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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY / ARCHAEOLOGY (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
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ARKZ5030Theoretical Approaches in Archaeology3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Sidar GÜNDÜZALP
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
This course aims to examine the development of archaeological thought from its emergence to the present day and the contribution of different schools to archaeological research.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : They will learn the history of archaeological thought.1 - 2
PO - 2 : They will have information about the development of theoretical archaeology.2
PO - 3 : They will be able to relate the theories of archaeology to the theories of other social sciences.2 - 4
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

 
Contents of the Course
The change of theoretical archaeology over time and the effect of the ideas developed within the framework of different traditions of thought on archaeological research.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Interest in Antiquity in the Renaissance and the Birth of Archaeology
 Week 2Collections, Relative Chronologies and the Three Age System
 Week 3Social Darwinism, Racist Archaeologies and Diffusionism
 Week 4Evolutionary Anthropology and Its Effects on Archaeology
 Week 5American and Soviet Archaeology
 Week 6Culture Historical Ecole
 Week 7V. Gordon Childe's Thoughts and His Impact on Theoretical Archaeology
 Week 8French School of Technology: The Views of A. Leroi-Gourhan, G. Simondon and P. Lemmonier
 Week 9Midterm Exam
 Week 10The Rise of the Natural Sciences in Archaeology: Normative Archaeology, Economic and Functional Approaches
 Week 11Processual (New) Archaeology
 Week 12Ian Hodder and Post-Processual Archaeology
 Week 13Relativist Archaeologies
 Week 14Contextual and Cognitive Archaeological Practices
 Week 15Relational Social Science Approaches and Archaeology
 Week 16Final Exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Trigger, B. G. 2014. Arkeolojik Düşünce Tarihi, (Çev.) F. Aydın, Eskiyeni Yayınları, Ankara.
2Hodder, I. & Hutson, S. 2010. Geçmişi Okumak, (Çev.) B. Toprak ? E. Rona, Phoenix Yayınları, Ankara.
3Shanks, M. & Tilley, C. 2021. Arkeolojinin Yeniden İnşası ? Teori ve Pratik, (Çev.) Ü. Tatlıcan, Phoenix Yayınları, Ankara.
4Özdoğan, M. 2006. Arkeolojinin Politikası ve Politik Bir Araç Olarak Arkeoloji, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul.
5Hodder, I. 2018. Dolanıklık: İnsanlarla Şeyler Arasındaki İlişkilerin Arkeolojisi, (Çev.) B. C. Yılmazyiğit, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul.
6Childe, V. G. 1994. Toplumsal Evrim, Alan Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
 
Recommended Reading
1Özdoğan, M. 2001. Türk Arkeolojisinin Sorunları ve Koruma Politikaları, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul.
2Cogito Dergisi 28. Sayı, Arkeoloji: Bir Bilimin Katmanları
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 1 saat 40
End-of-term exam 16 1 saat 60
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Arasınav 3 1 3
Dönem sonu sınavı 3 1 3
Total work load48