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  2. Department of Archaeology
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  5. Mesopotamian Archaeology before the Uruk Period
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Last Updated: 29/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ARK579 - Mesopotamian Archaeology before the Uruk Period I. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. MAHMUT BİLGE BAŞTÜRK
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 • ROAF, Michael (1996). Mezopotamya ve Eski Yakındoğu Atlası, (Çev. Z. Kılıç), İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul. ISBN: 9789754705607.• MATTHEWS, Roger (2013). Bağlamında Arkeoloji: Yakındoğu’nun Prehistoryası ve Protohistoryası, (Çev. G. B. Özcan), Ege Yayınları, İstanbul. ISBN: 9786054701223.• KUHRT, Amélie (2013). Eski Çağ'da Yakındoğu: MÖ 3000-330, Cilt I, (Çev. O. Çapa), Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul. ISBN: 9786053608226.• TEKİN, Halil (2018). Yazı Öncesi Çağlarda Mezopotamya: Neolitik ve Kalkolitik Dönemler, Bilgin Kültür Sanat Yayınları, Ankara. ISBN: 9786059636414.• MIEROOP, Marc Van De (2022). Antik Yakındoğu'nun Tarihi: MÖ 3000-323, (Çev. S. H. Riegel), Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul. ISBN: 9789753332064.
Work Placement N/A
Aims of the Course The aim of the course is to examine the prehistoric and protohistoric periods in Mesopotamia—from the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to sedentary life and the establishment of the first villages to the initial steps of urbanization—using archaeological data. In this context, the course aims to provide students with an understanding of architecture, pottery technology, belief systems, and the development of early social hierarchies through the Hassuna, Samarra, Halaf, and Ubaid cultures.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 LO-1 Definition and Geographical Structure of Mesopotamia Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 2 LO-1 Chronological Sequence: The Paleolithic Period in Mesopotamia and its Surroundings Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 3 LO-1 LO-2 The Epipaleolithic period in Mesopotamia Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 4 LO-1 LO-2 The first steps of settled life in Mesopotamia and its surroundings Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 5 LO-1 LO-2 Hassuna period Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 6 LO-2 LO-3 The Samarra period Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 7 LO-2 LO-3 Halaf period Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 8 LO-2 LO-3 Settlement process in Southern Mesopotamia: Early Obeyd Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 9 LO-1 LO-2 Obedian perid: pottery Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 10 LO-2 LO-3 The Obeyd period: architecture Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 11 LO-2 LO-3 Social structure in Early Mesopotamia Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 12 LO-1 LO-2 LO-3 Introduction to the Uruk Period Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 13 LO-2 LO-3 Introduction to literacy and religion in Mesopotamia Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 14 LO-1 LO-2 LO-3 General evaluation of the course Lecture Question & Answer Discussion

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Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100

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