Event Date: Friday, March 27, 2020
Çatalhöyök: The Bioarchaeology of an Early Farming Society in Transition
Dr. Clark Spencer Larsen
Distinguished University Professor
University of Ohio
Friday March 27, 2020
2:30pm
UC 3110
Dr. Larsen highlights the famous archaeological site of Çatalhöyök, occupied from approximately 7000 BC to 5900 BC, located in south-central Turkey. This presentation provides an overview of the decades-long study of human remains from the site, focusing on changes over time and space at the site. The long-term research program uses demography, pathology, diet, biomechanics, activity, genetic relatedness, and growth and development to assess and interpret the health and lifeways of a growing population undergoing economic intensification.
Presented by the Department of Anthropology
Supported by the Social Science Donation Fund