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Code - Course Title	Course Type	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
ARK141 - Introduction to Anatolian Archaeology	II. SEMESTER	3 +0	5.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Required 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	Düring, Bleda. 2016. Prehistory of Asia Minor: From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies. Bleda S. Düring \| KOÇ UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS.The Oldest Cultures of Turkey in Light of Archaeological Data 1,000,000 - 550 BC \| Antonio Sagona, Paul Zimansky \| Antonio Sagona \| Paul Zimansky \| Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları \| 9786053963578 \| Antonio Sagona; Paul Zimansky. 2015. The Oldest Cultures of Turkey in Light of Archaeological Data; 1,000,000 - 550 BC. Arkeoloji ve Sanat YayınlarıNAUMANN, R., Ancient Anatolian Architecture (trans. B. Madra), Ankara 1973. KORFMANN, M., Troia. Guidebook. Istanbul YALÇINKAYA, I., Scientific Typology of Lower and Middle Paleolithic Chipped Stone Industries and Karain Cave, Ankara 1989., 1992.
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 Neolithic and Chalcolithic cultures in Anatolia, starting from the Levant and covering Anatolia, the Euphrates Basin, Inner Syria, and the Palestine region from the Paleolithic period to the Bronze Age. The course focuses on archaeological cultures and their associated material culture, technology, subsistence systems, and elements of communal and social life.The course will be conducted with a focus on settlements in the geography of Anatolia—which established world firsts—addressing phenomena such as early settlements, the transition to an agricultural economy, reasons for sedentarism, climate change, and the first temples and palaces.

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		Late Hittites Art.

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