The Goddess and the Bull

{{Short description|2006 nonfiction book by Michael Balter}}

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The Goddess and the Bull: Çatalhöyük – An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization is a 2006 popular science book written by Michael Balter. It is a "biographical" account of Çatalhöyük, a Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey, and its history of investigation: the discovery and first excavations at the site by James Mellaart in the 1960s, and the project directed by Ian Hodder that was ongoing at the time the book was written.{{Cite magazine|date=January 4, 2005|title=Goddess & the Bull: Catalhoyuk|url=https://www.world-archaeology.com/books/goddess-the-bullcatalhoyuk/|magazine=Current World Archaeology|language=en-US|issue=9}} The book received positive reviews in both popular magazines{{Cite magazine|last=Saunders|first=Nicholas|date=January 12, 2005|title=The Goddess and the Bull, Catalhoyuk by Michael Balter|url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg18524822-200-the-goddess-and-the-bull-catalhoyuk-by-michael-balter/|magazine=New Scientist|language=en-US}} and academic journals.{{Cite journal|last=Marciniak|first=Arkadiusz|date=2008|title=Michael Balter, The Goddess and the Bull. Çatalhöyük – An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization.|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journal-of-archaeology/article/michael-balter-the-goddess-and-the-bull-catalhoyuk-an-archaeological-journey-to-the-dawn-of-civilization-new-york-free-press-2005-401-pp-hbk-isbn-978-0743243605-pbk-published-at-walnut-creek-ca-left-coast-press-isbn-978-1598740691/5D1CE296ADF1F072644412FBB8BD9FAB|journal=European Journal of Archaeology|language=en|volume=11|issue=2–3|pages=279–281|doi=10.1179/eja.2008.11.2-3.279|s2cid=161398651|issn=1461-9571|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite journal|last=Schulting|first=Rick|date=2007|title=Review of The Goddess and the Bull; Çatalhöyük: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilization|journal=Canadian Journal of Archaeology|volume=31|issue=2|pages=280–283|jstor=41103311|issn=0705-2006}}{{Cite web|last=Fairbairn|first=Andrew S.|date=2007|title=Review of 'The Goddess and the Bull: Catalhoyuk: An Archaeological Journey to the Dawn of Civilisation' by Michael Balter|url=https://australianarchaeologicalassociation.com.au/journal/review-of-the-goddess-and-the-bull-catalhoyuk-an-archaeological-journey-to-the-dawn-of-civilisation-by-michael-balter/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=Australian Archaeology|pages=54–56|volume=64}}