Çatalhöyük
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Çatalhöyük |ʧɑtɑl højyk| (also written Çatal Höyük, Çatal Hüyük, or any variation of the three writings here without diacritics) is an important prehistoric archaeological site situated on the Konya Plain in central Anatolia. The site is located close to the modern city of Konya and approximately 85 km from the twin-coned volcano Hasan Dağ.
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Excavation
Çatalhöyük was first excavated under the direction of the British archaeologist James Mellaart from 1961 to 1964.
The most recent series of excavations was initiated in 1993, after a long hiatus.
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Bibliography
- Balter, Michael [2005], The Goddess and the Bull: Catalhoyuk, An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization, New York: Free Press. ISBN 0743243609
- Gifford-Gonzalez, Diane [2007], "On beasts in breasts. Another reading of women, wildness and danger at Çatalhöyük", Archaeological Dialogues 14.1 (2007), pp.91–111.
- Hodder, Ian (ed.) [1996], On the Surface: Çatalhöyük 1993-95, Cambridge: McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, 1996. ISBN 0951942034
- [2004], "Women and Men at Çatalhöyük", Scientific American Magazine, January 2004.
- [2006], Çatalhöyük - The Leopard's Tale - Revealing the Mysteries of Turkey's Ancient 'Town', Thames and Hudson, 2006. ISBN 0500051410
- Mellaart, James [1967], Catal Huyuk: A Neolithic Town in Anatolia, London: Thames and Hudson; New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967.
- Twiss, Katheryn C. [2006], "A Modified Boar Skull from Çatalhöyük", BASOR 342 (2006), pp.1-12.
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External links
- Çatalhöyük.com - official excavation web site
- Remixing Çatalhöyük - Ruth Tringham and Noah Wittman, winner of the ASOR Open Archaeology Prize 2007 (Senior Scholar)
- Çatalhöyük - gallery of photographs from the 2006 and 2007 excavation seasons (Flickr)
