Course Description

An overview of archaeology in Anatolia between the Late Bronze Age and the Early Byzantine period (c. 1200 BCE – 700 CE).

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will complete an independent research project on a topic of their own choosing. This project will require (1) extensive research beyond the readings assigned for undergraduates, (2) analysis of trends in contemporary scholarship, and (3) an original argument based on integration and synthesis of a wide range of primary and secondary material. Graduate students will also prepare an in-class presentation of their research and lead the rest of the class in discussion.

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Athena Title

Archaeology of Anatolia

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Prerequisite

CLAS 1000 or CLAS 1000H or CLAS 1010 or CLAS 1010H or CLAS 1020 or CLAS 1020E or CLAS 1020H or CLAS 3000 or CLAS 3010 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015 or CLAS(ANTH) 3015E or CLAS 3030 or CLAS 3040 or CLAS 3050 or permission of department

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will identify and evaluate significant archaeological sites and historical developments across ancient Anatolia.
• Students will analyze relationships between geography, language, and culture in Anatolia.
• Students will plan and produce a final paper drawing on archaeological, historical, and scientific scholarship.

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Topical Outline

• I. The Late Bronze Age Collapse and the Trojan War
• II. The Iron Age Kingdoms in Anatolia: Neo-Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Urartu
• III. Greek Colonization in Western Anatolia
• IV. The Persians in Anatolia
• V. Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Kingdoms in Anatolia
• VI. Roman Anatolia
• VII. Early Byzantine Anatolia
• VIII. Medieval
• IX. Ottoman Empire
• X. Modern Turkey
• XI. Issues of Classical Heritage

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Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Analytical Thinking

The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.

Social Awareness & Responsibility

The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.

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