ARK635 - PALEOLITHIC SOCIAL STRUCTURE
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALEOLITHIC SOCIAL STRUCTURE | ARK635 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Other: workshop | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Ass. Prof. Dr. Neyir Kolankaya-Bostancı | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this course is to ensure the student to interpret and evaluate the social structure and demographic structure, social and economic life, social organization, exchange system and belief system during the Paleolithic age in the light of material cultural finds and by making comparisons with recent hunter-gatherer groups. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Demographic and social structure of Paleolithic hunter-gatherer groups Social roles and status in Paleolithic period. Socioeconomic status in Paleolithic period. Social organization in Paleolithic period. Belief system and rituals in Paleolithic period Paleolithic exchange system | |||||
| References | Binford, L.R. (2002). In Pursuit of the Past. Decoding the Archaeological Record. University of California Press, California. Gamble, C. (1999). The Paleolithic Societies of Europe. Cambridge. Hayden, B. (2012). Neanderthal Social Structure, Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 31/1, 1-26. Lewis-Williams, D. (2004). The Mind in the Cave. Thames&Hudson, London. Wobst,H.M. (1974). Boundary Conditions for Paleolithic Social Systems: A Stimulation Approach, American Antiquity, Vol. 39, No. 2, 147-178. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction, social structure of hunter-gatherers group |
| Week 2 | Paleolithic hunter-gatherer groups and demographic structure |
| Week 3 | Social roles and status in Paleolithic period, the sexual division of labour |
| Week 4 | Socioeconomic status in Middle and Upper Paleolithic period (graves, prestige products, ornaments) |
| Week 5 | Socioeconomic status in Middle and Upper Paleolithic period (graves, prestige products, ornaments) (continue) |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Social organization in Paleolithic period |
| Week 8 | Paleolithic exchange system and raw material transfer |
| Week 9 | The relation between social structure and cave topography |
| Week 10 | Rituals and belief system in Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods |
| Week 11 | Periodic aggregation sites in Middle and Upper Paleolithic periods |
| Week 12 | Midterm exam |
| Week 13 | Workshop |
| Week 14 | Workshop |
| Week 15 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 2 | 25 |
| Midterms | 2 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 7 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 44 | 184 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Have the basic and updated knowledge of archaeology | X | ||||
| 2. Able to interpret and evaluate of undergraduate knowledge of archaeology and practice this knowledge in the field. | X | ||||
| 3. Able to record the archaeological data with technological implements | X | ||||
| 4. Able to transfer of the archaeological knowledge and experience through oral and written communication | X | ||||
| 5. Able to carry out archaeology projects | X | ||||
| 6. Able to take responsibility to solve the problems encountered in archaeological studies | X | ||||
| 7. Able to plan and manage archaeological activities | X | ||||
| 8. Able to identifying learning needs in archaeology and to take responsibility to protect cultural heritage. Also able to raise public awareness of cultural heritage | X | ||||
| 9. Able to transmit archaeological popular topics to the community | X | ||||
| 10. Able to take responsibility about data collecting, interpreting and publishing archaeological data | X | ||||
| 11. Able to work both in the field and in store/ laboratories | X | ||||
| 12. Able to present and protect the artefacts and cataloguing in the scope of documentation | X | ||||
| 13. Able to use at least one foreign language in Europeam Language Portfolio at General Level B2 to read up to date information about field and communicate with colleagues | X | ||||
| 14. Able to use information and communication technologies | X | ||||
| 15. Able to bring different disciplines together in archaeological studies | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest