he lid holds thekey to much more than the discovery of the resting place of the residents. It tells usabout the sequence of their dying, and it tells us about their death becoming a triggerfor events in the life of the living house
The lid shows not just the grave but how death affected the house and the people living in it, highlighting how archeology can also tell social and emotional stories and experiences that can with it.
Inside the house, the layers of the dead/past/ancestors and – above them – thelayers of the living are not separated from each other but are closely woven together
The description of the physical and symbolic connection between life and death at Çatalhöyük, and how ancestors are seen as a daily part of life, not separate, is interesting.
monuments become rare records of self-rep-resentation and resistance to colonization
This sentence shows that monuments were not only about memory but also about reclaiming space and power in a colonial society that tried to deny both.