The colour of things. Pigments and colours in Neolithic Çatalhöyük

I. Introduction II. Characterisation of pigments at Çatalhöyük III. Pigment processing, containers and applicators IV. The houses and their colours IV.1 ‘White soil’, plastering and replastering at Çatalhöyük IV.2 Architectural paintings and installations V. The colour of things V.1 Stone axes and ‘maceheads’ V.2 Beads V.3 Painted shells V.4 Figurines VI. Pigment and plaster treatment in funerary practices VI.1 Skeletal remains with direct pigment traces VI.2 Pigments as burial associations VI.3 Plaster treatment VII. Contextual, spatial and diachronic association VII.1 Pigment treatment in burials VII.2 Paintings and burials VII. 3 Paintings and burials with pigment treatment VII.4 Paintings and stained objects VII.5 Diachronic summary VIII. Discussion and conclusions