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Vol 1 Ep 17 - The origin of villages ( Çatalhöyük / Jericho )

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Chattel Hook - The Home of Taus of People

Some of the tools and art work from chatelhk were crafted from obsidian, which is a volcanic glass like mat rial. It is possible that people were bringing obsidian to the agriculturally rich village of chattlhk in exchange for some surplus stock from the farms. Ritualistic behaviors seem to have been quite traditional. The creation of female figurines points towards fertility ritual. Many pieces of art work relating to animals and hunting suggests ritual in relation to that too. These are not altogether different from the findings of upper paleolithic europe.

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