SA560 LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOGY
| Course Code: | 8140560 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 12.0 |
| Department: | Settlement Archaeology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | PhD |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇİĞDEM ATAKUMAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students are expected to comprehend the basic theories and methods of landscape approach to the archaeological record.
Course Content
Whereas 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.
Course Learning Outcomes
students will ;
learn the historical development of landscape approaches in archaeology and the differences between terms such as environment, space, place, culture and society
learn construction of cultural landscapes and how they may approached to reveal social structure and change in the past
be able to focus on a basic research issue, such as the neolithic or urban process, critically evaluate the existing interpretive frames and suggest how these issues may be evaluated from the perspectives of landscape archaeology.