Hacilar

Hacilar is a Neolithic settlement in southwestern Turkey, 25 km southwest of present day Burdur. It has been dated back 5700 - 5600 BC and ranks as one of the oldest human settlements found thus far.

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Housing in Hacilar consisted of grouped single story housing units surrounding an inner courtyard. Each dwelling was built on a foundation of stone to protect against water damage. Walls were made of mud-brick that were mortared with lime and painted red. Wooden poles were located within each unit to support a flat roof. Although traces of stone stairways have been found in some areas it is uncertain whether this means that some dwellings had a separate second story or that the occupants spent much of their time on their roofs.

Neolithic: The Neolithic, (Greek neos=new, lithos=stone, or "New Stone Age") was a period in the development of human technology that is traditionally the last part of the Stone Age. The name was invented by John Lubbock in 1865 as a refinement of the three-age system. The term is more commonly used in the Ol...

Turkey: The Republic of Turkey or Turkey (Turkish: T?rkiye), is a bicontinental country that is located mainly in the Middle East (Southwest Asia) and partly in Southeast Europe; The Anatolian peninsula comprises most(97%) of its territory, and is situated between the Black Sea on the north and the Mediter...

Burdur: Burdur is a city in the Burdur Province of Turkey....