Çatalhöyük — East Mound Building 131 North Wall
Çatalhöyük · Çatal Building 131
Neolithic (7400–6000 BCE)·Neolithic Anatolian·🇹🇷 Konya, Çumra, Çatalhöyük, Turkey
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About Çatalhöyük — East Mound Building 131 North Wall
Çatalhöyük — East Mound Building 131 North Wall in Konya, Çumra, Çatalhöyük, Turkey is a Neolithic (7400–6000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic Anatolian. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions 389m × 129m; area 26.4 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic Anatolian ancient-village with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 1020 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 7100 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (7400–6000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic Anatolian
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic and craft quarters
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 7100 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1185 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1895
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1509 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
37.6700° N · 32.8300° E · 1020 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Çatalhöyük — East Mound Building 131 North Wall — structure with stratified deposits37.6682° N · 32.8289° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Çatalhöyük — East Mound Building 131 North Wall — complex with stratified deposits37.6679° N · 32.8303° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Çatalhöyük — East Mound Building 131 North Wall — outlier with stratified deposits37.6705° N · 32.8305° E
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