GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CENTRAL ASIAN ARCHAEOLOGY I/4680005
Course Title: CENTRAL ASIAN ARCHAEOLOGY I
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Süleyman Yücel Şenyurt
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/~senyurt
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  senyurt@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Obtaining knowledge on ancient civilisations and cultures of Central Asia








 -- 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  Central Asia: Geographical outline
2. Week  Paleolithic and Epi-Paleolithic cultures of Central Asia
3. Week  Early sedentary agricultural communities (cltures of Jeitun- Kelteminar- Namazgah I-III)
4. Week  Neolithic-Eneolit periods in Nort Central Asia
5. Week  Cultures of Afanesiovo-Surtanda-Botai-Tersek
6. Week  Indus/Harappan civilisation (Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa)
7. Week  Early Bronze Age in Turkmenistan (Altıntepe and Namazga IV-V)
8. Week  Mid-Term Exam
9. Week  Sintashta-Petrovka Culture (2200 – 1800 BC)
10. Week  Middle Bronze Age cultures(Baktria-Margia-Namazga VI and Xingjiang)
11. Week  Middle Bronze Age cultures(Baktria-Margia-Namazga VI and Xingjiang)
12. Week  Late Bronze Age (Andronovo culture)
13. Week  Yanbulak Period (1500 – 1000 BC)
14. Week  Seima-Turbino (1500 – 1300 BC)
15. Week  Karasuk culture (1200 – 900 BC)
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  J. Davis-Kimball, et all. (Eds.), Kurgans, Ritual Sites and Settlements Euroasian Bronze and Iron Age, BAR 2000. H. Parzinger, Die frühen Völker Eurasiens. Vom Neolithikum bis zum Mittelalter, München, 2006.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Designing and Applying Materials
6
4
24
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
5
3
15
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X