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  The Goddess and the Bull: Catalhoyuk: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization

  by Michael Balter

  This is the story of the 9500 year-old prehistoric village of Catalhoyuk in south-central Turkey, the largest early farming village ever discovered. Catalhoyuk dates from the very origins of civilization, when Paleolithic hunter-gatherers began cultivating the land and settling into permanent communities. The book relates the adventures of controversial British archaeologist James Mellaart, who discovered... (more)