Course Learning Outcomes
- Learn the archaeological background of the Neolithic Transition process in Anatolia and West Eurasia in general,
- Understand major open questions in the field,
- Gain the skills to interpret material culture studies in Anatolian archaeology,
- Understand state-of-the-art ancient DNA methodology and its application in demographic inference,
- Learn recent insights provided by ancient DNA studies into the Neolithic Transition in West Eurasia,
- Understand recent methods in digital archaeology,
- Gain familiarity with quantitative models of material culture,
- Develop new insights into how genetic and material culture data can be studied and modeled collectively to resolve fundamental questions regarding Neolithization in West Eurasia.