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Last Updated: 08/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ARK202 - Assyrian Archaeology III. SEMESTER 2 +0 4.0
Language of Instruction İngilizce
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. MAHMUT BİLGE BAŞTÜRK
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
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Prerequisites None
Courses Recomended The students are advised to be successful in ARK122 - Introduction to Mesopotamian Archaeology before taking this lecture.
Recommended Resources *V. Sevin, Yeni Assur Sanatı I, Ankara, 1981.*Grayson, Albert Kirk, Assyrian Rulers of the Third and Second Millennia BC (RoyalInscriptions of Mesopotamia: Assyrian Periods 1) (Toronto, 1987).*Grayson, Albert Kirk, Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC (1114-850 BC),(Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia: Assyrian Periods 2) (Toronto,1991).*Grayson, Albert Kirk, Assyrian Rulers of the Early First Millennium BC, 2, (858-745 BC),(Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia: Assyrian Periods 2), (Toronto,1996).
Work Placement Not required for this lecture
Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Geography of Mesopotamia and the location of Assur City
Week - 2 Foundation of the Assur City and Early Periods
Week - 3 Old Assyrian Period and Assyrian Trade Colonies
Week - 4 End of the Old Assyrian Period and the art of the period
Week - 5 History of the Middle Assyrian Period
Week - 6 Art of the Middle Assyrian Period
Week - 7 History of the Neo-Assyrian Period
Week - 8 Neo-Assyrian Empire and its neighbors
Week - 9 Neo-Assyrian Architecture - Temples
Week - 10 Neo-Assyrian Architecture - palaces
Week - 11 Neo-Assyrian depictive arts
Week - 12 Neo-Assyrian Pottery
Week - 13 Neo-Assyrian Metalwork
Week - 14 Interactions between the Assyrian culture and the neighboring regions

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

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