Konya museum unveils 322 Çatalhöyük artifacts
A visitor observes Neolithic artifacts from Çatalhöyük on display at the Konya Archaeological Museum.
A remarkable collection of 322 artifacts unearthed at the UNESCO-listed Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük, one of the world’s earliest known urban communities, will go on public display at the Konya Archaeology Museum beginning July 24.
Titled “Çatalhöyük’s Hidden Heritage,” the exhibition brings together objects uncovered during archaeological excavations that began in 1961 and continue today at the site in central Türkiye’s Konya province. The discoveries shed new light on one of humanity’s earliest large-scale settlements, where an estimated 8,000 people once lived during the Neolithic period.
The exhibition features an extensive selection of everyday tools, jewelry, figurines, sculptures and ceremonial objects that illustrate the community’s sophisticated social structure, craftsmanship and burial traditions.
