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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title	Course Type	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
ARK580 - Bioarchaeology of Anatolia	II. SEMESTER	3 +0	6.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s)	PROF. DR. HANDAN ÜSTÜNDAĞ
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	The course named ARK543 Health, Disease and Nutrition in Ancient Societies There is recommended as optional programme component for this course.
Recommended Resources	Books: Arkeolojide Temel Yöntemler, Ed. Sinan Ünlüsoy, Canan Çakırlar ve Çiler Çilingiroğlu. 2018, İstanbul: Ege Yayınları; People of Anatolia: Past, Current and Future Research in the Biological Anthropology of Türkiye. Editörler Benjamin Irvine, Yılmaz Selim Erdal, Lutgarde Vandeput. 2024, Ankara: British Institute.
Work Placement	N/A
Aims of the Course

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1		Description and content of bioarchaeology, processual approach in archaeology
Week - 2		Historical development and current academic status of bioarchaeology in Türkiye
Week - 3		Definition of subfields of bioarchaeology
Week - 4		Anatolian zooarchaeology I: Examples of zooarchaeological studies on animal bones from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods in Anatolia
Week - 5		Anatolian zooarchaeology II: Examples of zooarchaeological studies on animal bones from the Bronze and Iron Ages in Anatolia
Week - 6		Anatolian archaeobotany I: Case studies on the study of plant remains from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods in Anatolia
Week - 7		Mid-term exam
Week - 8		Anatolian archaeobotany II: Case studies on the study of plant remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages in Anatolia
Week - 9		Anatolian human bioarchaeology II: Case studies on the study of human remains from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods in Anatolia
Week - 10		Anatolian human bioarchaeology II: Case studies on the study of human remains from the Bronze and Iron Ages in Anatolia
Week - 11		Changes in subsistance economy, ecology, nutrition, health, and population structure since the Neolithic Period
Week - 12		Advanced Methods: Ancient DNA and isotope analyses.
Week - 13		Migration, kinship, burial practices in ancient Anatolian populations
Week - 14		Final exam

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