Hacilar is a Neolithic settlement in south western Turkey, 25 km southwest of present day Burdur. It has been dated back 5700 - 5600 BC and ranks as one of the oldest human settlements found thus far.
Architecture
Housing in Hacilar consisted of grouped single story housing units surrounding an inner courtyard. Each dwelling was built on a foundation of stone to protect against water run-off. Walls were made of mud-brick that were mortared with lime and painted red. Wooden poles were located within each unit to support a flat roof. Although traces of stone stairways have been found in some areas it is uncertain whether this means that some dwellings had a seperate second story or that the occupants spent much of their time on their rooves.
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The Hacilar Settlement, brought to the daylight by James Mellart, located on the 25 km southwest of Burdur, is dated back to 5700-5600 BC.
The walls and the floors of Hacilar houses which are made of mud-brick on stone foundations are limemortared and red painted.
The Catalhoyuk settlement, on the 52 km southeast of Konya and north of the town of Cumra is, dated back to 6800-5000 BC and it is the most developed center of the Near East and the Aegean.
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