Do Now You are an archaeologist who has uncovered the remains shown below during a dig. What conclusions can you draw from these remains about the community you have discovered and the people who lived there? What kind of technology did the people use? What were their homes like? What kind of foods did they eat? How did they get this food? Did the group practice specialization? How can you tell?

Where was Catal Huyuk? World’s First City 32 Acres (21 football fields)

Largest city uncovered by archaeologists Once housed over 5,000 people How could these people stay in one place so close together and for so long?

Why did people enter their homes through the roof by climbing a ladder? People learn agriculture and domestication Homes had brick walls coated with white plaster Large flat roof Houses built right next to each other

1/3 buildings were temples  what does this teach us?

Fireplace?

Wall paintings of cattle, leopards, and other things  what does this teach us?

Cooking area Obsidian Mirror Bone Tools

Food Storage  Surplus? Specialization Copper

Temples indicate religious beliefs Female figurines Found in grain room

Buried dead within village Tightly bent and placed in baskets of wrapped in mats

First CIVILIZATION Culture that has developed systems of specialization, religion, learning and government.

Closing: OSA vs. NSA Old Stone Age New Stone Age developed specialization made cave drawings had a stable food supply were hunter gatherers lived in temporary homes domesticated animals were farmers traded with other people were nomads Old Stone Age New Stone Age

Closing: OSA vs. NSA Old Stone Age New Stone Age Developed specializations Had stable food supply Were farmers Domesticated animals Traded with other people Lived in temporary homes Made cave drawings Were hunter gatherers Were nomads