Genome-wide analysis of 67 ancient Near Eastern cattle, Bos taurus, remains reveals
regional variation that has since been obscured by admixture in modern populations …

The social organization of the first fully sedentary societies that emerged during the Neolithic
period in Southwest Asia remains enigmatic, 1 mainly because material culture studies …

The analysis of lipids (fats, oils and waxes) absorbed within archaeological pottery has
revolutionized the study of past diets and culinary practices. However, this technique can …

The transition from a human diet based exclusively on wild plants and animals to one
involving dependence on domesticated plants and animals beginning 10,000 to 11,000 y …

Twenty-Five Years of Research at Çatalhöyük | Near Eastern Archaeology: Vol 83, No 2 Skip
to main content University of Chicago Press Journals logo University of Chicago Press …

Numerous researchers point out the emergence of human symbolism is related to the
evolution of the complexity of human cognition. Red mineral pigments have been used …

Over the last few decades a variety of geoarchaeological methods and ethnoarchaeological
and experimental approaches have demonstrated the fundamental importance of animal …

This article uses results from the recent excavations at Çatalhöyük in Turkey to propose that
continuous tensions between egalitarian and hierarchical impulses were dealt with in two …

Recent bioarchaeological analyses at the Neolithic Anatolian site of Çatalhöyük have
revealed considerable variation in skeletal completeness, preservation, articulation, and …

Çatalhöyük is a renowned archaeological site in central Anatolia, best known for its Neolithic
occupation dated from 7100 to 6000 cal BC. The site received worldwide attention early on …