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Code - Course Title	Course Type	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
ARK574 - Archaeology of the Assyrian Trade Colonies	II. SEMESTER	3 +0	6.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Required 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	None
Courses Recomended	None
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	The aim of this course is to examine the architecture, pottery, artworks, and other findings in the settlements where colonies were established, particularly in Central Anatolia, during the period known as the "Old Assyrian Trading Colonies," which began with the establishment of colonies by the Assyrians for trade purposes between the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE and 1700 BCE.

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1	LO-1	Geography of Mesopotamia and the location of Assur City	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 2	LO-1	Foundation of the Assur City and Early Periods	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 3	LO-1	Archaeological and written data about the Old Assyrian Period.	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 4	LO-1	Beginning stages of the Assyrian Trade Colonies: earlier data on trade	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 5	LO-1	Karums and wabartums: Foundation of trade centres in Anatolia	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 6	LO-1 LO-2	Stratigraphy and architecture at Kanesh Karum	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 7	LO-1	Trade routes from Assur to Anatolia	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 8	LO-1 LO-2	Commercial products brought to Anatolia by the Assyrians	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 9	LO-1 LO-2	Demands and imports of Assyrians from Anatolia	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 10	LO-1 LO-2	Correspondences between the traders	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 11	LO-1	Destruction layer and the second phase: Kültepe Ib	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 12	LO-2	Anatolians during the Assyrian Trade Colonies: Customers and traders	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 13	LO-1 LO-2	The end of the Assyrian Trade Colonies: Reasons and results	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion
Week - 14	LO-1 LO-2	General evaluation of the course	Lecture Question & Answer Discussion

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