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ARCHEOLOGY II COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
TRP114 ARCHEOLOGY II 2 3 2 6

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: To give basic information about archeology and to enable students to have a general idea about archaeology.
Content: What is archaeology: Definition, purpose, limits of archaeology; The relationship of archeology with other sciences: history, philology, geology, philosophy, zoology, botany and art history; A look at Anatolian archaeology: first research, archaeological studies that have survived to the present day. The emergence of the science of archaeology, its historical development, archeology in Turkey; A narrative covering archaeological research areas in Anatolia, archaeological discoveries in the world, methods of deciphering ancient inscriptions, excavations and types of excavations is envisaged. Fundamentals of an archaeological research: evaluation of ancient sources, archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic documents, Branches of Archeology: prehistory, protohistory, ancient near eastern archaeology.