The Goddess and the Bull explained

The Goddess and the Bull
Author:	Michael Balter
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Publisher:	Free Press (Simon & Schuster)
Pub Date:	2006
Isbn:	978-0-7432-4360-5
Oclc:	883184058

The Goddess and the Bull: Çatalhöyük – An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization is a 2006 popular science book written by Michael Balter. It is a "biographical" account of Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey, and its history of investigation: the discovery and first excavations at the site by James Mellaart in the 1960s, and the project directed by Ian Hodder that was ongoing at the time the book was written.^[1] The book received positive reviews in both popular magazines^[2] and academic journals.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. January 4, 2005. Goddess & the Bull: Catalhoyuk. Current World Archaeology. en-US. 9.
2. Saunders. Nicholas. January 12, 2005. The Goddess and the Bull, Catalhoyuk by Michael Balter. New Scientist. en-US.
3. Marciniak. Arkadiusz. 2008. Michael Balter, The Goddess and the Bull. Çatalhöyük – An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization.. European Journal of Archaeology. en. 11. 2–3. 279–281. 10.1179/eja.2008.11.2-3.279. 161398651. 1461-9571.
4. Schulting. Rick. 2007. Review of The Goddess and the Bull; Çatalhöyük: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization. Canadian Journal of Archaeology. 31. 2. 280–283. 41103311. 0705-2006.
5. Web site: Fairbairn. Andrew S.. 2007. Review of 'The Goddess and the Bull: Catalhoyuk: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilisation' by Michael Balter. 2020-09-14. Australian Archaeology. 54–56. 64.