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Ancient World History -- Seventh Grade Slideshows - Catal Huyuk Images

Artifact 1: Plan of James Mellaart's excavations showing the dense house layout
Download Artifact 1: Plan of James Mellaart's excavations showing the dense house layout
Artifact 2 : Photograph of current excavations of Catal Huyuk's dense house layout.
Download Artifact 2 : Photograph of current excavations of Catal Huyuk's dense house layout.
Artifact 3: Interior decoration in Catalhoyuk dating about 8000 to 5000 BCE. The walls were painted with vivid images of goddesses, hunters, and, in the bottom right hand corner of the city's ground plan and the nearby volcano that gave Catalhoyuk its rich resource -- obsidian.
Download Artifact 3: Interior decoration in Catalhoyuk dating about 8000 to 5000 BCE. The walls were painted with vivid images of goddesses, hunters, and, in the bottom right hand corner of the city's ground plan and the nearby volcano that gave Catalhoyuk its rich resource -- obsidian.
Artifact 4: Reconstruction of the interior of Catalhoyuk's homes. Pictures include various statues of bulls and urns or pottery. In the upper left photograph, there is an oven and a ladder that extends to the roof-door of the house.
Download Artifact 4: Reconstruction of the interior of Catalhoyuk's homes. Pictures include various statues of bulls and urns or pottery. In the upper left photograph, there is an oven and a ladder that extends to the roof-door of the house.
Artifact 5: Jewelry made of various materials such as stone, beads, and shells.
Download Artifact 5: Jewelry made of various materials such as stone, beads, and shells.
Artifact 6: Clay cylinder seal
Download Artifact 6: Clay cylinder seal
Artifact 7: Small knife with a copper blade that was most likely used for ceremonial or ritual purposes.
Download Artifact 7: Small knife with a copper blade that was most likely used for ceremonial or ritual purposes.