ÇatalhöyükÇatalhöyük (English: Chatalhoyuk; , ; Turkish pronunciation:; also Çatal Höyük and Çatal Hüyük; from Turkishçatal "fork" + höyük "tumulus") is a tell (a mounded accretion resulting from long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithicproto-city settlement in southern Anatolia, which existed from around 7500 BC to 5600 BC and flourished around 7000 BC.
Pre-Pottery Neolithic APre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) denotes the first stage of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, in early Levantine and AnatolianNeolithic culture, dating to 12,000 – c. 10,800 years ago, that is, 10,000–8800 BCE. Archaeological remains are located in the Levantine and Upper Mesopotamian region of the Fertile Crescent.
NeolithicArchaeological period, last part of the Stone Age (New Stone Age)Reconstruction of a Neolithic farmstead, Irish National Heritage Park. The Neolithic saw the invention of agriculture.The Neolithic (from Greekνέοςnéos 'new' and λίθοςlíthos 'stone'), or New Stone Age, is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BC to c. 2,000 BC).
Linear Pottery cultureArchaeological horizon of Neolithic EuropeMap showing the Neolithic expansions from the 7th to the 5th millennium BCThe Linear Pottery culture (LBK) is a major archaeological horizon of the European Neolithic period, flourishing c. 5500–4500 BC. Derived from the GermanLinearbandkeramik, it is also known as the Linear Band Ware, Linear Ware, Linear Ceramics or Incised Ware culture, falling within the Danubian I culture of V. Gordon Childe.
AnatoliaPeninsula of Turkey in Western AsiaAnatolia (Greek: Ανατολή, Turkish: Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey.
Vinča cultureThe Vinča culture[ʋîːnt͜ʃa], also known as Turdaș culture, Turdaș–Vinča culture or Vinča-Turdaș culture, is a Neolithicarchaeological culture of Southeast Europe, dated to the period 5400–4500 BC. It is named for its type site, Vinča-Belo Brdo, a large tell settlement discovered by Serbian archaeologist Miloje Vasić in 1908. As with other cultures, it is mainly distinguished by its settlement pattern and ritual behaviour.
SyriaSyria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north and northwest, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic under a provisional government and comprises 14 governorates. Damascus is Syria's capital and largest city.
LevantThe Levant is a subregion of West Asia along the that forms part of the Middle East. The term is often used in conjunction with historical or cultural references. In its narrowest sense, used in archaeology and other contexts, the Levant refers to Cyprus and land bordering the Levantine Sea () in West Asia that includes Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and south Cilicia (Turkey).
Pre-Pottery Neolithic BPre-Pottery Neolithic B (PPNB) is part of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, a Neolithic culture centered in upper Mesopotamia and the Levant, dating to c. 10,800 – c. 8,500 years ago, that is, 8800–6500 BC. It was typed by British archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon during her archaeological excavations at Jericho in the West Bank, territory of the State of Palestine. Like the earlier PPNA people, the PPNB culture developed from the Mesolithic Natufian culture.
Körös cultureThe Körös culture is a Neolithic archaeological culture in Central Europe that was named after the river Körös in Hungary, hence the name Körös culture. The two variants of the river name are used for the same archaeological culture in different regions: The Körös culture in Hungary and the Criș culture in Romania. The Körös culture survived from about 5800 to 5300 BC.
AgricultureCultivation of plants and animals to produce foods, fibers, fuels, and raw materialsModern agriculture: a center pivot irrigation system on a fieldAgriculture is the practice of cultivating the soil, planting, raising, and harvesting both food and non-food crops, as well as livestock production. Broader definitions also include forestry and aquaculture.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.