Çatalhöyük

October 19, 2004 2:46 AM

Çatalhöyük, a site for kids devoted to the archeological excavations of the remains of a Neolithic town in central Turkey. A great introduction for all ages to this important city, with activities, quicktime tours and links to more in depth resources.
posted by thatwhichfalls (4 comments total)

The mystery of the rugs...
'I could almost imagine Mellaart standing by, laughing at the naive ruggies who were so easily duped.'
posted by asok at 3:55 AM on October 19, 2004

neolithic links: good
posted by Sean Meade at 5:24 AM on October 19, 2004

Hey, neat. Isn't Catal Hoyuk the earliest evidence of civilization yet discovered? (No, I haven't clicked the links yet, I just thought an archaeological FPP was neat.) I'll click now.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 6:16 AM on October 19, 2004

Very cool, twf!

I read in an Archeology Magazine article that these clay balls are just about always weapons, though. Maybe I'll look it up later, as I forget what kind of weapons, but remember it was a fascinating read, and I believe the article was about a different culture. It's always interesting when different cultures reach the same "engineering" conclusions.
posted by Shane at 12:59 PM on October 19, 2004