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Code - Course Title	Course Type	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
ARK257 - Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods in Anatolia	III. 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	Face-to-face
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	• Mellaart, James. 1988. Yakındoğunun En Eski Uygarlıkları. Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.İstanbul.• Karul, Necmi (Ed.). Anadolu’nun Tarihöncesi, Arkeoatlas I. Doğan yayıncılık. İstanbul• Sevin, Veli. 2003. Anadolu ve Trakya Arkeolojisi.İletişim Yayınları. İstanbul• Yakar, Jak. 1991. Prehistoric Anatolia. Tel Aviv University Press. Tel Aviv• Yakar, Jak. 1991. Prehistoric Anatolia , Supplement I. Tel Aviv University Press. Tel Aviv• Mithen, Steven. (1999) Aklın Tarihöncesi. Ankara: Dost • Lewin, R. (2000) Modern İnsanın Kökeni. Ankara: Tübitak Yayınları • Dolukhanov, P. (1998) Eski Ortadoğu'da Çevre ve Etnik Yapı. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi • Maisels, C.K. (1999) Uygarlığın Doğuşu ( Yakındoğu'da Avcılık ve toplayıcılıktan Tarıma Kentlere ve Devlete Geçiş). Ankara: İmge Kitabevi• Başgelen, Nezih (ED.).2007. 12.000 Yıl Önce, “Uygarlığın Anadolu’dan Avrupa’ya Yolculuğu’nun Başlangıc”, Neolitik Dönem. Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul.
Work Placement	N/A
Aims of the Course	This course will chronologically trace the development of Neolithic and Chalcolithic archaeology in Anatolia, progressing from the Epipaleolithic period to the Bronze Age.

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1		World Prehistory and Upper Paleolithic Cultures
Week - 2		The Mesolithic and Paleolithic Cultures in Anatolia
Week - 3		Climate Change and the Beginning of Neolithic Period
Week - 4		Neolithic Period I: First Settlements and the Domestication Process
Week - 5		Neolithic Period II: Stone Hills and the Göbekli Tepe Culture	Lecture Discussion Field Trip Research and Inquiry Video documentary
Week - 6		Neolithic Period III
Week - 7		Neolithic Period IV
Week - 8		Neolithic Period V	Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry Video documentary
Week - 9		Neolithic Period VI
Week - 10		Neolithic Period VII
Week - 11		Neolithic Period IX
Week - 12		The process of change in Anatolian cultures during the end of the Neolithic Period and the 6th millennium BCE, and the emergence of the Early Chalcolithic Period	Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 13		Early Chalcolithic period
Week - 14		Middle and Late Chalcolithic Periods

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
	Quamtity	Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam	1	40
Final Exam	1	60
Toplam (%)		100