James Mellaart: The Journey to Catalhoyuk by Alan C Mellaart

James Mellaart: The Journey to Catalhoyuk by Alan C Mellaart

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This book explores the life of archaeologist James Mellaart (universally known as Jimmy), whose discovery and excavation of the huge Neolithic mound site of Çatalhöyük both revolutionised the way we think about the prehistory of Turkey and became the centre of great controversy.

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James Mellaart: The Journey to Catalhoyuk by Alan C Mellaart

This book explores the life of archaeologist James Mellaart (universally known as Jimmy), whose discovery and excavation of the huge Neolithic mound site of Catalhoyuk both revolutionised the way we think about the prehistory of Turkey and became the centre of great controversy.
Alan C. Mellaart is a joint honours BA graduate of Modern Middle Eastern Studies, from Hatfield College, Durham University, United Kingdom. He attended the Advanced Executive Program at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University in 1998.

Prior to consulting he has 15 years of business experience gained between 1977-1992 with Spinneys (1948) Ltd., distributors and retailers in Saudi Arabia (1978-1979), The Welcome Foundation pharmaceutical company as Territory Manager and Tetra Pak as Sales Manager in Turkey.

Alan is British, was born in Istanbul, and speaks fluent Turkish. He is the son of Arlette and James Mellaart, retired lecturer in Anatolian and Near Eastern Archaeology at London University, who discovered Çatalhöyük, one of the world's earliest Neolithic urban sites dating from 7000 BC.
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ISBN 13 9786053965237
ISBN 10 6053965235
Title James Mellaart: The Journey to Catalhoyuk
Author Alan C Mellaart
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Archeology and Art Publications
Year published 2021-03-15
Number of pages 476
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