Overlooking the Konya Plain in Turkey lies the remarkable and unique ancient city of Catalhoyuk, the largest and best-preserved Neolithic site found to date. At a time when most of the world's people were nomadic hunter-gatherers, Catalhoyuk was a bustling town of as many as 10,000 people. According to a 2014 report in Hurriyet Daily News, archaeologists have gained new insights into the ancient city as further excavation work has revealed that the Catalhoyuk society was a place of gender equality, where men and women held equal status.  Evidence of 8,500-Year-Old Head Surgery Excavated at Çatalhöyük  Turkey’s Catalhöyük: A Victim of Climate Change  Read moreSection: NewsEvolution & Human OriginsHistoryAncient TraditionsRead Later