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.
Architecture

 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

 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.
Çatal Hüyük is in
Turkey approximately
40 km Southeast of
Konya.
Location
Discovery

 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.
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
tools were made
by chipping a piece
of stone to make a
sharp edge or
point
Ground Stone
 Ground stone tools were
made by tapping one
stone against another to
make a smooth surface.
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.
Destruction of the City

 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.
Questions?

Bibliography

 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(Pictures)
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 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-hyukimportant.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/>.