Intact Figurine Unearthed at Neolithic Town in Turkey

STANFORD, CALIFORNIA—Ars Technica reports that an intact female figure carved from marble was recently unearthed at Çatalhöyük by a team of archaeologists led by Ian Hodder of Stanford University.

( Jason Quinlan )

Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced that the statue dates to between 8000 and 5500 B.C., measures about 6.7 inches long, and weighs about two pounds. (resources: Archaeology Magazine, 13/09/2016)

( Ian Hodder, Stanford Univ. )