Prehistory to Catalhoyuk

Cave paintings, El Castillo, Spain, c. 40,000 BCE

Cave paintings, Altamira, Spain, c. 30,000 – 20,000 BCE

Prehistory: art and artifacts

Flutes and jewelry, Geissenklosterle, Germany, c. 40,000 BCE

Prehistory: art and artifacts

“Venus” of Laussel, France, c. 20,000 BCE “Venus” of Willendorf, Austria, c. 22,000 BCE[about 4.5 inches tall]

Prehistory: Art and Artifacts

Prehistory: Life, Death, Violence

Trepanned skull, modern day Kashmir, c. 4000 BCE

Prehistory: Life, Death, Violence

Talheim “Death Pit,” modern day Germany, c. 5000 BCE

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WORLD POPULATION

WORLD POPULATION

100,000 BCE: 10,000 people30,000 BCE: 500,000 people .56% growth per century10,000 BCE: 6 Million people 1.25%

5,000 BCE: 50 Million people 4.33%

AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION

Natufian Map

Natufian Sculpture, c. 10,000 bce

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk

c. 7500 – 6000 BCE

•Population est. 5,000 – 8,000

•Population est. 5,000 – 8,000

•No clear public buildings

•No apparent political hierarchies or gender inequalities, as evidenced in architecture and nutrition

•Dead buried within the village

•Resources: Wheat, Barley, Sheep and Goats

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk

c. 7500 – 6000 BCE

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk: Architecture and Art

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk: Architecture and Art

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk: Crafts

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk: Property

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk: Religion and Ritual

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk: Religion and Ritual

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk: Religion and Ritual

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk

Grimaldi Goddess Statuec. 6,000 BCE

Found in a grain bin.

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk: Religion and Ritual

Reconstructed sanctuary, Angora Museum, Turkey

Çatalhöyük, or Catal Huyuk: Religion and Ritual