ARCH 100 Lecture Notes - James Mellaart, Ian Hodder, Konya Plain
18 Oct 2013
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Your textbook briefly mentions ian hodder"s reopened excavations at atalh yuk . This is, in fact, one of largest archaeological projects in the world. In the 2009 field season, 160 researchers from. 15 countries around the world participated in the excavations and analysis of finds. A 21 metre high mound on the konya plain in southern turkey. (fancy site coverings built by boeing big corporate sponsorships) Saw it in distance, drove over, realized it was an artificial mound, had to leave excavation until next season. Settled villages, intensive use of wild resources. Mellaart presented a number of ideas to popular audiences in 1960s: Began work at atalh y k in 1993, reinterpretation of mellaart"s findings. One of key new findings is that the site was surrounded by wetlands when occupied. Key agricultural products were wheat, barley, lentils, sheep and goats. Hodder says no, this is a very, very large village .
