Excavation and Research Techniques
Archaeology
Faculty of Arts and Scıences
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excavation and Research Techniques | ARK117 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Ayşin KONAK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Apply excavation techniques
2) Recognize survey techniques
3) Select appropriate technique used during the excavations
4) Determine the protection tecniques of archaeological monuments
5) Explain the delivery techniques the archaeological monuments to the museum
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||
| 1 | High | High | High | High | High | Low | High | High | High | |
| 2 | High | High | Middle | High | High | Low | Low | Low | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Low | High | |
| 4 | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 5 | High | High | Middle | High | High | High | Low | Middle | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
THE DOCUMENTATION TEKNIQUES ON EXCAVATION AND RESEACHE
Course Contents
History of Archaeology, particularly Turkish Archaeology and its foundation as a discipline will be examined. The course will analyze excavations conducted in Turkey since the foundation of the discipline. Excavations types and locations will be defined and examined. Excavation techniques and strategies, planning in excavation, interpreting strata, recording and methods of various excavation types will be examined. Methods of field surveys, urban archaeology, underwater archaeology, interaction and integration of other disciplines of science to archaeology will be covered.
Weekly Schedule
1) The Development of Archaeology2) Archaeological Scinces Process
3) The nature and Aims of Archeology
4) Basic Categories of Archaeologyical Evidence
5) The Techniques of Survey
6) Discovering Sites
7) Excavations Techniques
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Calenders and Historical Cronologies
10) Investigating the Past Environment
11) The Meaning the Past, Archaeology and Public Understanding
12) Trade and Exchange, The Study of Distrubition
13) Symbols and the Locations of Memory
14) Social arkeoloji, Information for sosyal organizasyon, Techniques of study of hunter gatherer societies, Techniques of study of sedimentery societies
15) Technology, Materials and Archaeometallurgy
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Renfrew, C., Bahn,P., 2013, Arkeoloji, Anahtar Kavramlar, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul
2- Özdoğan, M., 2011, 50 Soruda Arkeoloji, Bilim Kitaplığı, İstanbul.
3- Gamble, O., 2014, Arkeolojinin Temelleri, Aktüel Arkeoloji Yayınları, İstanbul.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required