Abstract: The following focuses on Çatal Hüyük with an emphasis on the female figurines that have been found at the site. The figurines, originally interpreted as being religious idols for a Goddess cult, vary in size, shape and quality of design. The discussion that follows stems from this evidence. After a brief introduction to the site and the excavations at the site, I summarize Mellaart's original interpretations of the figurines. Following this, several …showed first 75 words of 3663 total…

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