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Çatalhöyük reconstructed view

Çatalhöyük’s skeletons, Painted and Celebrated

The World Heritage Site of Çatalhöyük in southern Anatolia contains the ruins of one of the oldest “cities.” Recent study of Çatalhöyük’s “colorful” skeletons adds a fascinating layer to what we can discern about their communal practices, including relations between the sexes.