The Aegean in the early 7th millennium BC: maritime networks and colonization

B Horejs, B Milić, F Ostmann, U Thanheiser… - Journal of World …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The process of Near Eastern neolithization and its westward expansion from the
core zone in the Levant and upper Mesopotamia has been broadly discussed in recent …

Multivocality and multiproxy approaches to the use of space: lessons from 25 years of research at Çatalhöyük

LM Shillito - World Archaeology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Çatalhöyük: the leopard changes its spots. A summary of recent work

I Hodder - Anatolian Studies, 2014 - cambridge.org
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 …

Identifying the volcanic eruption depicted in a neolithic painting at Çatalhöyük, Central Anatolia, Turkey

AK Schmitt, M Danišík, E Aydar, E Şen, İ Ulusoy… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
A mural excavated at the Neolithic Çatalhöyük site (Central Anatolia, Turkey) has been
interpreted as the oldest known map. Dating to∼ 6600 BCE, it putatively depicts an …

Obsidian sources from the Aegean to central Turkey: Geochemistry, geology, and geochronology

E Frahm - Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
The monograph L'obsidienne au Proche et Moyen Orient: Du volcan à l'outil (Cauvin et al.,
1998) was first published 25 years ago, and between its covers, Poidevn's (1998) chapter …

A genomic snapshot of demographic and cultural dynamism in Upper Mesopotamia during the Neolithic Transition

NE Altınışık, DD Kazancı, A Aydoğan, HC Gemici… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Upper Mesopotamia played a key role in the Neolithic Transition in Southwest Asia through
marked innovations in symbolism, technology, and diet. We present 13 ancient genomes (c …

A tale of two lakes: a multi‐proxy comparison of Lateglacial and Holocene environmental change in Cappadocia, Turkey

N Roberts, SL Allcock, F Arnaud… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Individual palaeoenvironmental records represent a combination of regional‐scale (eg
climatic) and site‐specific local factors. Here we compare multiple climate proxies from two …

[HTML][HTML] Geometric morphometrics sheds new light on the identification and domestication status of 'new glume wheat'at Neolithic Çatalhöyük

T Roushannafas, A Bogaard, M Charles - Journal of Archaeological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 'New glume wheat'(NGW) is an archaeobotanical type increasingly recognised at
Neolithic–Bronze Age sites across Europe and Western Asia. NGW has been recognised via …

“But some were more equal than others:” Exploring inequality at Neolithic Çatalhöyük

KC Twiss, A Bogaard, S Haddow, M Milella, JS Taylor… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
We explore the ways in which residents of Neolithic Çatalhöyük in Anatolia differentiated
themselves as well as the ways in which they did not. We integrate numerous data sets in …

Developing a complex network model of obsidian exchange in the Neolithic Near East: Linear regressions, ethnographic models and archaeological data

JJ Ibáñez, D Ortega, D Campos, L Khalidi, V Méndez… - Paléorient, 2016 - JSTOR
The analysis of obsidian exchange allows for a better understanding of systems of
interaction between sedentary villages at the onset of the Near Eastern Neolithic. The down …