SA506 WORKSHOP IN SETTLEMENT ARCHAEOLOGY
| Course Code: | 8140506 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Settlement Archaeology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer HALE GÜNEY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Numismatics, as a word, derives from the Greek word “nomisma” (coin); thus, it means the study of systems of coinage. The course covers the beginning of coinage in Lydia from the end of the seventh century BCE to the Roman coinage until the seventh century CE, with particular focus on Asia Minor. The course examines the coins in various ways to show that coinage can be used in the study of the ancient world, as a source for history, art history, architecture, archaeology and ancient economy.
AIMS
- To introduce students to the study of ancient numismatics.
- To explore the role of coinage and money in ancient history, economy, and society.
- To enable students to learn the specific skills required to study ancient coinage.
- To enable students to gain confidence in using numismatic material in their research.
Course Content
This course concentrates on advanced research methods relevant to settlement archaeology. The course aims to teach the students methods of scientific research, verbal-visual communication and team work skills of settlement archaeology applied on site. The main topics of the course include field survey design/applied techniques, excavation management methods, data management, relative/absolute dating methods and cultural resource management. The students will be familiarised with case studies of classical sites from Anatolian archaeology.
Course Learning Outcomes
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Detailed knowledge of a selection of Greek and Roman coinages.
- Knowledge of a range of existing scholarship on numismatics.
- Knowledge of numismatic methodology and sources, including die studies, quantification, use of hoard evidence, and metallurgical studies.
- Awareness of the main numismatic resources and databases.
- Familiarity of the ways in which numismatic material can contribute to debates on specific questions/problems in ancient history.
- An ability to evaluate numismatic publications critically.
- An understanding of the scholarly debates about coinage’s impact on ancient societies and economies.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To gain expertise in archaeological method and theory and develop ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment, | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To become skillful in accessing and evaluating archaeological data regardless of chronological and geographical boundaries while specializing in a specific period and region, | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To be able to look at the past as a whole grasping the interdisciplinary nature of archaeology and its relationship to other disciplines, | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To be able to express what he/she learned both orally and in writing, | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To have excellent command of both traditional and modern research methods, | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have the infrastructure to follow up-to-date publications and other research in the area of interest, | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To be aware of professional ethics and to have the ability to adopt them, | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To possess technical skills that are necessary in fieldwork, | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To be aware of social, environmental, and economic impact of his/her professional activities, | ✔ | |||
| 10 | To be able to conduct work in a team and to be able to lead a team when required. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution