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JFZL7171 | Geophys. Appl. on Archaeological Areas | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | Level of Course | Third Cycle | Status | Elective | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Aysel ŞEREN | Co-Lecturer | None | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | The aim of this course is to use of geophysical methods in archaeological areas |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | learn geophysical techniques used in archaeological structures and sites | 2,3 | 1 | PO - 2 : | learn to the applications of geophysical methods in the study of archaeological findings | 2,3 | 1 | PO - 3 : | comprehend instruments used in archaeology; for example ground penetrating radar, magnetic field (gradiometric) and resistivity surveys | 2,3 | 1 | PO - 4 : | process of the acquisition data in geophysics techniques on the protected area | 2,3 | 1 | PO - 5 : | design a geophysical survey on the archaeological studies | 2,3 | 1 | PO - 6 : | examine international geophysical studies on the archaeological sites | 2,3 | 1 | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | |
Used geophysics methods for delineating of various phenomena including; archaeological field boundaries, buried walls, burial mounds, graves and ancient water courses, and generally for forensic applications. This geophysical methods used include; fluxgate magnetic gradiometry, resistivity profiling, 2D resistivity imaging, electromagnetic profiling and ground penetrating radar. Case studies. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Used geophysics methods for delineating of various phenomena including; archaeological field boundaries, buried walls, burial mounds | | Week 2 | graves and ancient water courses, and generally for forensic applications | | Week 3 | specifically geophysical methods used in archaeological fields | | Week 4 | fluxgate magnetic gradiometry | | Week 5 | specifically resistivity method used in archaeological fields | | Week 6 | 2D and 3D imaging | | Week 7 | Ground Penetrating Radar, design of time-slice maps, its interpretation | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | Week 9 | examine of case studies | | Week 10 | examine of case studies | | Week 11 | examine of case studies | | Week 12 | examine of case studies | | Week 13 | examine of case studies | | Week 14 | examine of case studies | | Week 15 | examine of case studies | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Oswin, J. 2009; A field Guide to Geophysics in Archaeology, Praxis Publishing, Chichester, UK. | | 2 | Conyers, L.B. 2004; Ground Penetrating Radar for Archaeology, Alta Mira Press. | | |
1 | Journal of archeogical science, Archaeological Prospection, Geoarchaeolgy International Journal | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 8 | | 2 | 30 | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | | 2 | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 10 | 30 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ödev | 3 | 4 | 12 | Proje | 6 | 2 | 12 | Kısa sınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | Diğer 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | Total work load | | | 186 |
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