Information Package / Course Catalogue
Southeastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia in the Chalcolithic Age
Course Code: ARKE524
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course, to inform about cultural structuring of the Southeastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia in Chalcolithic Period.

Course Content

The characteristics of culture of the Mesopotamia and Southeastern Anatolia will be discussed in detail.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Özlem TÜTÜNCÜLER BİRCAN
Learning Outcomes
1.1. The help of maps, to learn of the geographical features of the Southeastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia.
2.2. Chronology of Chalcolithic Southeastern Anatolia will be learn.
3.3. To examine of the Chalcolithic cultures of Southeastern Anatolia.
4.Chronology of Chalcolithic Mesopotamia will be learn.
5.To examine of the Chalcolithic cultures of Mesopotamia.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Akdeniz, E., “Halaf ve Obeyd Kültürleri Üzerine Bazı Gözlemler ve Pirot Höyüğün Halaf-Obeyd Çanak Çömleği”, Anadolu Araştırmaları XVII/2 (2004) ,1-48.
2.2. Akkermans, P. “Tradition and Social Change in Northern Mesopotamia during the Later Fifth and Fourth Millennium B.C.” In Upon this Foundation, the ‘Ubaid Reconsidered, (Ed. E.F Henrickson-I. Thuesen), Kopenhang, 1989, 338-367.
3.3. Baghdo, A.- Martin, L.- Novák, M.- Orthmann, W.; Ausgrabungen auf dem Tell Halaf in Nordost-Syrien. Vorbericht über die erste und zweite Grabungskampagne, Harrasowitz, Wiesbaden 2009.
4.4. Breniquet, C. “Les origins de la culture d’Obeid in Mésopotamie du nord.” In Upon this Foundation, the ‘Ubaid Reconsidered, (Ed. E.F Henrickson I.Thuesen),Kopenhang, 1989, 325-338.
5.5. Charvát, Petr; Zainab Bahrani, Marc Van de Mieroop, Mesopotamia Before History. Londra, 2002.
6.6. Frangipane, M., Yakındoğu’da Devletin Doğuşu, (Çev. Z.Z.İlkgelen), İstanbul, 2002.
7.7. Hall, H.L.- C. L. Woolley, Ur Excavations Volume I Al-'Ubaid, Oxford, 1927.
8.8. Harmankaya, S.-Tanındı, O.-Özbaşaran,M., Türkiye Arkeolojik Yerleşimleri 3, Kalkolitik, İstanbul, 1998.
9.9. Hijara, İ. The Halaf Period in Northern Mesopotamia London: Nabu, 1997.
10.10. von Oppenheim, M.F., Der Tell Halaf. Eine neue Kultur im ältesten Mesopotamien. F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1931.
11.11. von Oppenheim, A. Leo; Reiner, E., Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization. Chicago, 1977.
12.12. Pollock, S., Ancient Mesopotamia: The Eden that Never Was, New York, 1999.
13.13. Pollock,S.,-Coursey,C., “Ceramics from Hacinebi Tepe: Chronology and Connections. Anatolica 21 (1995), 101-141.
14.14. Postgate, J.N., Early Mesopotamia, Society and Economy at the Dawn of History. New York, 1994.
15.15. Roaf,M., 1984, “Ubaid Houses and Temples”, Sumer XLIII/1-2 (1984), 80-90.
16.16. Stein, Gil ve diğerleri, “Uruk Colonies and Mesopotamian Communities: An Interim Report on the 1992-3 Excavations at Hacinebi, Turkey”, American Journal of Archaeology 100 (1996), 205-260.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Explaining of the course content, purpose and importance, to give information about the resources
Week 2 - Theoretical
Terminologies with related the course will be given
Week 3 - Theoretical
The main Chalcolithic finding centers in the Southeastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia will be analyze
Week 4 - Theoretical
The main Chalcolithic finding centers in the Southeastern Anatolia and Mesopotamia will be analyze
Week 5 - Theoretical
General features related Halaf culture, data of chronology
Week 6 - Theoretical
Halaf culture, examination of the small findings
Week 7 - Theoretical
Halaf culture, examination of the architectural characteristics
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
General features related Ubaid culture and data of chronology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Ubaid culture, examination of the small findings
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ubaid culture, examination of the architectural characteristics
Week 12 - Theoretical
General features related with Uruk culture, data of chronology
Week 13 - Theoretical
Uruk culture, examination of the small findings
Week 14 - Theoretical
Uruk culture, examination of the architectural characteristics
Week 15 - Theoretical
Transition from Chalcolithic Age to Early Bronze Age in the Mesopotamia and Southeastern Anatolia
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final examination.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment80216
Seminar6016
Reading150230
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
4
3
OÇ-3
4
4
4
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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