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In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “The role of cult and feasting in the emergence of Neolithic communities. New evidence from Göbekli Tepe, south-eastern Turkey“, by Oliver Dietrich, Manfred Heun, Jens Notroff, Klaus Schmidt & Martin Zarnkow, 2012. Continue reading “Feasting in Göbekli Tepe; alcoholic beverages in the PPNA?”
Trepanation is defined as the removal of a bone piece of the skull of a living individual without penetration of the underlying soft tissues. Trepanation is accepted as the oldest form of surgical operation. Continue reading “Trepanation in Anatolia, Turkey: From the Neolithic to the Middle Ages”
This post is mostly a photographic presentation of the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople (today Istanbul), Turkey. Continue reading “The Theodosian Walls of Constantinople”
In this post the reader can learn about some very interesting finds from the PPN site of Aşıklı Höyük, situated in Central Anatolia, Turkey. Continue reading “Aşıklı Höyük, Turkey; the very interesting finds from a Central Anatolian Pre-Pottery Neolithic site”
The megalithic enclosures of Göbekli Tepe (Urfa, Turkey) are the most ancient stone-built sacred structures known so far, dating back to the 10th millennium BC. Is it possible for these structures to have been oriented to specific star(s) in the sky? In this post we present a relative publication on the issue. Continue reading “Göbekli Tepe astronomically oriented?”
In this post we present extracts from some very interesting recently published papers on Çatalhöyük, Turkey, one of the key early farming sites in the Old World. Continue reading “Çatalhöyük; what we have recently learned about one of the key early (7100–5950 calBC) farming sites in the Old World”
In this post we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “Cereal processing at Early Neolithic Göbekli Tepe, southeastern Turkey“, by Laura Dietrich et al. Continue reading “Göbekli Tepe; processing of cereals in the Early Neolithic (10th-9th millennium BC)”
Excavations led by Dr. Haluk Sağlamtimur of Ege University at the site of Başur Höyük have revealed complex burial practices in the Upper Tigris region during the transition to the third millennium BC. Continue reading “Başur Höyük excavation reveals evidence of human sacrifice in Bronze Age Mesopotamia”
Small scale agricultural farming was first initiated by indigenous communities living on Turkey’s Anatolian plateau, and not introduced by migrant farmers as previously thought, according to a research by the University of Liverpool. Continue reading “The Boncuklu Project; Agriculture in Anatolia initiated by indigenous peoples, not Fertile Crescent migration”
