Catal+Huyuk

Catal Huyuk One of the earliest human settlements following the Neolithic Revolution. It was founded between 7500 B.C.E and 7000 B.C.E. Located in modern-day Turkey (the Anatolian Peninsula). For the time, the village was abnormally large. In total, it spanned over 32 acres of land. The buildings of timber and mud bricks were very closely packed together. Many archaelogical finds of broken bones suggests that many people were falling from the roofs of these close buildings. This suggests that most of the villagers' daily lives were spent on the roofs of these buildings. The village was entirely self-sufficient. They produced all of their own supplies including food, tools, and, by 5500 B.C.E., jewelry. Religion: The inhabitants of Catal Huyuk had a simple form of religion. Religious images have been found of male and female deities, devoted to the hunt and agricultural fertility, respectively. There were even people who were specifically designated as religious leaders of the village. Catal Huyuk was eventually incorporated into a regional civilization circa 3000 B.C.E. Go Back to Term List for Unit 1 Created by Joe Hampton on August 26, 2008 Edited by Hampton Webb on 9/3/08