LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—A mural at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in central Turkey may depict […]
Latest excavation work in the ancient city of Çatalhöyük in Turkey has revealed the world’s first hemp-weaved fabric, which was found wrapped around a baby skeleton in the ground of a burned house.
POZNAŃ, POLAND—An intact store of grain has been unearthed at the Neolithic urban center of […]
Some of the red painted plaster in Building 77 crumbled off the wall during the night revealing an incised decorative panel beneath. This is an extremely important find as it is only the second instance of incised decoration found at Çatalhöyük.
In a Neolithic dwelling at the site of ÇATALHÖYÜK in southern Turkey, archeologists uncovered a limestone female figurine that is at least 8,000 years old. #archaeohistories
Explore Çatalhöyük's 460 photos on Flickr!
The site of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey predates the ancient site of Stonehenge in England by about 6,000 years!! It holds what could be the world's first excavated temple and has changed many previously held views of archaeologists. Read more about it here 👇 https://t.co/uhIUQnK8WQ
Neolithic cooking pots can tell you a lot about life in the culture that used them; if you have the right tools on hand. New research on such pottery by the University of Bristol has uncovered how early farmers were adapting to climate change 8,200 years ago.
Detail of a 9,000 year old wall painting in Building 80 showing a slight color variation in the pigment.
