Researchers Discover Urban Problems Plagued Even the Earliest Cities
Discover Magazine - Tue 18 Jun 19In the mid-1960s, an English archaeologist discovered an enormous and ancient settlement called Çatalhöyük on the Konya Plain in south central Turkey. Wall paintings and figurines of humans ...
Çatalhöyük: 9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems
Phys.org - Mon 17 Jun 19Some 9,000 years ago, residents of one of the world's first large farming communities were also among the first humans to experience some of the perils of modern urban living.
9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems, Science Blog - Thu 20 Jun 19The ancient Turkish farming community brought down by challenges of early urban life
Daily Mail - Thu 20 Jun 19In the ancient ruins of Çatalhöyük, which is located in modern day Turkey, scientists collected data on more than 740 individuals' remains - many of which showed signs of trauma.
First Neolithic City Was So Overcrowded People Started Trying to Kill Each Other
Livescience - Thu 20 Jun 19The transition from foraging to living close together took an ugly turn.
One of the World’s Most Ancient Cities Experienced Surprisingly Modern Problems
Gizmodo - Tue 18 Jun 19New archaeological evidence suggests the inhabitants of Çatalhöyük, an ancient city founded over 9,000 years ago in what is now Turkey, were subject to many urban problems we’re familiar ...
Cities from 9,000 years ago had pretty much the same problems as those of today, study finds
ZME Science - Tue 18 Jun 19"Many of the challenges we have today are the same ones they had in Çatalhöyük — only magnified," say the paper's authors.
Prehistoric settlement in Turkey bears telltale signs of modern woes
Reuters - Tue 18 Jun 19Overcrowding. Violence. Infectious diseases. Environmental degradation. It may sound like the worst of modern mega-cities.
Overcrowding, Infectious Disease, Violence And Environmental Issues - Welcome To Urban Life In 7000 BC
Science 2.0 - Mon 17 Jun 19Many people feel the need to live in important times, so they complain about how much worse things are today. But scientists studying the ancient ruins of Çatalhöyük, in modern Turkey, found ...
9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems
ScienceDaily - Tue 18 Jun 19Bioarchaeologists report new findings from the ancient ruins of Çatalhöyük, in modern Turkey. The results paint a picture of what it was like for humans to move from a nomadic hunting and ...
9,000 years ago, a community with modern urban problems, Eurekalert - Mon 17 Jun 19