Timeline Çatalhöyük
2017
2017
Studies are currently underway, and we are approaching the end.
2016
2016
A female figurine, which is the best preserved one among the others found to date, was found on a platform in-situ.
2015
2015
A very significant finding was discovered in North Area. In Building 132, we found a plastered, painted head with two obsidian pieces as eyes. The fact that this head showed parallelism to a Neolithic sculpture with obsidian eyes found in Şanlıurfa was a rare situation.
2014
2014
The excavations started for “Building 132”, which is the largest building we encountered in the North Area.
During this excavation season, a brand-new registration system was implemented at the site. After this time, registrations were executed digitally on tablet computers.
2013
2013
Building 52 in the North Shelter, where one of the oldest pieces of linen was found, was burned before it was abandoned. The fire had an oven-like effect on the floor and platforms of the building and hence preserved the burials along with pieces of fabric. Examination conducted in the Çatalhöyük labs revealed that the fabric had been weaved out of flax. This was not only one of the earliest pieces of fabric ever produced, but also one of the best-preserved.
2012
2012
Çatalhöyük made the World’s Cultural Heritage List.
The obsidian mirror was found.
The excavations in the TPC (TP Connection) Area were initiated to identify the connection between South Area and the TP Area.
2011
2011
On the 2.5-meter wall, which is the highest we have found to date, a new wall picture was discovered (Building 80). In addition, another wall pattern made of hand-prints was found in Building 77 in North Area.
2010
2010
Publications works continued at full steam.
The use of various technologies was necessary to provide different perspectives to the documentation process. A team from University of California, Merced participated in the excavations, and brought the 3D laser scanning solution which became one of the techniques of the project.
A conference titled “Religion as the Base of Power and Property in Neighbor Settlements and Anatolia in the Neolithic Period” was held.
2009
2009
Preparations for a second publication started.
In the northeastern platform of Building 76, the skeleton of a young adult male with a carbonized black brain in the skull was found along.
Çatalhöyük Festival was arranged interact with the people of Küçükköy, which is the closest village.
2008
2008
Although great discoveries have been made since 1993, these seemed less ground-breaking when compared to the findings from Mellaart’s large-scale excavations. At the end of 2008, we finally had the “Mellaart season.” During this season, well-preserved bases with attached bull horns, and wall paintings were found, which Mellaart would have called a temple (Building 77).
The construction of North Shelter was completed.