Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TRH-23-102Elective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
İt will be provided that student(scholar) will learn cultures which had been leaved in the Anatolia in Chalcolithic and Bronze era by be taugh Anatolia’s Bronze and Chalcolithic era detaily.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet KOCAİSPİR
Learning Outcomes
1Students; They will have general information about the meaning of prehistory and the periods it covers.
2They will have information about the history of prehistoric research in Anatolia and the Middle East.
3They will learn the Anatolian Late Neolithic Cultures on the basis of regions.
4They will learn Anatolia's Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Pre-Pottery Neolithic and Early Neolithic cultures on a regional basis.
5They will have information about the material culture items produced in the periods covered by the course.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Centers of archeological heritage providing to be obtained knowledge about the chalcolithic and old bronze ages of Anatolia and that chalcolithic and old bronze ages in Anatolia are examined by being benefited from archeological sources being obtained from these centers, the problems of transition among the ages are discussed in the light of analysis of data.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Course contents, significance of the course, course objectives, major reference books and othersources
2The meaning of Prehistory, terminology, general information.
3General chronology information, the prehistoric periods.
4Situation in our country, some geomorphological changes in expression of Anatolia on the map.
5What is the Paleolithic Age? General characteristics of Paleolithic Age in Anatolia, explaining themajor centers of discovery.
6Anatolia in the Mesolithic Age. General features of the era, finds centers in Anatolia.
7What is the PrePottery Neolithic? The general features of the Middle East Pre Pottery NeolithicAge, the terminology, distribution.
8Mid-Term Exam.
9PrePottery Neolithic period in Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia.
10PrePottery Neolithic period in Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia.
11PrePottery Neolithic period in Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia.
12PrePottery Neolithic period in Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia.
13PrePottery Neolithic period in Anatolia, Central Anatolia.
14Final Exam.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Braidwood, R.J., Tarih Öncesi İnsan, (Çev. M. Glazer- D.Arısan Günay), İstanbul, 1995. 2.-Childe, G., Tarihte Neler Oldu?, (Çev. A. Şenel-M. Tunçay), Ankara, 1974. 3.-Harmankaya, S.-Tanındı, O., Türkiye Arkeolojik Yerleşimleri1, Paleolitik-Epipaleolitik, İstanbul,1996. 4.-Harmankaya, S.-Tanındı, O.-Özbaşaran, M., Türkiye -Arkeolojik Yerleşimleri 2, Neolitik, İstanbul, 1997. 5.-Karul, N., Arkeoatlas. Tarihöncesinden Demir Çağı'na Anadolu'nun Arkeoloji Atlası, İstanbul,201 6.- (Ed. Özdoğan M., ve diğerleri), Köyden Kente. Yakındoğu'da İlk Yerleşimler. Ufuk Esin'e Armağan I-II, İstanbul, 2003. 7.-Sevin, V., Eski Anadolu ve Trakya, Başlangıcından Pers Egemenliğine Kadar, İstanbul, 2003.
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 Examination248
Final Examination133
Attending Lectures12336
Question-Answer12112
Seminar236
Self Study14228
Individual Study for Homework Problems21020
Individual Study for Mid term Examination122
Individual Study for Final Examination4832
Homework21530
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)177
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO2
LO3
LO4
LO5
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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