The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
17.07.2018

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: An interior view of a adobe house is seen in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: An archaeologists conducts an investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: Archaeologists conduct investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: An archaeologists conducts an investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: The excavation area is seen in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: An archaeologists conducts an investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: A skeleton is seen in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: An archaeologists conducts an investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: Archaeologists conduct investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: An archaeologists conducts an investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: Archaeologists conduct investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: An archaeologists conducts an investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: A skeleton is seen in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: Archaeologists conduct investigation in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

The oldest agricultural settlement in the world: Catalhoyuk in Turkey's Konya
Fotoğraf: Abdullah Coşkun

KONYA, TURKEY - JULY 16: A skeleton is seen in Catalhoyuk at the Cumra district of Konya, Turkey on July 16, 2018. Catalhoyuk is the oldest and the most important cultural heritage place that is listed in the UNESCO's World Heritage List which was discovered by British archaeologist James Mellaart and his team in the 1960s. Excavations continue to investigate the social structure, nutrition and clothing patterns of people living in adobe houses that belong to nine thousand years ago. ( Abdullah Coşkun - Anadolu Agency )

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