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| Code | ARK006 |
| Name | Palaeoclimate and Social Change |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 4-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 4 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. CHRISTOPHER MEDWIN EDENS |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
The purpose of the course is to discuss techniques for understand changing climates in the past, and to discuss archaeological debates about how changing climates affected prehistoric societies.
Course Content
The course discusses various proxies used to measure paleoclimates, and the understanding of changing Pleistocene and Holocene paleoclimates and paleoenvironments gained from these proxies. The course then discusses the possible relationships between environmental changes and significant social changes in the Near East environment during the past 20 thousand years.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Keith D. Alverson, Thomas F. Pedersen, Raymond S. Bradley (ed.), 2003, Paleoclimate, Global Change and the Future
Notes
Resources to recommend during lectures.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Understands evidence for global climate history |
| LO02 | Understands evidence for regional climate history |
| LO03 | Understands modelling environmental histories from proxy data |
| LO04 | Understands cultural ecology analysis in prehistory |
| LO05 | Understands models of prehistoric socio-economic adaptation to local environments |
| LO06 | Understands how environmental stress may affect complex society |
| LO07 | Understands the limits of environmental explanations for social change |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To have information about current research methods, to evaluate information | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To be able to apply analytical methods | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To be able to explain the results of information with information technology | 2 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To be able to do microscopic studies | 1 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | To gain the competence to work with people from different disciplines | 4 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | To be able to participate in discussions about the archaeological findings and the formation of the archaeological lands in the excavation area and their relations with the environment | 5 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | To be able to transfer the process and results of the studies to the researchers in different disciplines in national and international work environments. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | To be able to make archaeometric measurements of archaeological finds from the excavation areas and the archaeo-environmental features of soils with the help of nature and science | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General overview of Pleistocene and Holocene paleoclimatic change | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 2 | Geomorphology and climatic modelling | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 3 | Marine sediment cores | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 4 | Ice cores | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 5 | Speleothems | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 6 | Wetlands and pollen | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 7 | Other climate proxies | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Recommended sources and kept notes should be used. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 9 | Late Pleistocene and Holocene climatic changes | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 10 | Regional climatic conditions in the Near East | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 11 | Natufian adaptations at the end of the Pleistocene | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 12 | Beginning of agriculture, beginning of the Holocene | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 13 | The 8.2k event and the spread of agriculture | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 14 | The 4.2k event and state collapse | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 15 | The 3.2k event and the Sea People | assigned readings | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri |
| 16 | Term Exams | Term paper and presentation. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | Term paper and presentation. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 28 | 28 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 152 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,08 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||