Event Details
Thursday, Jan 15, 2015
Palm Beach County Archaeological Society lecture
Time: 7:00 pm til 8:00 pm
Location: Palm Beach County Main Library
Description: “Çatalhöyük, Turkey : Living with the Dead, Goddess Worship, & Gender Equality”
Presented by Meryl Shriver-Rice, phD
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Çatalhöyük was first discovered in the late 1950s and excavated by James Mellaart between 1961 and 1965. The Neolithic site rapidly gained international fame due to its immense size and dense occupation of the settlement, as well as the spectacular wall paintings and venus figurines found at the site.
As an archaeological site, Çatalhöyük is unique in that it has been continually excavated for over 20 years (since 1993) with teams of over 100 archaeologists from multiple countries working in the field and at the on-site laboratories. Dr. Rice will be discussing how the site has gained recognition by contemporary Goddess worshipers and various Pagan organizations from around the world as a sacred space. Çatalhöyük is most known for its unusual burial rites, evidence of gender equality, and lavish mural paintings.
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