Chipped Stone Tool Technology
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipped Stone Tool Technology | ARK325 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Ayşin KONAK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Know the theoretical foundation of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Period.
2) Learn the characteristics of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods.
3) Examines chipped stone finds of the Paleolithic Period.
4) Examines chipped stone finds of the Neolithic Period.
5) Compares the Paleolithic and Neolithic period stone finds.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||||||
| 1 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 2 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 3 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 4 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 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
Prehistory I and II
Course Contents
Technologies observed in Anatolia in the Paleolithic and Neolithic Periods, basic terminology, stone tool morphologycal Dynamics, geochimical techniques, analysis of débitage, stone tools analyses, artifact diversity
Weekly Schedule
1) Information about the purpose, content and materials of the course.2) Stone tool morphological dynamics
3) Basics of stone tool production
4) Stone tool morphological dynamics
5) Geochimical techniques
6) Flake debitage
7) Debitage Analyses
8) Midterm
9) Stone tools analyses
10) Atrifact Types
11) Artifact functions
12) Stone tools assemblages
13) Flake tool analyses
14) Biface Analyses
15) Raw material sources
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Arsebük, G., 1996, “Trakya’da eski bir yerleşim yeri: Yarımburgaz Mağarası Alt Paleolitik Çağ Bulguları”, Anadolu Araştırmaları XIV: 33-50.
2- Arsebük, G., 2011, Yarımburgaz Mağarası, Arkeoatlas 1: Tarihöncesinden Demir Çağı'na Anadolu'nun Arkeoloji Atlası, Özel Koleksiyon, s: 35.
3- Aydın, S., 2003, “Alet”, Antropoloji Sözlüğü, K. Emiroğlu, S. Aydın (Eds.), Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları, Ankara, s. 28.
4- Belli, O., 2009, Geçmişte Şekillenen Kültür: Anadolu'nun En Eski Sürek Avı Sahnesi, Aktüel Arkeoloji Sayı: 10, sayfa: 68-77.
5- Güleç, E., White, T., Kuhn, S., Özer, İ., Sağır, M., Yılmaz, H., F. C. Howell., 2009. “The Lower Pleistocene lithic assemblage from Dursunlu (Konya), central Anatolia, Turkey”, Antiquity 83:11-22.
6- Kösem, M. B., 2005, Yontmataş Endüstrilerinin Tanımlanmasında Tip Listesi Çalışmalarının Yeri Ve Önemi, Anadolu / Anatolia 29, sayfa: 29-38.
7- Otte, M., Yalçınkaya, I., Kozlowski, J., Bar-Yosef, O., Taşkıran, H., Noiret, P., 1995, “Evolution Technique Au Paléolithique Ancien De Karain (Turquie)”, L’Anthropologie, 99/4: 529-561.
8- Yalçınkaya, I., İnsanlık Tarihinden Bir Kesit: “Paleolitik Çağ”, Antropoloji ve Yaşlılık, Prof.Dr. Vedia Emiroğlu’na Armağan, (2000), 15-30.
9- Taşkıran, H., 2012, Prehistorya; Tarih Öncesi Arkeolojisi, Kuvaterner Bilimi, Ed. N. Kazancı, A. Gürbüz, Ankara Üniversitesi Yayınları, No: 350, s: 171-194. ISBN: 978-605-136-056-0.
10- Özdoğan, M., 2002, İlk adımlar. Paleolitik Çağ, Arkeo Atlas 1, 46-48.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Group Study
5) Brain Storming
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required