Sunday, July 08, 2012

8 July 2012-- life, 9000 years ago

After the museum of Rumi, we drove about an hour outside Konya to Çatalhüyük, the site of a neolithic settlement.



At one time, this area was in the middle of a marsh, with reeds, dates, and wild birds. It is now a plain.






This is Abraham (left), our guide through the site. 



This is the mother goddess found on the site.




This pottery looks very much like Catawba Indian pottery from South Carolina. The coloring is very similar. 



... a map of the site...



... a reproduction of the drawings found on the site... 

... the dig....























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Location:Çatalhüyük

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