This is trench 5 on the West Mound (ca. 6000 - 5600 BC) of Çatalhöyük during excavation. The larger East Mound (ca. 7100 - 6000 BC), which was already deserted when the West Mound flourished, is visible in the background. [Jason Quinlan]
This is trench 5 on the West Mound (ca. 6000 - 5600 BC) of Çatalhöyük during excavation. The larger East Mound (ca. 7100 - 6000 BC), which was already deserted when the West Mound flourished, is visible in the background. [Jason Quinlan]
Wow. Not much has changed in 9000 years.
![This is trench 5 on the West Mound (ca. 6000 - 5600 BC) of Çatalhöyük during excavation. The larger East Mound (ca. 7100 - 6000 BC), which was already deserted when the West Mound flourished, is visible in the background. [Jason Quinlan]](https://media.eurekalert.org/multimedia_prod/pub/web/181908_web.jpg)