Çatal Hüyük(chaht-l-hoo-yook)

By Jenna McCollum, Sprout Stokes and Xander Robertson

City layout

All of the houses were built right next to each other.

There were no roads. All transit between

buildings was by roof. There were small

courtyards for housing animals.

Roofs were staggered to let light in through windows.

Had an average floor area of 25m or about

280² ft. Made from dried mud the houses typically had

a central living room area and then a smaller storeroom at one end.

A hearth used for cooking and heating sat against one wall of the structure.

Over time as some houses fell apart the materials were reused to build new structures

Windows were made in the upper section of walls

Architecture

Architecture

A hole in the ceiling on the south side of the building acted as an entrance and exit and was accessible by ladder

The hole doubles as a smoke release for the hearth.

LocationÇatal Hüyük is in Turkey approximately 40 km Southeast of Konya.

The site was first discovered and excavated by

James Mellart, a British archaeologist and author, in November 1958

Excavation of the site was delayed by the theft of recovered artifacts.

Serious research and re-excavation was resumed in September 1993 by Ian Hodder, another British archaeologist.

The 90%of the bones found at the site are from cows.

Discovery

Tools

The Çatal Hüyük people had very advanced tools for this point in time such as obsidian and flint spear heads and beads with extremely precise holes drilled in them

The Çatal Hüyük had the knowledge of smelting metals such as led and copper.

Tools

Chipped Stone Ground Stone Ground stone tools

were made by tapping one stone against another to make a smooth surface.

tools were made by chipping a piece of stone to make a sharp edge or point

Age and Population

Age Çatal Hüyük is between

8,000 to 10,000 years old It is from the Neolithic

period (new stone age) Çatal Hüyük was occupied

for about 1,400 years One of the Largest and

oldest cities discovered from pre to ancient history and dates back to 7500 BCE

Population The population is

estimated to be about 10,000 inhabitants at its peak.

A large catastrophic fire is responsible for the

destruction of the city as well as the preservation of it.

The fire hardened the clay walls, preventing them from too much deterioration over the years.

Destruction of the City

Questions?

Symcox, Linda. The Neolithic Revolution: The First Farmers

and Shepherds. Los Angeles: University of California, 1991. Miller, Brandon. Catal Huyuk: origins of Civilizations.

Alternative Archaeology. Web. 19 September 2013.http://alternativearchaeology.jigsy.com/catal-huyuk

Mysteries of Çatal Hüyük. Science Museum of Minnesota.2003. web. 20 September 2013.http://www.smm.org/catal/top.php

History of Excavations. Catalhoyok Excavations of a Neolithic Anatolian Hoyuk. 2005. web. 19 September 2013.

Bibliography

GROUND STONE TOOLS. N.d. Photograph. Science Museum of

Minnesota. Mysteries of Catal Hoyuk. 2003. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. http://www.smm.org/catal/artifacts/ground_stone_tools/

Obsidian. 1997. Photograph. Science Museum of Minnesota. Mysteries of Catalhoyuk. 2003. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. http://www.smm.org/catal/artifacts/obsidian/

Catal Huyuk. N.d. Proyectso I. Angel Blancos Ramos, 4 Sept. 2011. Web. 20 Sept. 2013. http://blancoramosangel.blogspot.com/search?q=catal+huyuk

Catal Huyuk. N.d. Web. Humanties Blog 8 (sophia). Blogspot, 9 Feb. 2011. Web. 22 Sept. 2013. http://sophiaslaura.blogspot.com/2011/02/why-is-catal-hyuk-important.html

N.d. Photograph. Mysteries of ÇatalHöyük. Science Museum of Minnesota, 2003. Web. 18 Sept. 2013. <http://www.smm.org/catal/introduction/>.

N.d. Photograph. Çatalhöyük Visual Assemblage. University of Southampton, 10 Nov. 2009. Web. 20 Sept. 2013. <http://catalva.wordpress.com/>.

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