Clearing 4040 at Catal Hoyuk

Clearing 4040
Originally uploaded by catalhoyuk

A good example of what an area looks like when it is first being cleared of topsoil so the excavation and careful mapping of the site as it is worked can be documented for later research by Ian Hodder and his world renowned team.

South Excavation

South Excavation
Originally uploaded by catalhoyuk

Another perspective of the rooms within the city of Catal Hoyuk and the depth of the archaeological site which provides a glimpse of the layers of cities that were built upon one another, just as they are today in major cities across the globe.

This is another part of the Catal Hoyuk site that is excavated and researched by Ian Hodder and his world renowned team.

Tourists visiting Çatalhöyük

Tourists visiting Çatalhöyük
Originally uploaded by catalhoyuk

This picture provides better perspective for the size of ONE of the ongoing excavations at Catal Hoyuk. This city was settled for over 2,000 years by people we are only beginning to discover. When visiting Turkey, this would be an excellent tour destination.

View From Top of the Mound

View from top of the mound
Originally uploaded by catalhoyuk

Showing perspective of the site is very important. What does this area around Catal Hoyuk look like today? How did it look over 9,000 years ago? How do scientists discover this?

These are all questions that you can learn more about at the Catal Huyuk website and by studying these pictures at Flickr. Many of the techniques are straightforward and are used by historians and genealogy buffs to find the age, climate or setting of more current archaeological sites like old homesteads or cemeteries.

Wall Relief in TP Area - 1

Wall Relief in TP Area - 1
Originally uploaded by catalhoyuk

Look above the wall relief and you can see part of the extensive roof covering this area while it is being excavated, referenced, and translated by Ian Hodder and his world renowned team.

Pot with faces from 4040 Area - 1

Pot with faces from 4040 Area - 1
Originally uploaded by catalhoyuk

Beautifully crafted pottery face recovered from Catal Hoyuk by Ian Hodder and his world renowned team in 2007.

Animal Stamp Seal

Animal Stamp Seal
Originally uploaded by catalhoyuk

One of the more recent finds in the city of Anatolia referred to as Catal Huyuk that is being scientifically investigated and referenced for study by Ian Hodder and this world renowned team.

Civilizations Before Earlier Polar Meltdowns

Several pictures from the most recent archaeological dig at Catal Hoyuk in Turkey are posted above this entry (Monday and Tuesday postings. While this blogposting reports on the latest old city to compare with Catal Hoyuk, as it gains world wide attention.

The BBC has recently published information about the ancient city that was discovered of the coast of India while engineers and scientists were study pollution. I am glad this Indian site, on the western side of peninsula in the Bay of Cambay, is finally being publicized. It is very exciting because these cultures don't just spring up fully formed...they must grow and develop.

This new discovery in the Gulf of Cambay will help people learn more about our human history, and how a previous melting of the polar ice caps covered cities and civilizations around the globe.

This site, found in the Bay of Cambay, has at least one sister city. Catal Huyuk and its discovery broke the 6,000 year barrier for civilizations and cities. Now places like Cambay will be more easily accepted.

Here are several links that will provide information about the 9,500 year old city that was discovered over 50 years ago by James Mellart and has been studied by Ian Hodder and his world renowned team since 1993.

http://www.catalhoyuk.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/unearthingmysteries_20021112.shtml
http://www.ask.com/web?q=Catal+Huyuk