AR101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: James Mellaart, Ian Hodder, Plants And Animals
1 Feb 2018
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Population aggregation (stop moving, live in tight knit communities) Key features: no streets continuous buildings with roof access; decorated interiors; Ecological niches: by a river and mountains. Conducted horizontal (open up large area) and vertical (dig down) excavations. Unable to reach bottom of the mound. Began a 25-year field program at catalhoyuk in 1993. Instead of horizontal excavation, focus on single houses, microanalysis (house is the focus for the family, trade, ritual & religion) Neonate and infant burials more variable (adults under bed, kids by corners: babies in basket. Cut marks indicate sharp tools for body part removal. Reduction of noxious effects of decomposition: found out there"s a species native to that era that is attracted to the decaying flesh but they hate ligaments so the bodies still held together. All age groups represented (mortality rates: 34% 0-3 years, 23% 3-19 years. Increased access to domesticated foods: reduced birth spacing.
