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  1. Graduate School
  2. Department of Archaeology
  3. Master of Arts (MA) in Archaeology
  4. Master of Arts (MA) in Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology
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  6. Urbanisation in the Near East
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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ARK583 - Urbanisation in the Near East 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
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
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Work Placement N/A
Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Geographical expansion and description of Mesopotamia.
Week - 2 Chronological order: Paleolithic, Mesolithic.
Week - 3 Neolithic: Hassuna Period, Samarra Period.
Week - 4 Halaf Period; Ubaid Period and the beginning of settled life in Southern Mesopotamia.
Week - 5 Ubaid Period; Uruk Period.
Week - 6 Uruk Period; Jemdet Nasr Period and Sumerian Culture
Week - 7 Early Dynastic Period.
Week - 8 Architecture of Old Sumerian Period, Sculpture of Old Sumerian Period.
Week - 9 Architecture of Old Sumerian Period, Sculpture of Old Sumerian Period.
Week - 10 Akkadian Empire and UR III Period
Week - 11 UR III Period, The beginning of Old Babylonian Period; The coming of Amorites and new dynasties
Week - 12 Old Babylonian Period and Assyrian Impact; Arameans and Hurrites
Week - 13 Neo-Babylonian Period
Week - 14 Assyrian Period

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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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