Information Package / Course Catalogue
Egyptian Archaeology
Course Code: ARKE535
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

Getting to Know Prehistoric and Protohistoric Cultures in Egypt.

Course Content

The aim of the course is to explain the traces left on world history by the societies that lived in Egypt from prehistoric times to the Hellenistic Period, and to better understand the acculturation processes of these societies with Anatolia in the context of Comparative Archaeology.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Özlem TÜTÜNCÜLER BİRCAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To learn about the past and present status of Ancient Egyptian archaeology.
2.Learning the forms of political organization and social structure in ancient Egypt.
3.Learning about the world of belief and related elements in Ancient Egypt.
4.Learning about burial customs in ancient Egypt.
5.Obtaining information about Ancient Egypt - West Asia acculturation.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Stocks, DA (2022). Experiments in Egyptian archaeology: stoneworking technology in ancient Egypt.,
2.Meskell, L (1998). An archaeology of social relations in an Egyptian village. Journal of archaeological method and theory
3.Budge, EAW (1925). The Mummy: A handbook of Egyptian funerary archaeology., University Press
4.Wendrich, W (2011). Egyptian archaeology.
5.Bader, B (2013). Cultural mixing in Egyptian archaeology: The 'Hyksos' as a case study. Archaeological Review from Cambridge
6.Bietak, M (1979). The present state of Egyptian archaeology. The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology
7.Piquette, K (2018). An Archaeology of Art and Writing: Early Egyptian Labels in Context.
8.Kemp, BJ (2018). Ancient Egypt: anatomy of a civilization
9.Shaw, I (2003). The Oxford history of ancient Egypt
10.Hornung, E (1996). Conceptions of god in ancient Egypt: the one and the many
11.Baines, J, & Malek, J (1984). An Atlas of Ancient Egypt
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Literature
Week 2 - Theoretical
Egypt in Prehistoric Times I
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Political History I
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Political History II
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Political History III
Week 6 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Religion I
Week 7 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Religion II
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Burial Customs
Week 10 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Temple Architecture
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Public Architecture
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Art I
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Art II
Week 14 - Theoretical
Ancient Egyptian Art III
Week 15 - Theoretical
Discussion
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 - Theory140342
Assignment62224
Reading140342
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
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026