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Female-centered practices and changing kinship patterns over time in Çatalhöyük. Shown are two Çatalhöyük figurines (credit: Mellaart International and the British Institute at Ankara). Centre: reconstruction of a typical Çatalhöyük building (credit: Kathryn Killackey). Left: Building 6 with six genetically studied burials (blue on building map) and their genetic connections (lines), and their inferred pedigree. Centre: Grave good frequencies and a stylized female infant burial with beads shown in purple. Lower right: The frequency of genetic relatives within 15 buildings, spanning about 500 years (bottom right).

Before Kings: Did Women Rule in the Ancient World?

History & Prehistory /

Eva Rosenstock during the excavations at Çatalhöyük West in 2008. In the foreground, we can see a mudbrick wall from the buildings dating from the 6th millennium BCE. Image credit: Çatalhöyük Research Project New DNA evidence from Çatalhöyük reveals a 9,000-year-old civilization where women may have held the social reins When archaeologist James Mellaart first

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Book cover: "The New Art of Astrophotography" by Gary Lopez explores contemporary methods for photographing the night sky. Source: https://www.garylopezphotography.com/copy-of-book-tales-told-by-ancient-l

Gary Lopez Is Turning the Cosmos Into Fine Art

On the Bookshelf /

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WilRe8TXmII Gary Lopez and his new book, “The New Art of Astrophotography”. Source: https://www.garylopezphotography.com/copy-of-book-tales-told-by-ancient-l His book, “The New Art of Astrophotography,” is redefining what it means to create art about the universe. When Gary Lopez began work on The New Art of Astrophotography, he was venturing into largely uncharted space. Eight years of exploring the

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