Mysteries of Catalhoyuk

http://smm.org/catal/virtual_tour/

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This virtual tour highlights artifacts found at Catahoyuk and the people and archaeological methods that are used in finding and interpreting this artifacts. Standard 6.1.2

Comments: More on the site and less on the method would have made this a more valuable site for classes but there is still much here.

Resource Type: Other.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2230

Neolithic Revolution and the Birth of Civilization

http://occ.awlonline.com/bookbind/pubbooks/stearns_awl/chapter1/objectives/deluxe-content.html

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This chapter from Longman Publishing's book on world history outlines the key ideas of the Neolithic Revolution and their resulting formation of the first urban centers at Catal Huyuk and Jericho. Standard 6.1.3

Comments: This is a clear summary from which to begin other research.

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: Low.

Resource ID: 2303

Virtual Tour of Cave Paintings

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/cavepaintings/cavepaintings.html

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This Harcourt Publishing site has drawings of Vallon-Pont d'Arc cave paintings with short explanations. Cave paintings let us learn about the lives of people from prehistory. People painted the common animals of the time on cave walls. Look at some of these rare treasures and see what can be learned from them. Standard 6.1.3

Resource Type: Photos or Pictures.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3595