Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : ARKE540 |
| 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 |
The aim of this course is to examine the emergence and development of urbanization processes through archaeological evidence. Within the scope of the course, early models of urbanization, settlement systems, economic structures, forms of social organization, and political developments that emerged in different regions are analyzed from a comparative perspective. Particular emphasis is placed on evaluating regional variations in the urbanization process through significant archaeological centers such as Troy, Yortan, Demircihöyük, Küllüoba, Beycesultan, Kültepe, and Arslantepe. The course aims to enable students to interpret the development of early urban societies and to analyze urbanization processes in the Ancient Near East in the light of archaeological findings.
This course examines examples of urbanization from both chronological and regional perspectives. Archaeological finds, architectural features, settlement layouts, and cultural characteristics of major centers, including Troy, Yortan, Demircihöyük, Küllüoba, Beycesultan, Limantepe, Çine-Tepecik Höyük, Seyitömer Höyük, Kültepe, Alacahöyük, Arslantepe, and Titriş Höyük, are evaluated in detail. The course further explores, through a comparative approach, urban models, settlement systems, and interregional interactions that emerged in different geographical regions. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of early urban societies, regional trajectories of urbanization, and the archaeological evidence associated with these processes. Through the analysis of selected case studies, students gain an understanding of the diversity and complexity of urban development in Anatolia and the Ancient Near East.
| 1. | To explain the fundamental characteristics of early urbanisation processes in Mesopotamia, Iran, Egypt, and Anatolia. |
| 2. | To comparatively evaluate urbanisation models and settlement systems that developed in different geographical regions. |
| 3. | To analyse the role of important archaeological centres such as Troy, Kültepe, Arslantepe, Beycesultan, and Demircihöyük in the urbanisation process. |
| 4. | To interpret archaeological evidence concerning the architectural, economic, social, and political structures of early urban societies. |
| 5. | To discuss the regional differences in the urbanisation processes of the Ancient Near East and Anatolia through archaeological findings. |
| 1. | Aktüre, S. 1994, Anadolu’da Bronz Çağı Kentleri, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul. |
| 2. | Bilgen, A.N. 2015, Seyitömer Höyük I. A.N. Bilgen (Editör), İstanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları. |
| 3. | Blegen, C.W., Caskey, J.L., Rawson, M. ve Sperling J. 1950, Troy. Vol.I. (Part 1), Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. |
| 4. | Blegen, C.W., Caskey, J.L. ve Rawson, M. 1951, Troy. Vol.II. (Part 1), Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. |
| 5. | Çevik, Ö. 2005, Tarihte İlk Kentler ve Kentleşme, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul. |
| 6. | Çevik, Ö. ve Erdoğu, B. 2014, Yerleşim Sistemleri ve Mekan Analizi, Ege Yayınları, İstanbul. |
| 7. | Efe, T. 1988, Demircihüyük. Band III, Die Keramik 2, Mainz am Rhein. |
| 8. | Frangipane, M. 2002, Yakındoğu’da Devletin Doğuşu, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul. |
| 9. | Harmanşah, Ö. 2013, Eski Yakındoğu’da Kent, Bellek, Anıt, Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul. |
| 10. | Joukowsky, M. S. 1986 a, Prehistoric Aphrodisias. An Account of the Excavations and Artifact Studies. Vol.I. Louvain: Brown University Press. |
| 11. | Joukowsky, M. S. 1986 b, Prehistoric Aphrodisias. An Account of the Excavations and Artifact Studies. Vol. II. Louvain: Brown University Press. |
| 12. | Kamil, T. 1982, Yortan Cemetery in The Early Bronze Age of Western Anatolia. Oxford: BAR International Series 145. |
| 13. | Koşay, H. Z. 1951, Alaca Höyük Kazısı. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi. |
| 14. | Leick, G. 2019, Kentin Mucidi Mezopotamya, (Çev. Ekin Duru), Say yayınları. |
| 15. | Lloyd, S. ve Mellaart, J. 1962, Beycesultan, The Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Levels. Vol.I., British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara. |
| 16. | Roaf, M. 1996, Mezopotamya ve Eski Yakındoğu, (Çev. Z.Kılıç), İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul. |
| 17. | Yakar, J. 2007, Anadolu’nun Etnoarkeolojisi (Çev. S.H. Riegel), İstanbul: Homer Kitabevi. |
| 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 | 3 | 42 |
| Assignment | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| Reading | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 125 | |||
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 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |