Information Package / Course Catalogue
The Early Iron Age in the Western Anatolia
Course Code: ARKE627
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Chronological problems and data of the new excavations of especially central and north western Anatolia will be evaluated.

Course Content

The aim of this study, evaluation of new data from Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age.

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Learning Outcomes
1.The end of the Late Bronze Age
2.The emergence of Early Iron Age
3.The evaluation of excavation and surveys new data from Late Bronze Age to Early Iron Age.
4.Examination of the Early Iron Age settlements in Western Anatolia.
5.Examination of the Early Iron Age cultures in Western Anatolia.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Akurgal 1955 E. Akurgal, Phrygische Kunst, Ankara, 1955.
10.Frangipane, M., Yakındoğu’da Devletin Doğuşu, (Çev. Z.Z.İlkgelen), İstanbul, 2002.
11.11. French, D.H., Anatolia and the Aegean in the Third Millennium B. C. (Doktora Tezi, Cambridge Universitesi, 1968).
13.13. Erkanal, “Geç Tunç Çağı'nda Liman Tepe." Batı Anadolu ve Doğu Akdeniz Geç Tunç Çağı Kültürleri Üzerine Yeni Araştırmalar. (Eds. Erkanal-Öktü, A, S. Günel ve U. Deniz), Ankara, 2008, 91-100.
14.14. Genz 2000 H. Genz,“Die Eisenzeit in Zentralanatolien im Lichte der keramischen Funde von Büyükkaya in Boğazköy/Hattusa“, TÜBA-AR 3 (2000) 35-54.
15.1. Genz 2001 H. Genz, “Boğazköy’ün Erken Demir Çağı“, Eskiçağ Bilimleri Enstitüsü Haberler 12
16.16. Genz, H. 2003, “The Early Iron Age in Central Anatolia”, Identifying Changes: The Transition from Bronze to Iron Ages in Anatolia and its Neighbouring Regions. Proceedings of the International Workshop Istanbul, November 8-9, 2002. (ed. B. ischer - H. Genz - E. Jean - K. Köroğlu), Istanbul:179-191.
17.17. Lloyd, S.- Mellaart, J., Beycesultan I: The Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Level, Londra 1962.
18.18. Omura 1992a S. Omura, Kaman-Kalehöyük I. Ibaraki (1992a).
19.19. Omura 1992b S. Omura, “1990 Yılı Kaman-Kalehöyük Kazıları”, KST 13.1 (1992) 319-336.
20.20. Özgüç 1978 T. Özgüç, Maşat Höyük Kazıları ve Çevresindeki Araştırmalar/Excavations at MaşatHöyük and Investigations in Its Vicinity, Ankara, 1978.
21.21. Sams 1994 G. K. Sams, The Early Phrygian Pottery.The Gordion Excavations 1950-1973: Final Reports, IV, 1994.
22.22. Schachner, A., Die Ausgrabungen in Boğazköy-Hattusa 2007, AA, 2008/1, 113-161 (mit Beiträgen von R. Dittmann, U. Röttger, U.-D. Schoop)
23.23. Seeher, J., Hattuşa Yukarı Şehir: Yeni sorular, yeni kazılar, yeni cevaplar, in: T. Tarhan - A. Tibet - E. Konyar (Ed.), Muhibbe Darga Armağanı (Istanbul 2008), 405-414
24.24. Seeher, J., Abschied von Gewusstem - Die Ausgrabungen in Hattusa am Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts, in: G. Wilhelm (Hrsg.), Hattusa - Boğazköy. Das Hethiterreich im Spannungsfeld des Alten Orients, 6. Internationales Colloquium der Deutschen Orient Gesellschaft (Wiesbaden 2008) 1-13.
25.25. Seeher, J., Boğazköy-Hattuşa 2004-2005 Yılı Kazı ve Restorasyon Çalışmaları, in: 28. Kazı Sonuçları Toplantısı Bd. 2 (Ankara 2007), 27-42.
32.32. Schoop, U.D. - Seeher, J., Absolute Chronologie in Boğazköy-Hattusa: Das Potential der Radiokarbondaten, 53-76.
33.33. Seeher, J., Chronology in Hattusa: New Approaches to an Old Problem, 197-214.
34.34. Yakar,J., The Later Prehistory of Anatolia: the Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age. Oxford.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The evaluation of content, introduce to bibliography
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Late Bronze Age finding centers in Anatolia. I
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Late Bronze Age finding centers in Anatolia. II
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Late Bronze Age finding centers in Anatolia. III
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Late Bronze Age finding centers in Anatolia. IV
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Anatolian Late Bronze Age chronology, regional differences
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Anatolian Late Bronze Age chronology, regional differences, II
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Anatolian Early Iron Age chronology, regional differences, I
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Anatolian Early Iron Age chronology, regional differences, II
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Anatolian Early Iron Age chronology, regional differences, III
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Anatolian Early Iron Age chronology, regional differences, IV
Week 13 - Theoretical
The evaluation of Troia, Gordion, Hattuşaş excavations.
Week 14 - Theoretical
The evaluation of Kaman Kalehöyük excavations.
Week 15 - Theoretical
The evaluation of East and Southeastern Anatolian excavations data.
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final examination.
Week 17 - 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
Assignment83240
Reading60212
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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