Rainbow over Çatalhöyük

Michael Balter 6/15/2009 01:24:00 AM Culture
The archaeology team working at 9500 year old Neolithic Çatalhöyük, one of the largest early farming sites ever investigated, has shown up and begun this season's work. This beautiful photo by Jason Quinlan depicts the shelter over the 4040 area, where a lot of recent discoveries have been made.

I will be there myself the third week of August and report back on my own experiences. Meanwhile, to learn more about this site, pivotal in the rise of early civilization, read my book "The Goddess and the Bull" (see information on strip at left.)

Thanks to Jason Quinlan, the dig's chief media, image and Web person, for permission to publish this photo.
Michael Balter

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I have been a working journalist for more than 40 years, beginning in Los Angeles as an investigative reporter and then in Paris as a travel, food, and science writer. For more than 20 years I have covered anthropology and archaeology writer for Science, Audubon, Scientific American, SAPIENS, and other publications. I have also covered sexual misconduct for The Verge, Scientific American, and others; I write about mental health, especially schizophrenia; and I engage in occasional media criticism. I returned to the USA in October 2017 after 30 years in Paris, and now live in the New York City area, where I currently teach journalism at City College of New York (I previously taught journalism at Boston University and New York University.) For more about me and what I do, copies of my articles, information about my book, and other goodies, please visit MY WEB SITE

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