Definition: In about 7200 B.C. a settlement, Catal Huyuk (Çatal Hüyük), developed in Anatolia, south central Turkey. About 6000 Neolithic people lived there, in fortifications of linked rectangular mud-brick buildings. Food was mostly hunted or gathered, but the inhabitants also raised animals and stored surplus grains.
So far, Catal Huyuk is considered the oldest civilzation.
So far, Catal Huyuk is considered the oldest civilzation.
Alternate Spellings: Çatalhöyük, Çatalhüyük, Catal Huyuk
Examples: James Mellaart was the first to excavate Çatal Hüyük in the 1960s.
