Çatalhöyük: A Prehistoric Settlement on the Konya Plain

Excavations at Çatalhöyük reveal that the Neolithic settlement's social order was maintained through routinized daily behaviors within houses, rather than specialized functions. This repetition reinforced societal roles and rules, embedded within a symbolic system centered on wild animals and ancestral burials beneath floors. The study suggests that the 'town' effect arose from consistent social practices, shaping individual identities and cultural conventions without clear economic or political differentiation.

Hodder, I. (2012). Çatalhöyük: A Prehistoric Settlement on the Konya Plain. Oxford Handbooks Online. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195376142.013.0043