The Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic farmers of central and southwest Anatolia : household, community and the changing use of space
This research uses quantitative and qualitative data collected from ten Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic sites in Central and Southwest Anatolia (Asikli Hoyuk, Catalhoyuk, Canhasan III, Canhasan I, Guvercinkayasi, Hoyucek, Badamagaci, Erbaba, Hacilar and Kuru9ay) to investigate the relationship between the use of household and community space and chronological, regional and subsistence changes. This relationship was explored using data about buildings, the distribution of subsistence activities, upper storeys, building entry, open spaces and inter-household arrangements. It was concluded that inter-site differences in building size, configuration and design were marked, suggesting local rather than global trajectories of the kind associated with chronology, region or subsistence. Nevertheless, three trends were identified. Firstly, buildings became larger over time on many sites. Secondly, building density was higher in Central Anatolia due largely to the agglomerated architecture found only in that region. Thirdly, throughout the Neolithic, buildings typically housed single nuclear households but building differentiation, absent at Asikli Hoyuk, increased over time and was present at Catalhoyuk. During the
Cutting, Marion Valerie
The Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic farmers of central and southwest Anatolia : household, community and the changing use of space. This research uses quantitative and qualitative data collected from ten Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic sites in Central and Southwest Anatolia (Asikli Hoyuk, Catalhoyuk, Canhasan III, Canhasan I, Guvercinkayasi, Hoyucek, Badamagaci, Erbaba, Hacilar and Kuru9ay) to investigate the relationship between the use of household and community space and chronological, regional and subsistence changes. This relationship was explored using data about buildings, the distribution of subsistence activities, upper storeys, building entry, open spaces and inter-household arrangements. It was concluded that inter-site differences in building size, configuration and design were marked, suggesting local rather than global trajectories of the kind associated with chronology, region or subsistence. Nevertheless, three trends were identified. Firstly, buildings became larger over time on many sites. Secondly, building density was higher in Central Anatolia due largely to the agglomerated architecture found only in that region. Thirdly, throughout the Neolithic, buildings typically housed single nuclear households but building differentiation, absent at Asikli Hoyuk, increased over time and was present at Catalhoyuk. During the
neolithic_early chalcolithic farmer central southwest anatolia household_community change use_space quantitative_qualitative data_collect neolithic_early chalcolithic sit central southwest anatolia catalhoyuk iii investigate_relationship use household_community space chronological_regional subsistence_change relationship explore use data building distribution subsistence activity upper build entry open_space inter household arrangement conclude inter_site difference building size configuration design mark suggest local rather global trajectory kind associate chronology region subsistence nevertheless trend identify firstly building become large time many site secondly build density high central_anatolia due largely architecture find region thirdly throughout neolithic building typically house single nuclear household build differentiation absent increase time present catalhoyuk