Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : ARK453 |
| 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 |
The main goal of the lecture will allow students to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the archaeology, literature, history of ancient Mesopotamica. In this course, we will review the material remains documenting and current theories explaining the events which transformed the societies of ancient Mesopotamia from Upper Paleolithic hunter-gatherers into Early Bronze Age city-dwellers.
This course concentrates on archaeological evidence and is chronologically organized. Throughout the semester, along with the detailed reading of various bodies of archaeological evidence, we will investigate a variety of theoretical approaches and concepts used within the field of Mesopotamia Archaeology.
| Prof. Özlem TÜTÜNCÜLER BİRCAN |
| 1. | to analyse the general framework of the stages of civilization of Mesopotamia |
| 2. | to provide students with the impact of the geographical nature of Mesopotamia in the history and culture of this Region. |
| 3. | to determine the features and characteristics of Mesopotamia’s Arts. |
| 4. | to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments and points of view |
| 5. | to develop a critically self-conscious understanding of ancient societies and their material culture, with the help of particular interpretative theories from an interdiscipliary perspective. |
| 1. | O. Bar-Yosef and R. Meadow (1995) “The Origins of Agriculture in the Near East” In, Price and Gebauer, editors, Last Hunters-First Farmers: New Perspectives on the Prehistoric Transition to Agriculture. Santa Fe: School of American Research Press. |
| 2. | G. Stein (1994) “Economy, Ritual and Power in ‘Ubaid Mesopotamia” In, Stein and Rothman, editors, Chiefdoms and Early States in the Near East: The Organizational Dynamics of Complexity. Monographs in World Archaeology 18. Madison: Prehistory Press. |
| 3. | H. Nissen (1988) The Early History of the Ancient Near East. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, chapter 4: “The Period of Early High Civilization (ca. 3200-2800 BC)”, pp. 65-127. |
| 4. | Kubba, Shamil, (1987), Mesopotamian Architecture and Town Planning. |
| 5. | Lloyd, S., (1958) The Art of Ancient Near East, London. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Reading | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Individual Work | 13 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 75 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
OÇ-4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |