BA Archaeology

Prehistoric archaeology is the study of the past before historical records began. Department of Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology covers the time interval starting with the Neolithic Period, where the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to a sedentary life occurs at ca. 10,000 BC, followed by Chalcolithic Period (5,500-3,000 BC), Bronze Ages (3,000-1,200 BC) then until the end of the Iron Age (1,200-500 BC). The main interest on this chronological frame are the civilizations flourished within a wider context of Near Eastern geography and neighbouring regions (Mesopotamia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Palestinian, Mainland Greece and Aegean Islands, Cyprus, Balkans, Caucasus and Egypt), with a special interest on Anatolian cultures. Two most significant milestones of early human history, namely the transition to sedentary communities and the invention of writing fall within the coverage of the department. In the light of the archaeological materials Near Eastern cultures are examined systematically in a comparative manner supported by written sources of ancient civilizations.Classical archaeology is the archaeological investigation of the great Mediterranean civilizations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome