AR101 Lecture Notes - Infant, Bone, Plants And Animals
26 Aug 2013
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Bone loss & bone fracture at neolithic atalh y k. Research project, where archaeologists are excavating a 9000 year old neolithic village. Adaptive strategies developed by neolithic societies = response to the adoption of agriculture & the domestication of animals set into motion future development in europe & many other areas of the globe. James mellaart discovered atalh y k in 1958 & carries out excavations for 4 seasons beginning. Conducted horizontal & vertical investigations, exposing over 200 houses but was never able to reach the bottom of the mound. Wall paintings (on houses) often showed hunting activities. Ian hodder began a 25-year field program at atalh y k in 1993. New focus on individual houses, their remains to understand the social structure and development of the site. New investigations of social structure, resources, land use, activity patterns & human health will provide new understanding of this key period in human evolution.
