Information Package / Course Catalogue
Urartian Metal Art
Course Code: ARKE640
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

Metal sources, production techniques and metal artifacts of Urartu Kingdom will be explained.

Course Content

Urartian metal art will be examined through findings and written sources.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Geography and Political History of the Urartian Kingdom.
2.Mine sources of Urartu.
3.Mine processing techniques of Urartu
4.Urartian Metal Art and the artifacts.
5.Urartian Metal Art and the artifacts in written sources.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Azarpay, Guitty; 1968. Urartian Art and Artifacts: a Chronological Study. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press.
2.2. Barnett, R. D.; 1982. "Urartu" in Cambridge Ancient History III/1: The Prehistory of the Balkans; the Middle East and the Aegean World, tenth to eighth centuries B.C. John Boardman et. al. (eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 314-371.
3.3. Çilingiroğlu, Altan A.; 1997. Urartu Krallığı Tarihi ve Sanatı. İzmir: Yaşar Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı. Degens, E.T. and F. Kurtman (eds.); 1978. The Geology of Lake Van, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Scope of the course and the resources will be discussed.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Geography and Political History of the Urartian Kingdom.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Urartian Metal Art and the artifacts in written sources.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Mine sources of Urartu.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Mine processing techniques of Urartu.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Metal works of Urartu. (caldrons and potteries)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Metal works of Urartu. (belts and ornamental goods)
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
MIDTERM EXAM
Week 9 - Theoretical
Metal works of Urartu. (helmets and quivers)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Metal works of Urartu. (shields)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Metal works of Urartu. (shields)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Metal works of Urartu. (medallion and pectorals)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Metal works of Urartu. (furniture components)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Urartian art of metalwork and contribution to Anatolian Iron Age culture.
Week 15 - Theoretical
Overall assessment and discussion.
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 - Theory140228
Assignment50420
Reading100550
Individual Work50525
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026