chipped stone tools
7Raw material resources in Anatolia
8Midterm
9Centers giving finds in Anatolia
10Centers giving finds in Anatolia
11Göbeklitepe and Nevali Çori
12Typology of chipped stone tools found in Anatolia
13Ethnoarchaeologically chipped stone tool production
14Ethnoarchaeologically chipped stone tool production
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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