Mellaart has since been exonerated. Catalhoyuk Research Project Catalhoyuk art (a conservator, above) speaks to an early emphasis on shared rituals. "Communal ceremonies come first," Hodder says.

In this episode of Explore Türkiye, we travel to Konya to uncover its rich layers of history, Seljuk architecture, and the ...

An 8,600-year-old piece of bread has been found in a structure resembling an oven in Catalhoyuk, south-central Türkiye, one of the first places in the world where urban settlement has been recorded.