page_title: History of Anatolia
section_title: Neolithic
hierarchical_section_title: History of Anatolia / Prehistory / Neolithic
caption_attribution_description: English: Göbekli Tepe, Şanlıurfa
context_page_description: The history of Anatolia can be roughly subdivided into prehistory, Ancient Near East, Classical Anatolia, Hellenistic Anatolia, Byzantine Anatolia, followed by the gradual Seljuk/Ottoman conquest in the 13th to 14th centuries, Ottoman Anatolia and the modern history of the Republic of Turkey.
context_section_description: Because of its strategic location at the intersection of Asia and Europe, Anatolia has been the center of several civilizations since prehistoric times. Neolithic settlements include Çatalhöyük, Çayönü, Nevalı Çori, Hacılar, Göbekli Tepe, and Mersin.
caption: Göbekli Tepe, Şanlıurfa.
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