prehistory to catalhoyuk
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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