GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
GLASS IN ANTIQUITY/ARK427
Course Title: GLASS IN ANTIQUITY
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Ayşe Emel ERTEN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  eerten@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Description of the physical properties of glass.
Explanation of the importance of glass finds as archaeological evidence.
Intoduction to the early history of glass.
Following the development of the objects made of glass in a historical scope.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to "Ancient Glass". General information on the contents.
2. Week  Presentation of the physical properties of ancient glass. Description of the basic materials of which glass is made and methods of providing them. Col
3. Week  Introduction to the history of glass. Discovery of glass as a "material". Sumerian land and earliest centers where glass was recorded: Eshnunna and
4. Week  Factors leading to the earliest production of glass: Lapis lazuli and its trade in the Bronze Age.
5. Week  Early glass production techniques: Casting and Rod-Forming. Earliest glass objects: Beads.
6. Week  Major Bronze Age glass production centers: Mitanni. Applications of core technique for the production of the earliest glass vessels
7. Week  Egypt in Bronze Age glass production: Malkata and Tell el Amarna
8. Week  Mid-Term Examination
9. Week  Aegean glass in Bronze Age: Myceanean Glass Finds
10. Week  Trade of glass in Bronze Age: Uluburun and Gelidonya Wrecks. Archaeological evidence from Qantir-Piramesse.
11. Week  Glass in Iron Age. Evidence from Neo-Assyrian centers: Nimrud and Ninive.
12. Week  Glass in Iron Age Anatolia.Archaeological evidence from Phrygia and Lydia.
13. Week  Achaemenid style in the art of glass and archaeological finds.
14. Week  Glass in Hellenistic Period: Canosa and Antikhytera Groups. Glass bowls of the Hellenistic Period. Glass production in Rhodes. Applications of core-t
15. Week  Glass in the Roman Imperial Period. An important discovery in glass technology: glassblowing.Free blowing and mold-blowing.Major Roman glass vessel fo
16. Week  Glass in Late Antique Period. Novelties and changes. Intense use of glass for artificial and natural illumination. Wineglasses, candles and window gla
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  D. G. Grose, Early Ancient Glass, Toledo Museum of Glass, 1990. E. Erten, İÖ İkinci Binde Cam, OLBA, 1998. D. Barag,Western Asiatic Glass in the BM, London 1985. J. Henderson, Ancient Glass - An Interdisciplinary Exploration, Cambridge U.P., 2013. D. Barag,Western Asiatic Glass in the BM, London 1985.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
2
32
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
0
0
 Reading
3
3
9
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
5
25
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
10
10
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
9
9
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
97
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.88
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Obtaining basic knowledge of archaeology.X
2Gaining the ability to interpret and evaluate theoretical knowledge in the discipline.X
3Being competent in applying technical knowledge in fieldwork.X
4Obtaining skills in identifying and analyzing the date, style and chronological issues of archaeological material.X
5Comparing and analyzing basic data of archaeology by developing relations: ceramics, architecture, sculpture and little findingsX
6Building relations with other disciplines such as History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, etc...X
7Building relations with other disciplines such as History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, etc...X
8Preserving archaeological material, promoting it in the society and evaluating it given the relation between tourism and environment.X
9Ability to use contemporary techniques and tools for archaeological applicationsX
10Becoming competent in research and consulting services in accordance with the notion of scientific objectivity, technological compatibility, and analytical thinking skills in order to contribute to the development of the discipline of Archaeology.X
11Guarding Anatolian historical heritage, promoting and preserving it.X
12Becoming able to carry out interdisciplinary research and observation in Archaeology.X
13Putting the theoretical and applicable knowledge in Archaeology to research and to public use.X
14Describes basic grammar rules of Turkish and a foreign languageX
15Interprets social, economic, political and ideological conditions which have caused Turkish revolutionX