Interaction Patterns at the Transition from Hunter-Gatherer to Sedentary Societies (Topoi A-1-9)

This project investigated the location of Göbekli Tepe against the background of its regional and natural embedding. Since the mid-twentieth century the archaeological investigations of southeastern Turkey have increasingly come to the fore, particularly regarding the transition from hunter and gatherers to a more sedentary society with an agricultural base. These societal dynamics coincide with the first Einkorn wheat domestication in the area of the Karaça Dağ in the vicinity of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic site Göbekli Tepe.