Nov 13, 2014 01:39 AM
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/cappado...sCatID=375
EXCERPT: [...] Excavation studies undertaken at the site have yielded crucial conclusions about the history of the region. Aşıklı Höyük’s importance stems from findings that shed further light on the transition by humans in the region from a nomadic to a sedentary lifestyle, according to Özbaşaran.
Nomadic communities, who survived by consuming what was available in nature by hunting and gathering, began to settle down in permanent villages and produce their own goods. “Before, they were in small groups on the move. Here is the first time they started to be together for 24 hours as a community,” she said.
HDN In Turkey, Southeast Anatolia is where the first developments related to this transition took place. “What excites me the most about the site is that before the excavation studies started at Aşıklı it was thought that these developments have diffused from East to West,” Özbaşaran said....
EXCERPT: [...] Excavation studies undertaken at the site have yielded crucial conclusions about the history of the region. Aşıklı Höyük’s importance stems from findings that shed further light on the transition by humans in the region from a nomadic to a sedentary lifestyle, according to Özbaşaran.
Nomadic communities, who survived by consuming what was available in nature by hunting and gathering, began to settle down in permanent villages and produce their own goods. “Before, they were in small groups on the move. Here is the first time they started to be together for 24 hours as a community,” she said.
HDN In Turkey, Southeast Anatolia is where the first developments related to this transition took place. “What excites me the most about the site is that before the excavation studies started at Aşıklı it was thought that these developments have diffused from East to West,” Özbaşaran said....