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Burial Customs in Anatolia I

Course Code	: ARKE531
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

To evaluate of archaeological findings related with burial customs from beginning to until second half of the first millennium B.C. and understanding of religious, sociological, economic and cultural perspective on the idea of life and death of the Anatolian societies.

Course Content

The burial customs from beginning to until third millenium B.C. in Anatolia

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Arzu ÖZVER

Learning Outcomes

1.	From the first settlers to producer community, from producer community to village settlements, urbanism, the finding analyse of beliefs, socio-economic lives to reveal the reflection of the burial customs on process to state.
2.	The causes of death, age related with working on reports on the social structures, the nutrition, gain the ability to determine the conditions that influence survival of Anatolian graves with skeletons in Protohistoric Period.
3.	To evaluate on the grave findings from chemical, anthropological, sociological results of test and analyses and to consolidate the cultural results with analytical thinking to win.
4.	Anatolian protohistoric grave findings comparable with the surroundings culture findings elucidate the similarities and differences, to identify, evaluate and to have the knowledge on originality-cultural exchange and to have the ability to use this information in the study area.
5.	Anatolian protohistoric grave findings comparable with the surroundings culture findings elucidate the similarities and differences, to identify, evaluate and to have the knowledge on originality-cultural exchange and to have the ability to use this information in the study area.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	M. Özdoğan - N. Başgelen, Anadolu’da Uygarlığın Doğuşu ve Avrupa’ya Yayılımı, Türkiye’de Neolitik Dönem, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, 2007.
2.	T. Özgüç, Ön Tarih’te Anadolu’da Ölü Gömme Adetleri, 1948.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Anatolian social structure and village culture in Neolithic Period

Week 2 - Theoretical

Anatolian mural and extramural grave positions in Neolithic Period

Week 3 - Theoretical

Grave findings and death rituals in Neolithic Period

Week 4 - Theoretical

Evaluation of the skeletons of Neolithic Period

Week 5 - Theoretical

Anatolian social structure, the social impact of the use of mining, development of surrounding regions the effect of the Anatolian settlements in Chalcolithic Period.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Anatolian mural and extramural grave positions in Chalcolithic Period

Week 7 - Theoretical

Evaluation of the skeletons of Chalcolithic Period

Week 8 - Intermediate Exam

Midterm Exam

Week 9 - Theoretical

Grave findings and death rituals in Chalcolithic Period

Week 10 - Theoretical

Settlements of the Early Bronze Age Anatolia and impact of urbanization process of social structure

Week 11 - Theoretical

Southeast and South Anatolian burial customs in Early Bronze Age and relations with neighbouring cultures.

Week 12 - Theoretical

Burial customs of Central Anatolia and Black Sea in Early Bronze Age, relations with other regions and neighbouring cultures.

Week 13 - Theoretical

Burial customs of Mediterranean and Western Anatolia in Early Bronze Age, relations with other regions and neighbouring cultures.

Week 14 - Theoretical

Evaluation of the skeletons of Early Bronze Age

Week 15 - Theoretical

Grave findings and death rituals in Early Bronze Age

Week 16 - Theoretical

Fınal

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	3	42
Assignment	5	0	5	25
Reading	14	0	3	42
Midterm Examination	1	5	1	6
Final Examination	1	9	1	10
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
OÇ-2		4		4
OÇ-3	4
OÇ-4		4
OÇ-5

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