Information Package / Course Catalogue
Second Millenium B. C. Settlements and Monuments in the Western Anatolia I
Course Code: ARKE655
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

The aims of the course are to know the chronology of II. Millennium B.C. West Anatolia and able to compare other cultural regions. The objectives of the course to give information about history and settlements of the II. Millennium B.C. West Anatolia and learn historical geography, monuments and main elements in aspects of architecture and pottery.

Course Content

In recent years, new 2nd millennium B.C. settlements have been discovered and excavation started in some of them. Beside this, historical geography works carried about Arzawan Kingdom, its capital Apasas and the important city Millawanda, affected also the classical periods. The aim of the lesson is to discuss about all this.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Yavuz Selim KAYA
Learning Outcomes
1.1. Know chronology of settlement of West Anatolia in the second millenium B.C. and able to compare neighborhood cultural regions.
2.2. Know history and settlement of West Anatolia in the second millenium B.C.
3.3. Put forward an idea about historical geography of West Anatolia in the second millenium B.C.
4.4. Define in general monuments of West Anatolia in the second millenium B.C.
5.5. Define main elements of settlements of West Anatolia in respect to architecture and pottery in the second millenium B.C.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.P. A. Mountjoy, “The East Aegean – West Anatolian Interface in the Late Bronze Age,” BICS 42(1998) 228-230.
2.I. Singer, “Western Anatolia in the Thirteenth Century B.C. According to the Hittite Sources,” AS 33(1983) 205-217.
3.J. V. Canby, “Some Hittite Figurines in the Aegean,” Hesperia 38(1969) 141-149.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The history of West Anatolia in 2nd millenium B.C. and Luwis
Week 2 - Theoretical
The geogprahy of the West Anatolia in 2nd millenium B.C.
Week 3 - Theoretical
The West Anatolia according to Hattuşa written sources
Week 4 - Theoretical
Arzawa in the reign of II. Murşili
Week 5 - Theoretical
The West Anatolia campaign on II. Murşili and names of the cities.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Millawanda
Week 7 - Theoretical
Anaia – Latmos
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Apasas – Ephesos (Ayasuluk), Puranda-Bademgediği Tepe, Pancar relief.
Week 10 - Theoretical
The monument of Karabel, Akpınar and Suratkaya.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Çine, Tepecik Tell
Week 12 - Theoretical
Beycesultan
Week 13 - Theoretical
The monument of Beyşehir Eflatunpınar
Week 14 - Theoretical
Diğer Hitit Anıtları
Week 15 - Final Exam
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 - Theory140342
Assignment90327
Reading130339
Midterm Examination1718
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
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4
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5
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5
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4
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4
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4
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