James Mellaart
British archaeologist
Died when: 86 years 258 days (1040 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
James Mellaart FBA (14 November 1925 – 29 July 2012) was an English archaeologist and author who was noted for his discovery of the Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in Turkey.
He was expelled from Turkey when he was suspected of involvement with the antiquities black market.He was also involved in a string of controversies, including the so-called mother goddess controversy in Anatolia, which eventually led to his being banned from excavations in Turkey in the 1960s.
After his death it was discovered that he had forged many of his "finds", including murals and inscriptions used to discover the Çatalhöyük site.
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