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McDONALD INSTITUTE MONOGRAPHS

By Members of the Çatalhöyük teams

Edited byIan Hodder

Excavating Çatalhöyük South, North and KOPAL Area reports from the �995–99 seasons

Çatalhöyük Research Project Volume 3

BRITISH INSTITUTE AT ANKARABIAA Monograph No. 37

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Çatalhöyük publications in this series:Volume � On the surface: Çatalhöyük 1993–95, edited by Ian Hodder (ISBN 0-95�9420-3-4)Volume 2 Towards reflexive method in archaeology: the example at Çatalhöyük, edited by Ian Hodder (ISBN �-902937-02-3)Volume 3 Excavating Çatalhöyük: South, North and KOPAL Area reports from the 1995–99 seasons, edited by Ian Hodder (ISBN �-902937-27-9)Volume 4 Inhabiting Çatalhöyük: reports from the 1995–99 seasons, edited by Ian Hodder (ISBN �-902937-22-8)Volume 5 Changing materialities at Çatalhöyük: reports from the 1995–99 seasons, edited by Ian Hodder (ISBN �-902937-28-7)Volume 6 Çatalhöyük perspectives: themes from the 1995–99 seasons, edited by Ian Hodder (ISBN �-902937-29-5)

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Contents

Contributors vFigures viTables xiiAcknowledgements xiii

Part 1 Introduction and Synthesis Ian Hodder with contributions by Craig Cessford, Shahina Farid, Andy Fairbairn, Nerissa Russell, Louise Martin & Sarah Cross May

Chapter 1 Introduction to Methods and Approach 3 Ian Hodder, Craig Cessford & Shahina Farid

Chapter 2 Summary of Results 25 Ian Hodder

Part 2 Neolithic Excavations in the South Area, East Mound, Çatalhöyük 1995–99 Shahina Farid with contributions by Başak Boz, Craig Cessford, Anwen Cooper, Duncan Garrow, Charlie Newman & Richard Turnbull and integrated specialist data from reports by Peter Andrews, Eleni Asouti, Sonya Atalay, Başak Boz, Tristan Carter, Andrew Fairbairn, Naomi Hamilton, Emma Jenkins, Jonathan Last, Louise Martin, Daniéle Martinoli, Wendy Matthews, Slobodan Mitrovic@, Theya Molleson, Julie Near, Arlene M. Rosen, Eleanor Roe, Nerissa Russell, Ana Spasojević & Ali Umut Türkcan

Chapter 3 Introduction to the South Area Excavations 4� Shahina Farid

Chapter 4 Level Pre-XII.E–A and Levels XII and XI, Spaces �8�, �99 and �98 59 Craig Cessford

Chapter 5 Level X Relative Heights, Buildings 23 & �8 and Building 9 �03 Shahina Farid

Chapter 6 Level IX Relative Heights, Building 2, Buildings 22 & �6 and Building �7 �39 Shahina Farid

Chapter 7 Level VIII: Space 161, Space 162, Building 4, Space 115, Buildings 21 & 7, Building 6 and Relative Heights of Level VIII 227 Shahina Farid

Chapter 8 Level VII: Space 113, Space 112, Space 105, Space 109, Building 40, Space 106, Spaces 168 & 169, Buildings 8 & 20, Building 24 and Relative Heights of Level VII 283 Shahina Farid

Chapter 9 Level VI.B Space �60 and Concluding Remarks on the South Area Excavations 339 Shahina Farid

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Part 3 Neolithic Excavations in the North Area, East Mound, Çatalhöyük 1995–98 Craig Cessford with contributions by Gavin Lucas, Adnan Baysal & Åsa Berggren. Specialist report contributors and integrated specialist data from reports by Peter Andrews, Eleni Asouti, Sonya Atalay, Adnan Baysal, Wendy Birch, Başak Boz, Tristan Carter, James Conolly, Sarah Cross May, Andrew Fairbairn, Naomi Hamilton, Emma Jenkins, Jonathan Last, Louise Martin, Daniéle Martinoli, Wendy Matthews, William D. Middleton, Theya Molleson, Julie Near, David S. Reese, Arlene M. Rosen, Nerissa Russell, Ali Umut Türkcan, Willeke Wendrich & Katherine I. Wright.

Chapter 10 History of Excavation of Buildings � and 5 and Summary of Phases 345 Craig Cessford

Chapter 11 Building 5 36� Craig Cessford

Chapter 12 Building � 405 Craig Cessford

Chapter 13 Overall Discussion of Buildings � and 5 53� Craig Cessford

Part 4 The KOPAL Research Programme at Çatalhöyük (1996–2001) Neil Roberts, Peter Boyer & Jamie Merrick with contributions by Warren J. Eastwood & Huw I. Griffiths. Integrated specialist data from reports by Peter Andrews, Eleni Asouti, Sonya Atalay, Adnan Baysal, Başak Boz, Tristan Carter, James Conolly, Andrew Fairbairn, Naomi Hamilton, Emma Jenkins, Jonathan Last, Louise Martin, Wendy Matthews, Theya Molleson, Julie Near, Nerissa Russell & Katherine I. Wright

Chapter 14 The KOPAL On-site and Off-site Excavations and Sampling 553 Neil Roberts, Peter Boyer & Jamie Merrick

Chapter 15 Pollen Analysis at Çatalhöyük 573 Warren J. Eastwood, Neil Roberts & Peter Boyer

References 58�

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