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Code - Course Title	Course Type	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
ARK505B - Ceramic Neolithic Period in Central and Western Anatolia	I. SEMESTER	3 +0	6.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	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	None
Recommended Resources	1) Düring, Bleda S. 2016Küçük Asya\'nın Tarihöncesi ,(Çev. Azer Keskin ) Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları.2) Sagona, Antonia ve Zimansky, Paul. 2015, Arkeolojik Veriler Işığında Türkiye\'nin En Eski Kültürleri, MÖ 1.000.000 – 550, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul, 3) Türkcan, A. U. (2002), \"Anadolu\'nun En eski Pişmiş Toprak Damga Mühürleri\" , II. International Eskişehir Terracotta Symposium, Proceedings Book\", Eskişehir Tepebaşı Municipality. Eskişehir. 4) Türkcan, A. U. (2001),\"Neolithic Stamp Seals\". The Archaeological Encylopedia of the Holy Land, Avraham Negev ve Shimon Gibson (Ed.). Continuum Publishers, Newyork/London.5) Türkcan, A. U. (2006), \" Some Remarks on Çatal Höyük Stamp Seals\". in Changing Materialities at Çatalhöyük; Reports from 1995-1999 seasons. Vol. 5, (Ed. Ian Hodder)British Institute at Ankara ve Mc Donald Inst. for Archaeological Research Monographs.175-186.6) Türkcan, A.U. (2006), “Çatalhöyük Damga Mühürleri” Topraktan Sonsuzluğa Çatalhöyük; (Ed. Mine Haydaroğlu), Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul. 45-70. 7) Türkcan, A.U. (2010), ‘’Tarihöncesi Anadolu’da Paleolitik ve Neolitik Dönem (Ünite 1), Anadolu Arkeolojisi (Ed. H.S Alanyalı) Anadolu Üniversitesi AÖF Yayınları No:2127. ss.2-31.8) Türkcan, A.U. (2010), Anadolu’da Kalkolitik ve Eski Tunç Çağları“ (Ünite 2) Anadolu Arkeolojisi (Ed. H.S Alanyalı) Anadolu Üniversitesi AÖF Yayınları No:2127. ss.32-58. 9) Türkcan, A. U. (2013), “Çatalhöyük Stamp Seals from 2000 to 2008”, (Ed. Ian Hodder) Substantive Technologies at Çatalhöyük: Reports from the 2000-2008 Seasons, Vol. 9. British Institute at Ankara (BIAA Monograph 48), Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press . S.235-246.10) Türkcan, A.U. (2014), “Neolitik Çağ Çatalhöyük Simgeciliğinde Duvar Resimleri ve Damga Mühürleri”, Armağan Erkanal’a Armağan: Anadolu Kültürlerine Bir Bakış, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları, Anakara:441-452. 11) Türkcan, A.U (2020). “Höyüktepe 2015 Yılı Erken Tunç Çağı Damga Mühürleri”, (Ed. Serdar Ünan). Kütahya, Kureyşler Barajı Kurtarma Kazıları 2015-16, Bilgin Kültür yayıncılık. Ankara. Ss. 247-258.12) Türkcan, A.U. (2022), “ (Ünite 1) Tarih Öncesi Anadolu Kültürleri” Anadolu Kültür Tarihi (Ed. Erkan İznik) Anadolu Üniversitesi AÖF Yayınları No:3013. ss.3-27.
Work Placement	None
Aims of the Course	An examination of the Pottery Neolithic period in Western and Central Anatolia, focusing specifically on the Çatalhöyük culture, Cappadocia settlements, the Lakes Region, and the Eastern Marmara Basin cultures, through the evolution of settlements and material culture elements. Additionally, the transition to the Chalcolithic period in these regions will be analyzed, including the emergence of new cultural zones and the continuity of existing regions from the previous period.

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1		World Prehistory and Upper Paleolithic Cultures
Week - 2	LO-1 LO-4 LO-5	The stamp seal tradition of the Pottery Neolithic at Çatalhöyük
Week - 3	LO-5	The stamp seal tradition of the Pottery Neolithic at Çatalhöyük	Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 4	LO-4 LO-5	The Neolithic stamp seal tradition with pottery and the development of the Central Anatolian tradition: Cappadocia and the Lakes Region, Aegean Region.	Lecture Discussion Demonstration and Practice Research and Inquiry
Week - 5	LO-4 LO-5	Neolithic Period II. Tell Sabi Abyad, Bullae, and the Halaf Period Tradition	Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 6	LO-1 LO-4 LO-5	Seal traditions of the Halaf and Ubaid periods	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 7	LO-4 LO-5	Seal traditions and specific settlements during the Ubayd period in Anatolia. The formation of the bureaucratic structure.	Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry Document/Text/Data Analysis
Week - 8	LO-4 LO-5	The Seal Tradition of the Uruk Period and Arslantepe	Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 9	LO-4 LO-5	Presentations and the evaluation of the Chalcolithic Period sealing tradition	Lecture Research and Inquiry
Week - 10	LO-4 LO-5	Early Bronze Age Anatolian and Mesopotamian Traditions: Sumerian and Akkadian traditions.	Lecture Discussion
Week - 11	LO-4 LO-5	Development of Anatolia and Surrounding Regions during the Early Bronze Age.	Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 12	LO-4 LO-5	The Assyrian Colony Period: Glyptic examples from Assyrian, Anatolian, and Babylonian traditions: Karums.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion Research and Inquiry
Week - 13	LO-4 LO-5	The Assyrian Colony Period: Anatolian stamp seals and glyptic examples from the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Syrian cylinder traditions.	Lecture Discussion Research and Inquiry Document/Text/Data Analysis

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