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Article: The first metropolis? (9,000-year-old archeological site near Konya, Turkey)
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- History Today
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- February 1, 1996
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For the next few years, the eyes of archaeologists and art historians all over the world will be turned towards what is being heralded as `the dig of the millennium' currently underway in Turkey.
Catalhoyuk, near Konya in southern Turkey, is the oldest urban centre ever to have been discovered, being 9,000 years old. When it was first unearthed in the 1960s, it was recognised as a site of unique international significance because of the advanced level of its civilisation and the artistic achievements of the 10,000 people who lived there.
Now, using modern scientific techniques, an international team of archaeologists hopes to solve some of the mysteries ...