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![]() ![]() It is estimated that 7,000-10,000 inhabitants could have lived there at one time. It was an orderly settlement that reflected remarkable stability. This town continued for more than a thousand years. It is well-excavated and was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2012.Īrchaeologists who dug one of its 32 acres were astounded at what they uncovered: 13 building levels with houses, temples, murals, reliefs, sculptures, trade items, etc. ![]() 8000 to 3000 BCE), it is located in south-central Turkey and was at its peak between 65 BCE. One of the largest Neolithic sites ever discovered (the Neolithic era generally dates from ca. To illustrate what life might have been like in such a Neolithic society, we can focus on an archaeological site called Çatal Hüyük (also spelled Çatalhöyük and Çatalhüyük). There is a strong possibility that in prehistory – in Old Europe and perhaps elsewhere – our ancestors lived for centuries in peaceful, matrilineal societies that revered an all-powerful Nature Goddess. ![]()
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