who excavated it?
James Mellaart
Çatalhöyük
The site was first excavated by James Mellaart in 1958. He later led a team which further excavated there for four seasons between 1961 and 1965. 
what is the gateway of an egyptian temple that leads to a series of pillared halls or courts called Main gateway what kind of designs can you find here? Like all ancient Egyptian architecture, Egyptian temple designs emphasized order, symmetry, and monumentality and combined geometric shapes with stylized organic motifs. Cavetto cornices at the tops of walls, for instance, were made to imitate rows of palm fronds placed atop archaic walls which animals were believed to be sacred? Apis, a sacred bull, an ibis and a baboon what does the last one prey on? Their diets are omnivorous, they have been known to prey on sheep, goats and poultry. what is their life expectancy? Baboons in captivity have been known to live up to 45 years, while in the wild their life expectancy is between 20 to 30 years. what is their relationship like with humans? In Egyptian mythology, Babi was the deification of the hamadryas baboon and was therefore a sacred animal. It was known as the attendant of Thoth, so is also called the sacred baboon.  The documentary "Baboon Woman" examines the relationship between baboons and humans what significance does the mythology that you just mentioned have in a religion? The  ideas of mythology formed much of the basis for Egyptian religion. The purpose of Egyptian religion was the maintenance of "maat", and the concepts that myths express were believed to be essential to "maat". what did it originate from? One obvious influence on myth is the Egyptians' natural surroundings. Each day the sun rose and set, bringing light to the land and regulating human activity; each year the Nile flooded. Thus the Egyptians saw water and the sun as symbols of life and thought of time as a series of natural cycles. what is its influence on literature? Themes and motifs from mythology appear frequently in Egyptian literature. The earliest known Egyptian short story, "Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor", incorporates ideas about the gods and the eventual dissolution of the world into a story set in the past. can you give one information on the history of this short story? At least one source states that the papyrus having the story written upon it is located within the Imperial Museum in St. Petersburg what is the story based on? he tale begins with a "follower" (sailor) announcing or stating his return from a voyage at sea. He is returning from an apparently failed expedition and is anxious about how the king will receive him. what are the modern uses of the bulls that are sacred? : In some Christian traditions, Nativity scenes are carved or assembled at Christmas time. Many show a bull or an ox near the baby Jesus, lying in a manger. Traditional songs of Christmas often tell of the bull and the donkey warming the infant with their breath. is it prominent in the prehistoric art? Yes,  Aurochs are depicted in many Paleolithic European cave paintings such as those found at Lascaux and Livernon in France. Their life force may have been thought to have magical qualities, for early carvings of the aurochs have also been found. The earliest remnants of bull worship can be found at neolithic Çatalhöyük. where is the last place located? Çatalhöyük is located overlooking the Konya Plain, southeast of the present-day city of Konya (ancient Iconium) in Turkey is it an archaeological site? Yes, The excavations revealed this section of Anatolia as a centre of advanced culture in the Neolithic period. Excavation revealed 18 successive layers of buildings signifying various stages of the settlement and eras of history.
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Çatalhöyük [SEP] Archaeology
The site was first excavated by James Mellaart in 1958. He later led a team which further excavated there for four seasons between 1961 and 1965. These excavations revealed this section of Anatolia as a centre of advanced culture in the Neolithic period. Excavation revealed 18 successive layers of buildings signifying various stages of the settlement and eras of history. The bottom layer of buildings can be dated as early as 7100 BC while the top layer is of 5600 BC. Mellaart was banned from Turkey for his involvement in the Dorak affair in which he published drawings of supposedly important Bronze Age artifacts that later went missing.