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Last Updated: 24/10/2025

Code - Course Title Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
SNT330 - Method and Recording in Archaeological Excavations II. SEMESTER 2 +0 3.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. AHMET OĞUZ ALP
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources E. Gersbach, Ausgrabung heute. Methoden und Techniken der Feldgrabung, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt. 1991. P. Barker, Techniques of Archaeological Excavations, London. 1997. P. Barker, Understanding Archaeological Excavation, London. 1986. I. Hodder, The Present Past: An Introduction to Anthropology for Archaeologists. 1982.
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Scientific branches which contributes to Archaeology: Archaeometry, Anthropology, Paleobotanic, Geomorphology and so on.
Week - 2 The basic archaeological terms (such as building-culture layers, stratigraphy, context, site, in-situ, and so on).
Week - 3 The instruments and tools used at the excavations.
Week - 4 The preparations before the excavations and the processes of field-works.
Week - 5 Evaluation of the results of Field Surveys
Week - 6 Topographic Measuring Equipment and the areas of usage.
Week - 7 Topographic Measuring Equipment and the areas of usage.
Week - 8 Methods and excavation systems of the archaeological excavations.
Week - 9 Documentation processes of architectural remains and archaeological finds.
Week - 10 Conservation and preservation methods of the different kinds of archaeological finds.
Week - 11 The Preparation of the work-report, documentation forms of architecture and small finds.
Week - 12 Scale drawing of the small finds (ceramic, glass and metal materials).
Week - 13 Scale drawing of the small finds (ceramic, glass and metal materials).
Week - 14 The principles of photography techiniques for archaeological areas and artifacts.

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