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Year/Semester of Study | 3 / Spring Semester | ||||
Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
Type of Course | Optional | ||||
Department | ARCHAEOLOGY | ||||
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
Name of Lecturer | TAYFUN CAYMAZ (tayfuncaymaz@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
Objectives of the Course | |||||
his course covers the developments and formations that led to the emergence of Egyptian civilization and its early stages, from the Paleolithic period to the end of the Old Kingdom. Within this framework, it is aimed to understand early Egyptian culture in terms of administrative, economic, social, religious and artistic positions. |
Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
LO-1 |
PO-1 Know the basic terms related to Archaeology programme PO-2 Collect necessary data to solve problems faced PO-3 Analyse the data, observe, interpret the results of collected data PO-4 Apply archaeology principles to today’s problems of the world PO-5 Make connections between theories and methods related to archaeology PO-8 Use at least one foreign language to follow new information in their field and to communicate with their colleagues PO-9 Make inner and interdisciplinary team works happen PO-10 Make effective introduction of their fields PO-12 Use ,analyse and apply theoretic and applied knowledge acquired in archaeology in the field of education, research and public service PO-17 Support universality of social and cultural rights in archaeology, gain social justice consciousness, protect cultural and historical heritage PO-18 Act considering the fact that archaeological cultural heritage is the common heritage of mankind. |
Examination |
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LO-2 |
PO-1 Know the basic terms related to Archaeology programme PO-2 Collect necessary data to solve problems faced PO-3 Analyse the data, observe, interpret the results of collected data PO-5 Make connections between theories and methods related to archaeology PO-6 Use available computer technologies to solve problems in interested fields PO-12 Use ,analyse and apply theoretic and applied knowledge acquired in archaeology in the field of education, research and public service PO-15 Carry out some social, cultural and artistic activities in archaeology field. |
Examination |
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PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
Course Contents | ||
The course is taught using visual materials reflecting archaeological data and verbal explanations. The topics are reinforced by reading relevant publications. | ||
Weekly Course Content | ||
Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1 | Paleolithic-Mesolithic period. Aceramic and ceramic Neolithic period. 5th millennium BC cultures (Tasa and Badari). | Subject description, discussion |
2 | 4th millennium BC Naqada I and II cultures. Proto-Dynastic period (Naqada III). | Subject description, discussion |
3 | Pre-dynastic period. 1st and 2nd dynasties. | Subject description, discussion |
4 | Old Kingdom period. 3rd Dynasty. Development from mastabas to pyramids. | Subject description, discussion |
5 | 4th Dynasty. Golden Age of Egypt. Khufu and the Great Pyramid. | Subject description, discussion |
6 | 4th Dynasty. Khafre's pyramid with giant sphinx statue. | Subject description, discussion |
7 | 5th Dynasty. Solar temples. | Subject description, discussion |
8 | mid-term exam | |
9 | 5th Dynasty. Pyramid texts. | Subject description, discussion |
10 | 6th Dynasty. Earliest memories. | Sject descriptubion, discussion |
11 | 6th Dynasty. Pepi II reigned for 96 years. Governor Kharkuf and the oldest travelogue. End of the old kingdom. | Sject descriptubion, discussion |
12 | Old Kingdom period art works. Sculpture and wall paintings. | Subject description, discussion |
13 | Administrative and political system during the Old Kingdom. | Subject description, discussion |
14 | Economic and social structure during the Old Kingdom. | Subject description, discussion |
15 | Religion, pantheon, and burial customs during the Old Kingdom. | Religion, pantheon, and burial customs during the Old Kingdom. |
16 | final exam | |
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
1 | Guy Brunton and Gertrude Caton-Thompson, (1928), The Badarian Civilization, London.. | |
2 | Emily Teeter /Ed.), (2011), Before the Pyramids. The Origins of Egyptian Civilization, Chicago. | |
3 | Kathryn A.Bard, (2007), An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, Blacwell Publishing, Malden, Oxford and Victoria. | |
4 | Emily Teeter, (2003), Ancient Egypt, Chicago. | |
5 | William Stevenson Smith, (1960), Ancient Egypt, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. | |
6 | Afet İnan, (1992), Eski Mısır Tarihi ve Medeniyeti, Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi, Ankara. | |
Required Course instruments and materials | ||
Assessment Methods | |||
Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
Other assessment methods | |||
1.Oral Examination | |||
2.Quiz | |||
3.Laboratory exam | |||
4.Presentation | |||
5.Report | |||
6.Workshop | |||
7.Performance Project | |||
8.Term Paper | |||
9.Project | |||
final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
Student Work Load | |||
Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Outside Class | |||
a) Reading | 5 | 4 | 20 |
b) Search in internet/Library | 5 | 4 | 20 |
c) Performance Project | 5 | 4 | 20 |
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 5 | 4 | 20 |
e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
Oral Examination | 0 | ||
Quiz | 0 | ||
Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
Own study for mid-term exam | 3 | 2 | 6 |
mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Own study for final exam | 3 | 2 | 6 |
final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | ||
Total work load; | 94 |