| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeology of Assur Babil | ARK408 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Ayşe Tuba ÖKSE
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) The development process of the Kingdoms to Empires
2) New Assyrian Cities, architecture and art
3) New Babylonian Cities, architecture and art
4) New Elam Cities, architecture and art
5) Comparative assessment of the settlement, infra structure, architecture and art of the New Assyrian, Babylonian and Elam cities, identification of Mesopotamian imperial arctitecture and art
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||
| 1 | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | |
| 2 | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
YOK
Course Contents
The origins, development phases of the canonic srtyle of 1st millennium BC Mesopotamia, magnificient cities of the emperors, imperial archives, social system and enlargement politics, and the latest standardization under the Persian Empire.
Weekly Schedule
1) General assessment of Mesopotamian imperia2) New Assyrian Cities, Architecture, Art: Ninive
3) New Assyrian Cities, Architecture, Art: Nimrud
4) New Assyrian Cities, Architecture, Art: Khorsabad
5) New Assyrian Cities, Architecture, Art: Tell Seh Hamad
6) New Assyrian Cities, Architecture, Art: Assur
7) New Babylonian Cities, Architecture, Art: Babylon
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) New Babylonian Cities, Architecture, Art: Aqr Quf
10) New Babylonian Cities, Architecture, Art: Karduniash
11) New Babylonian Cities, Architecture, Art: Uruk
12) New Elam Cities, Architecture, Art: Susa
13) New Elam Cities, Architecture, Art: Dur Kurigalzu
14) A Comparative assessment of the 1st Millennium BC Mesopotamian cities, Architecture, Art
15) Revision
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Frankfort, H.The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient. London 1970
2- Moortfart, A. Die Kunst des Alten Mesopotamien I, Sumer und Akkad Köln, 1985
3- Moortgart, A. Die Kunst des Alten Mesopotamien II, Babylon und Assur Köln, 1985
4- H. Klengel, Kulturgescichte des alten Vorderasien Berlin 1989
5- Strommenger, E. ve M. Hirmer The Art of Mesopotamia London 1964
6- Ortmann, W. 1984 Der Alte Orient. Propyläen Kunst Geschichte. Berlin
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required