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Simple Summary Many recent theorists argue that reliance on binary oppositions to structure
thought is a feature of the modern West, and therefore an inappropriate model for prehistory …

In this book, Bleda Düring offers an archaeological analysis of Asia Minor, the area equated
with much of modern-day Turkey, from 20,000 to 2,000 BC. During this period human …

Understanding site formation processes is essential before we can make inferences about
human behaviour, and a key part of the inferential process is the integration of multiple …

Comparison of two Turkish Neolithic sites with rich symbolism, Çatalhöyük and Göbekli,
suggests widespread and long-lasting themes in the early settled communities of the region …

In the Neolithic megasite at Çatalhöyük families lived side by side in conjoined dwellings,
like a pueblo. It can be assumed that people were always in and out of each others' houses …

This paper summarises and interprets data from the Neolithic site ot Çatalhöyük East
collected between 2000 and 2008, while at the same time integrating data from earlier and …

Questions about the early Near Eastern Neolithic include whether domestic groups were
autonomous and self-sufficient; whether they had access to similar goods; whether …

We survey archaeological evidence suggesting that among hunter-gatherers and farmers in
Neolithic western Eurasia (11,700 to 5,300 years ago) elevated levels of wealth inequality …

This paper examines the materializing practices of bodies at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük.
We focus on the clay and stone figurine corpus (over 1,800 total, with over 1,000 of those …