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Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ARK256 - Archaeology of Syria and Palestine IV. SEMESTER 2 +0 4.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. ALİ UMUT TÜRKCAN
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Online,Face-to-face
Prerequisites Taking the course ARK 141 General Prehistory
Courses Recomended Introduction to Mesopotamian Archaeology, Introduction to Anatolian Archaeology, Neolithic and Chalcolithic Ages in Anatolia
Recommended Resources Peter M. M. G. Akkermans,Glenn M. Schwartz. The Archaeology of SyriaFrom Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies (c.16,000–300 BC)Cambridge World Archaeology
Work Placement N/A
Aims of the Course As one of the core courses of the Department of Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology, this course examines the historical development of the Levant region—extending from the Euphrates Basin associated with Anatolia and inner Syria to the coastal areas, Mountanious Lebanon, and Palestine Region up to the Sinai Peninsula—from the Paleolithic period to the Iron Age, focusing on archaeological cultures and their related material culture, technology, subsistence systems, and elements of communal and social life.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Definition of Archaeology, Anatolian Archaeology, Continuous Excavations, First Human Beings in Anatolia.
Week - 2 Paleolithic Period, Mesolithic Period.
Week - 3 First Settled Human Beings.
Week - 4 Neolithic Period.
Week - 5 Aquaintance With Metals.
Week - 6 Chalcolithic Period.
Week - 7 Early Bronze Age.
Week - 8 The Connection Between Central Anatolian Cities and Western Anatolia.
Week - 9 The Period of Assyrian Trade Colonies.
Week - 10 The Art of Hittites.
Week - 11 Anatolian Dark Ages and The Civilizations of First Millennium B.C.
Week - 12 Phrygian Art.
Week - 13 Urartian Art.
Week - 14 Byblos Excavations and Syria and Its Surroundings in Light of Their Finds

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