What qualities make a tribal rug or textile a "collector's
piece"? When is restoration appropriate? What should beginning collectors
avoid? Marla discusses her criteria.
An in-depth examination of the
drawings presented by James Mellaart in an effort to establish Anatolian kilim designs as
stone-age in origin. Was this a grand hoax?
A summary of the events and
debates surrounding controversial "reconstructed" wall paintings said to be from
an important Neolithic archaeological site in central Anatolia.