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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Prehistory ARK109 Compulsory Bachelor's degree 1 Fall 4

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Ayşin KONAK

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Discuss the bio-cultural evolution of human of Prehistoric Ages.
2) Classify the prehistoric cultures.
3) Compare the prehistoric ages with the prehistoric cultures.
4) Explain the paleoenvirenment of Prehistoric population
5) Identify the stone artifact technologies of prehistoric cultures.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Learning Outcomes
1 High High High Middle Middle Middle High Middle High
2 Low Middle High Middle Low High High High High
3 Low High Low High High High High High Middle
4 Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle Middle
5 High High High High High High High High High

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

PREHİSTORY II

Course Contents

The Prehistory and Definition, Prehistoric Chronologies, Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic, Epipaleolithic, and Neolithic periods, the beginning of the research on Prehistory, The distributions of Prehistoric Cultures, fossil humans of Paleolithic Ages will be covered during the course.

Weekly Schedule

1) Prehistoric Cultures
2) The Prehistoric Settlement of Anatolia
3) Paleolithic Cultures
4) Lower Paleolithic Cultures
5) Middle Paleolitik Period
6) The Upper Paleolitik Revolutions
7) The Mezolitic Age
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Neolithic Ages
10) Architectural Of Prehistoric Culture
11) Prehistoric Economy and Society
12) Prehistoric Art
13) Stone Artifact Technologies
14) Cemeteries, Grave goods and Burial rituals
15) The Environmental Background
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Arsebük, G., 2012, Uzak Geçmişimize Dair Okumalar, Ege Yayınları, İstanbul.
2- Karakoç, M., 2015, Son Buzul Çağı ve Holosen Başlangıcında Anadolu ve Balkanlar, Miidas Kitap, 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