The End of Çatalhöyük and Archaeology in the Time of Climate Change

Presented by Dr. Peter Biehl, Vice Provost & Professor of Archaeology University of California Santa Cruz

This talk summarizes 20 years of excavation and research at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Çatalhöyük, Turkey, featuring rapid environmental events and long-term social changes in the Near East, 9000-7500 years ago.

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EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY ANTHROPOLOGY AND THE CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT