Çatalhöyük

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
Neolithic settlement
gptkbp:abandoned c. 5700 BCE
gptkbp:area 13 hectares
gptkbp:country gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:James_Mellaart
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1958
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Ian_Hodder
1993–2018
gptkbp:features agriculture
shrines
painted walls
obsidian tools
animal domestication
cattle figurines
clay seals
communal spaces
evidence of art and symbolism
evidence of ritual practices
evidence of social organization
evidence of trade
female figurines
leopard motifs
mudbrick houses
no fortification walls
oven structures
plastered skulls
rooftop access
storage bins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Çatalhöyük
gptkbp:inhabited_from c. 7100 BCE
gptkbp:latitude 37.6667
gptkbp:location gptkb:Konya_Province
gptkbp:longitude 32.8250
gptkbp:nameMeaning forked mound
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Konya
gptkbp:notable_for wall paintings
figurines
burials under house floors
complex murals
early urban layout
large size for Neolithic settlement
no streets, houses clustered together
gptkbp:period Chalcolithic
Neolithic
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii) (iv)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2012
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anatolia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4