Why Catal Hoyuk in Turkey is a dry point settlement?
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Catal Hoyuk is located in an area of firm, raised grounds or mounds. Hence it is a Dry-point settlement.
It is a large Neolithic settlement, excavated near Anatolia in Turkey, which is estimated to have existed between 7,500 – 5,700 BC. There are two settlements, on mounds - which rose between 20 – 100 metres above the plain. A branch of Carsamba river flowed between the two mounds.
Catal Hoyuk is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Answer: Catal Hoyuk is a pace that is on raised grounds. It is a firm area. The place is a vast Neolithic area and is near Anatolia, Turkey.
Excavation showed that there were ancient civilizations in that area and it was from 7500 to 2500 BC.
The branch or River Carsamba flowed between the moulds but have dried out.
It was a city with buildings but perished. As it was on top, it was known as drypoint settlement.