Anatolia

Left A view of one of the more complex houses in Çatalhöyük: Building 52.

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Neolithic Turkey: investigating the transition to settled and farming lifestyles on the Konya Plain

The Konya Plain presents an extraordinary glimpse of what the shift from a mobile existence to Neolithic lifestyles could mean for individuals. Douglas Baird, Ian Hodder, and Michele Massa share some exciting results from the long-running investigations of a set of sites in central Anatolia.

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The British Institute at Ankara: 75 years researching Turkey

As the British Institute at Ankara celebrates a major birthday, CWA casts an eye over what it has achieved, and where it is heading.

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The Past

Isotope analysis reveals origins of Uluburun shipwreck cargo

Researchers have successfully traced the origin of tin ingots found aboard the shipwreck to ore deposits in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.