The People of Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey (7100-6000 cal BC)

 

Members Meeting -  Wednesday June 8th 2016

 Midland Public Library - 7 PM

Title : The People of  Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey (7100-6000 cal BC)​​

Presenter - Dr. Bonnie Glencross

Abstract: This presentation will discuss the discovery of Çatalhöyük, early archaeological work by James Mellart, the current project led by Ian Hodder, and findings of the Human Remains team that have helped to define the lives and lifestyle of this Neolithic community.

Çatalhöyük was a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from approximately 7500 BC to 5700 BC, and flourished around 7000 BC. It is the largest and best-preserved Neolithic site found to date.

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. Meetings are open to the public at no charge.

Please note that the Midland Public Library has graciously offered their assembly room for this event.

Recent investigations by the Ontario Heritage Trust

 

Members Meeting -  Wednesday May 11th 2016

 Midland Public Library - 7 PM

Title : Recent investigations by the Ontario Heritage Trust

Presenter - Dena Doroszenko

Abstract: Over the past five years, the Trust Archaeologist has been involved in reburials, investigating looting incidents and being proactive in the preservation of archaeological sites in Ontario. Seldom revealed, come here tales of a side of an archaeologist's life seldom told.

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. Meetings are open to the public at no charge.

Please note that the Midland Public Library has graciously offered their assembly room for this event.