SA581 BASIC CONCEPTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY
| Course Code: |
8140581 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Settlement Archaeology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇÝÐDEM ATAKUMAN |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course introduces the basic concepts in archaeological thinking and research. We will examine the meaning and application of terms such as cultural evolution, social organization, material culture, landscape, chronology, ethnoarchaeology, environmental archaeology, survey and excavation, site, artefact, ecofact, sratigraphy, agency, ritual etc. through a variety of case studies such as the origins of agriculture, origins of urbanization, development of symbolic thought and development of technologies.
