I’ve always been fascinated by the antiquity of Catal Huyuk. Now I wonder how much of what I’ve read about it is trustworthy.
The dating of the site is good. The famous volcano mural (which actually could be the painting of an animal skin), which is often called the world's first news story, was photographed at the time of discovery (still dusty, and partially unexcavated), and so is considered legit. The mural *may* show the eruption of Hasan Dag, a volcano about 80 miles east, and possibly the destruction of a neighboring town in the shadow of the volcano, possibly called Asikli Höyük (not sure the best way to straighten out the characters the browser is showing me)..