Ph.D. Settlement Archaeology
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Required Courses
SA 501 Theory in Archaeology
SA 505 Geoarchaeology
SA 510 Spatial Analysis in Archaeology
SA 512 Environmental Archaeology
SA 560 Landscape Archaeology
SA 566 Current Approaches in Archaeological Research
SA 597 Research Methods and Ethics in Archaeology (NC)
SA 598 Field Methods in Archaeology I (NC)
SA 600 Advanced Seminar in Settlement Archaeology (NC)
SA 699 Thesis (NC)
Elective Courses (Selection of at least one course from each group below is required)
Theory and Interpretation (Group 1)
SA 518 Cultural Anthropology
SA 561 Issues in Archaeological Heritage Management
SA 562 Issues in Archaeology. Power, Politics and Ethnicity
SA 563 Social Representations in Archaeology. The Cognitive Approach
SA 564 Advanced Issues in Anatolian Archaeology
Practice (Group 2)
SA 502 Artefact Analysis and Quantification
SA 506 Workshop in Settlement Archaeology
SA 514 GIS Applications in Settlement Archaeology
SA 531 Experimental Archaeology
ARCH 482 Conservation of Archaeological Sites
ARME 540 Conservation and Restoration of Archaeological Objects
ARME 541 Archaeological Materials and Their Properties
GEOE 528 Remote Sensing
GEOE 560 Rocks and Minerals in Archaeological Studies
Environment and Settlement (Group 3)
SA 503 Anatolian Archaeology
SA 509 Human Biological and Cultural Evolution: Archaeological Approaches, Theory and Interpretation
SA 527 Aerial Archaeology
SA 528 Landscape Analysis for Archaeologists
SA 565 Domestic Archaeology
AH 521 Themes on Ancient Domestic Architecture
AH 535 Seminar in Greek Architecture
AH 536 Seminar in Roman Architecture
AH 543 Anatolian Seljuk Architecture (11-14th Centuries)
AH 655 Spaces and Practices of Displaying the Past
ARCH 422 Classical Antiquity in Anatolia
CP 517 Issues in Urban Archaeology
DESCRIPTION OF COURSES
SA 560 Landscape Archaeology
While archaeological data has to be recorded as a fixed entity in space and time, the reality is that the human encounter with the landscape has cultural dimensions that are quite fluid and complex. Archaeology provides unique insight to understand the cultural construction of landscapes in terms of people's sense of place, time, power, memory, imagination and identity. Therefore, throughout the course we will be surveying theories and methods that will bridge the gap between the physical reality of data and the cultural logic behind the people's relationship to their surroundings.
SA 561 Issues in Archaeological Heritage Management
"Heritage" is a concept that is constructed at the intersection of the global, national and local politics. This course introduces students to this contestation and the ambigous nature of the concept, while it attempts to anchore the practice of archaeological heritage management in the ethics and responsibilities of the archaeologist.
SA 562 Issues in Archaeology, Power, Politics and Ethnicity
Archaeological evidence, especially deriving from the Classical period, is often very generous in providing us with information on exercise of power, sometimes by individuals and at other times by groups of people, the role of power politics in the form and function of settlements, and not so generous but still informative on questions of identity. While the archaeological data opens a window into the past applications of power, politics and ethnicity, we archaeologists add yet another perspective to the study of ancient settlements with our own biases originating from the quiet power struggles and rejuvenated national identities of our times. In this course, these two perspectives, one from the past into the future and the other from today into the past will be examined through their impact on ancient settlements and our perception of them today.
SA 563 Social Representations in Archaeology, the Cognitive Approach
The course contains two parts. Different approaches and methods of the cognitive archaeology will be discussed in theoretical part. The second shows samples from Neolithic Period to the Late Bronze Age and includes ethnographical and historical samples. An emphasis is on the analysis of settlement structures. The goal of the course is to impart the basics of the cognitive archaeology with regard to social representations.
SA 564 Advanced Issues in Anatolian Archaeology
The course is aimed to develop students' critical abilities through intensive study of current issues in Anatolian archaeology. Archaeological theory such as "explanations of culture change" and relationship between "ethnicity and "material culture" will be approached through case studies, partially in a seminar format.
SA 565 Domestic Archaeology
The lecture has the main emphasis on the reconstruction of activities in houses/settlements and the interpretation of archaeological findings (Neolithic to Early Iron Age, approximately 8000-800 BC cal.).
SA 566 Current Approaches in Archaeological Research
This course aims to prepare the students for the PhD qualification exam and is directed towards reviewing archaeological research by focusing on critical evaluation of contemporary theories and methods. It aims to equip students with the tools of studying a topic comprehensively to develop their own research techniques and interpretations.