Ҫatalhöyük is one of the largest Neolithic settlements ever discovered. Built more than 9000 years ago in modern Konya Plain, central Turkey, it is known in archaeology as a proto-city, a link between the cave-dwellings of prehistoric hunter-gatherers and the early urban constructions.
Çatalhöyük Omar Hoftun (CC BY-SA) Ҫatalhöyük is one of the largest Neolithic settlements ever discovered. Built more than 9000 years ago in modern Konya Plain, central Turkey , it is known in archaeology as a proto- city , a link between the cave-dwellings …
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The Unmatched 9,500-Year-Old Honeycomb City of Çatalhöyük
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