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  6. Archaeology of the Assyrian Trade Colonies
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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

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
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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
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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 Archaeological and written data about the Old Assyrian Period.
Week - 4 Beginning stages of the Assyrian Trade Colonies: earlier data on trade
Week - 5 Karums and wabartums: Foundation of trade centres in Anatolia
Week - 6 Stratigraphy and architecture at Kanesh Karum
Week - 7 Trade routes from Assur to Anatolia
Week - 8 Commercial products brought to Anatolia by the Assyrians
Week - 9 Demands and imports of Assyrians from Anatolia
Week - 10 Correspondences between the traders
Week - 11 Destruction layer and the second phase: Kültepe Ib
Week - 12 Anatolians during the Assyrian Trade Colonies: Customers and traders
Week - 13 The end of the Assyrian Trade Colonies: Reasons and results
Week - 14 General evaluation of the course

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