Illustration of the mural painting bull and a hunting scene at Çatalhöyük

As an example of two-dimensional art in a Mesolithic tradition, this mural painting depicting a hunting scene with a bull in the Çatalhöyük Museum is dated back to the 2nd millenium BC. Bull was respected for its strenghth and worshipped as a sacred idol throughout that area. The earliest survivals of a bull worship are found at the Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük. The mural paintings at Çatal höyük are the oldest in the world on human built structures. The most spectacular murals found so far at Çatal höyük are those from building F.V.1, which portray a variety of animals and human figures. Typically, these murals are on all four inside walls of the building but probably represent more than one composition or scene. The people seem to be interacting with the animals. The animals shown are bulls, horses, stag deer, bear and wild boar.90x150 mm, color photograph