Goddess and the Bull Catalhï¿½yï¿½k - An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization

Name: Goddess and the Bull Catalhï¿½yï¿½k - An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization
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ISBN: 9780743243605

ISBN-10: 0743243609

ISBN-13: 9780743243605

Edition: 2005

Authors: Michael Balter

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Thousands of years before the pyramids were built in Egypt and the Trojan War was fought, a great civilization arose on the Anatolian plains.The Goddess and the Bulldetails the dramatic quest by archaeologists to unearth the buried secrets of human cultural evolution at this huge, spectacularly well-preserved 9,500-year-old village in Turkey.Here lie the origins of modern society -- the dawn of art, architecture, religion, family -- even the first tangible evidence of human self-awareness, the world's oldest mirrors. Some archaeologists have claimed that the Mother Goddess was first worshipped at Catalhoyuk, which is now a site of pilgrimage for Goddess worshippers from all over the world.…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 12/28/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Introduction



""It's Neolithic!""



A Prehistoric Art Gallery



The Dorak Affair



Ian Hodder



Return to ï¿½atalhï¿½yï¿½k



On the Surface



At the Trowel's Edge



Dear Diary



The Neolithic Revolution



The Domesticated Human



Fault Lines and Homecomings



Burning Down the House



""Always Momentary, Fluid and Flexible""



The Long Season



Till Death Us Do Part



Taming the xWild



The Goddess and the Bull


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Index