Academic Catalog

SA560 LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGY

Course Code: 8140560
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 12.0
Department: Settlement Archaeology
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: PhD
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇÝÐDEM ATAKUMAN
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Whereas archaeological data has to be recorded as a fixed entity in space and time, the reality is that the human encounter with the landscape has cultural dimensions that are quite fluid and complex. Archaeology provides unique insight to understand the cultural construction of landscapes in terms of people^s sense of place, time, power, memory, imagination and identity. Therefore, throughout the course we will be surveying theories and methods that will bridge the gap between the physical reality of data and the cultural logic behind the people^s relationship to their surroundings.