The Goddess and the Bull

The Goddess and the Bull: Catalhoyuk-An Archeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization by Michael Balter, from Free Press, ISBN 0743243609. A veteran Science magazine reporter takes readers inside the trenches of Catalhoyuk in Turkey-an archeological excavation that has astounded the world with findings that show it to be the origin of modern society. Balter describes the cutting-edge advances in archeological science that have allowed the team at Catalhoyuk to examine and illuminate the central questions of human existence.