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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:archaeological_site
Neolithic settlement
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gptkbp:abandoned
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c. 5700 BCE
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gptkbp:area
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13 hectares
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gptkbp:artifactsFound
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gptkb:ceramics
tools
wall paintings
figurines
obsidian objects
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gptkbp:burialPractice
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under house floors
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gptkbp:containsSettlement
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c. 7100 BCE
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Turkey
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gptkbp:culturalLayerCount
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18
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:James_Mellaart
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1958
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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1993-present
1961-1965
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gptkbp:excavationDirector
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gptkb:Ian_Hodder
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Catalhoyuk
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gptkbp:latitude
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37.6667
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Konya_Province
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gptkbp:longitude
|
32.8250
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gptkbp:nearestCity
|
gptkb:Konya
Cumra
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:frescoes
agriculture
large size
wall paintings
domesticated animals
early urbanization
rooftop access
obsidian trade
no streets
burials under houses
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gptkbp:period
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Chalcolithic
Neolithic
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gptkbp:populationEstimate
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up to 8,000
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Central_Anatolia
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gptkbp:religion
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Mother Goddess worship (theory)
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gptkbp:roofType
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ladders
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gptkbp:significance
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early example of urban settlement
insight into Neolithic life
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gptkbp:streetPresence
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none
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gptkbp:structureType
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mudbrick houses
clustered dwellings
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
|
2012
yes
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.catalhoyuk.com/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Anatolia,_Turkey
gptkb:Anadolu_(Turkey)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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