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The Early Chalcolithic site of Çatalhöyük West has become increasingly well studied over the past 15 years. This project examines the ground stone tools from the West Mound, an artifact type that holds much potential but has been historically understudied in archaeology. For thi…

Three primary research themes are addressed in this dissertation: archaeological stewardship and public outreach; the social life of the clay ball materials found at the 9,000 PB site of Çatalhöyük, Turkey; and the practices and daily life interactions which the people who lived…

There is room for improvement in archaeological vision. Augmentation--field glasses, shelters, special lighting--can all benefit archaeologists in the field. The impact is more than superficial, for it cannot be denied that a major component in archaeological fieldwork is visual…

In this thesis I examine the heavy residue material in four buildings from the Neolithic site Çatalhöyük in Turkey. Heavy residue refers to all those 'material' fragments that sink during the flotation process. The basic principle of flotation is that the sediment is added to wa…

The principal objective of this study is to perform an intracemetery analysis of biological distance, or biodistance, at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, Turkey, to better understand its social organization. Biological distance is a statistical measure of observable phenotypic …

Recursive archaeological research surrounding the Neolithic of Southwest Asia is built upon and in turn structuring origin narratives that emphasize the importance of food production, households and house-based ties, and a change in symbolism during this period. Neolithic Çatalh…