West Mound Excavation (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

West Mound Excavation

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This is trench 5 on the West Mound (ca. 6000 - 5600 BC) of Çatalhöyük during excavation. The larger East Mound (ca. 7100 - 6000 BC), which was already deserted when the West Mound flourished, is visible in the background.

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Jason Quinlan

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