Catal Hoyuk

The most well-known site in Turkey is probably Catal Hoyuk, spelled any number of ways. Its importance in some respects has to do with the innovative research conducted at this early Neolithic site in the Anatolian Plain.

Protecting Çatalhöyük
Sadrettin Dural's memoir of his life as a site guard at the Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk is a fascinating glimpse into his thoughts and feelings about the site and the archaeologists who work there.

Catalhoyuk Homepage
The homepage of the Catalhoyuk project contains recent reports, lots of photographs and much more about the site.

Ã‡atalhöyük
A fabulous site about Catalhoyuk directed to middle school kids, but with lots of information for the rest of uus, in an entertainingly graphic manner.

Ian Hodder [b. 1949]
A brief description of the career of archaeologist Ian Hodder.

James Mellaart [born 1925]
A brief description of the career of James Mellaart

Catalhoyuk: Urban Life in Neolithic Anatolia
Catalhoyuk is one of the earliest urban centers in the world; and Ian Hodder's study of its shrines has included the most forward-thinking and vital work in archaeology today.

Archaeology Quiz: Çatalhöyük
Take your best shot at this trivia quiz on the archaeological site of Catalhoyuk.

Catal Hoyuk (Turkey)
Catal Hoyuk is an Early Neolithic site in Turkey (6300-5500 BC), and so far the oldest civilization on earth. (brief definition)

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