A Weaver's View of the Çatal Hüyük Controversy

"This article from Oriental Rug Review, August/September 1990 (Vol. 10, No. 6) was a reaction to a controversial publication by archaeologist James Mellaart. A few illustrations have been added. An update, written two years later, is posted separately. I have posted these articles now because references to the material appear occasionally in rug literature, and newcomers to the field are inevitably fascinated, but unfamiliar with the issues."