An 8200 year old map: The town plan of Catalhoyuk = 8200 yillik bir harita: Catalhoyuk sehir plani.

ULKEKUL, CEVAT An 8200 year old map: The town plan of Catalhoyuk = 8200 yillik bir harita: Catalhoyuk sehir plani. Istanbul: Donence, 1999. 4to., 80 p., color and b/w ills. In Turkish and English. Paperback. New ISBN: 9789757054078 CATALOG: Archaeology KEYWORDS: Archaeology Anatolian civilizations Hittites Catalhoyuk map Geography I was fascinated when I first saw the Catalhoyuk map, a heritage of 'Anatolian Civilizations' which has survived 8,200 years of history, while at the same time I was greatly disappointed that such a unique map was neither known sufficiently enough nor introduced to the cartographic scholars. It was for this reason that about two years ago, I decided to conduct research into the matter. However, as I was already involved in two research projects entitled 'The History of Turkish Mapping in the Republican Era' and 'Historical Relief Maps, ' respectively, it was not possible to find time for the Catalhoyuk map. Once I had completed these studies, I started to carry out my study on 'Piri Reis Kitab-i Bahriye' (Piri Reis and His Book of the Sea) , which has been continiuing for a few years, Thus, my study of the Catalhoyuk map had been delayed once again. When I saw the map once again, in early 1999, I decided that I could not wait any longer. Even though my continuing research would be delayed, I could not avoid giving priority to the study of the Catalhoyuk map. (Preface).…