urban living

A researcher excavating an adult skeleton at the Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk in Turkey. Source: Scott Haddow / Ohio State University

18 June, 2019 - 14:00 ancient-origins

Revelations From Çatalhöyük: A 9,000-year-old Community With Modern Urban Problems

Some 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. Scientists studying the...