SA530 ANCIENT URBAN TRADITIONS
| Course Code: | 8140530 |
| 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: | Prof.Dr. DENİZ BURCU ERCİYAS |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the topic of ancient urbanism and related problems and approaches. The focus is on the social and economic aspects of ancient urbanism rather than on the major monument types and the physical fabric of towns. In its first half, this course will cover the different approaches to and definitions of ancient urbanism, the social and economic implications of urban layouts, the economies of ancient towns, the urban systems and the urban-rural dichotomy. Keeping this perspective in hindsight, the second half of the course will offer a survey of the different urban traditions in the ancient world. The focus will be on urbanism in Anatolia, along with its contextualization in the wider Near East and the Mediterranean, during the first millennium BCE and first millennium CE.
Course Content
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the topic of ancient urbanism, related problems and approaches. The focus is on the social and economic aspects of ancient urbanism rather than on the major monument types and the physical fabric of towns. In its first half, this course will cover the different approaches to and definitions of ancient urbanism, the social and economic implications of urban layouts, the economies of ancient towns, the urban systems and the urban-rural dichotomy. The second half of the course will offer a survey of the different urban traditions in the ancient world.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon taking this course the students are expected to:
- Have a clear idea about the concept of urban settlements in antiquity;
- Know the various approaches to and methods of studying ancient towns and urban networks
- Understand the social and economic dimensions of ancient urbanism
- Be able to relate urbanism to the broader phenomenon of settlement hierarchies
- Gain a primary insight into the various theories about ancient towns
- Become familiar with the various urban traditions that existed in the ancient world
- Be able to formulate research questions pertaining to some of the problems of ancient urbanism
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