What was as valuable to the people of catal huyuk as gold is to people of today

They had stones and bones that they used for jewelry so that can be what they valued.  They were also known for painting murals and images which something they also valued.  They also fashioned bowls from wood and as well other things.

no options provided, here,but the answer to this question is often: a historian cites a japanese newspaper article published a year after the end of world war ii in order to draw conclusions about the effect of the war on the japanese economy.

clearly from the answer, the historian alludes to historical sources,and records to aid in analyzing and drawing conclusion on the effect of the war on the economy of japan.