Information Package / Course Catalogue
Carian Archaeology I
Course Code: ARK251
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The prehistoric, bronze age and 1st millennium BC archaeology of Caria is analysed.

Course Content

Starting with the analysis of the open-air sanctuaries called ‘Prehistoric Latmos rock paintings’ distributed towards the south-east of Caria, the study begins with the analysis of the Latmos Suratkaya open-air sanctuary and then the Archaic Amyzon Mother Goddess sanctuary on the same plateau and the Hellenistic Zeus Akraios temple in Bağarcık, as well as comparative studies with other early sanctuaries of the region. Archaic and Classical Age historical process and architectural artefacts of Caria are analysed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The first settlers of the Caria.
2.Rock paintings at the Latmos.
3.Caria in the second millenium BC.
4.The Luwians, Lelegians, Carians.
5.Carian settlements.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Carian Archaeology.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Geography of Western Anatolia and the borders of Caria in the second millennium.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Landscape and history of Caria during the second millennium.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Caria in ancient sources.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Caria in ancient sources 2.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Sanctuaries in Caria.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Sanctuaries in Caria 2.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Intermediate exam.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Lagina Hekateion.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Carian goddess Hecate.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Sanctuary in Labraunda.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sanctuaries in Sinuri and Panarama.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Sanctuary in Gerga.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sanctuary in Amyzon.
Week 15 - Theoretical
Early Carian Sanctuary: Didyma Apollon, Ephesos Artemision, Klaros Apollon.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam.
Week 17 - Final Exam
Final exam.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Individual Work140228
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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OÇ-2
4
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5
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4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026