Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük

Two hills form the 37&nbsp;ha site on the Southern Anatolian Plateau. The taller eastern mound contains eighteen levels of Neolithic occupation between 7400&nbsp;bc and 6200&nbsp;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&nbsp;bc to 5200&nbsp;bc. &Ccedil;atalh&ouml;y&uuml;k provides important evidence of the transition from…