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                                                              Catalhoyuk, which archaeologists reckon to be among the oldest civilized human settlements yet discovered, is located about 55 kilometers from Konya.   It is located 10 kilometers to the east of Cumra, a county of Konya. The first archaeological studies were made by  C. Mellart ' in 1965. Today it is important as the first sample of settlement in Anatolia. It was settled in the early Neolithic period; its history goes back to 9000 B.C. This center sheds light on the prehistory of human beings, with original findings which belong to the first holy buildings and architectural housing. Many excavation finds are displayed in the  Konya Archaeology Museum and the Ankara Anatolia Civilizations Museum.   Çatalhöyük Excavations

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