차탈회위크

차탈회위크는 터키 중앙아나톨리아 지역 코니아에 있는 신석기 시대 초기 도시 유적으로 대략 기원전 7500년에서 기원전 5700년 사이에 존재했으며 기원전 7000년에 번성했다. 2012년 유네스코 세계유산으로 지정되었다. 차탈회위크는 차탈(포크)과 회위크(언덕)가 붙어 만들어진 지명이다.

Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük

Two hills form the 37 ha site on the Southern Anatolian Plateau. The taller eastern mound contains eighteen levels of Neolithic occupation between 7400 bc and 6200 bc, including wall paintings, reliefs, sculptures and other symbolic and artistic features. Together they testify to the evolution of social organization and cultural practices as humans adapted to a sedentary life. The western mound shows the evolution of cultural practices in the Chalcolithic period, from 6200 bc to 5200 bc. Çatalhöyük provides important evidence of the transition from settled villages to urban agglomeration, which was maintained in the same location for over 2,000 years. It features a unique streetless settlement of houses clustered back to back with roof access into the buildings.