ARME707 DIGITAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE NEOLITHIC TRANSITION
| Course Code: |
8630707 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Archaeometry |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
This course provides an introduction to the Neolithic Transition in West Eurasia, with special emphasis on ancient DNA and digital modeling studies. The course has three fundamental elements: 1)introduction to the existing interpretive frames of the Neolithisation process through an archaeological perspective by evaluating changes in technology, ritual, and demography, as assessed from material culture analyses, 2)introduction to the current state of the Ancient DNA studies and recent insights it provides into Neolithization in West Eurasia. 3) introduction to quantitative modeling of gene flow and material culture transmission through hands-on approaches to GIS and other applications of Digital Archaeology.
