ARHA 505
An introduction to the practical and theoretical aspects of working in and with a variety of museum institutions and cultural heritage institutions in Türkiye and abroad. The course is organized in modules and taught by local faculty and visiting experts from museums and cultural heritage institutions around the world.
ARHA 502
Investigation of archaeological, art historical and historical testimonies ranging from the Late Roman through the Byzantine periods in the territories of present · day Türkiye. Examination of the ways in which lands of the Roman Empire, both cities and countryside, underwent transformations, adaptations and radical changes. Discussion on the impact early Islamic cultures bore on Eastern Anatolia and beyond. (3 credits)
ARHA 503
This course provides an introduction to the issues and approaches used to study the history of Ottoman art and architecture from the early Ottoman era to the establishment of the Turkish Republic and the world of contemporary art in Türkiye
ARHA 500
This survey course will focus on the archaeological sequences of Türkiye (ancient Anatolia) from the Neolithic period through the Late Bronze Age and the end of the Hittite Empire. An illustrated lecture series will cover the major stages in the rise of agricultural production and a critical evaluation of models of state origins will provide the basis for our understanding of the transformation into complex state societies in Anatolia. It will cover the major theoretical issues in trade and exchange systems that form the backdrop for the prosperous Assyrian trading systems. Textual material will be integrated with the archaeological record to illuminate some of the complex relationships between the Hittite Empire in northern Anatolia and the Levant. Highlighted are the major sites such as the following: Göbeklitepe, Çatalhöyük, Alaca Höyük, Troy, Göltepe/Kestel, the GAP salvage projects, Kültepe, Acemhöyük, Alalakh, and Bogazköy
ARHA 504
An introduction to the practical and theoretical aspects of working in and with a variety of museum institutions and cultural heritage institutions in Türkiye and abroad. The course is organized in modules and taught by local faculty and visiting experts from museums and cultural heritage institutions around the world.
ARHA 501
Material evidence and historical sources for Türkiye from the Iron Age to the Roman period. Cultures and time periods of the Neo-Hittites, Phrygians, Urartu, Lydians, Greek settlements, Persian rule in Türkiye, Hellenistic kingdoms such as Pergamon, Roman cities and settlements. For all time periods, the developments in Türkiye, within the wider context of the Mediterranean and Near Eastern regions.
