Boncuklu HöyükThe archaeology of village life
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The Boncuklu project

Follow the evidence

Explore Boncuklu through its landscape, houses, food and research methods. Each guide connects observations with sources and limits.

Updated 15 October 2026English edition
  1. 01

    Reading Boncuklu’s chronology

    Why 9400–7500 cal BCE and 8300–7800 cal BCE can both appear in reliable accounts of the same site.

  2. 02

    Plants, cultivation and a varied food economy

    Growing crops was one element of life at Boncuklu, alongside enduring relationships with wild resources.

  3. 03

    Reconstructing a wetland landscape

    The fields visible around Boncuklu today are not a direct image of its Neolithic surroundings.

  4. 04

    Houses, floors and household histories

    A house plan becomes more informative when it is read as a sequence of making, using and rebuilding.

  5. 05

    Burials, kinship and people’s lives

    Human remains deserve a careful account of what research can reveal and what remains unknown.

  6. 06

    From evidence to interpretation

    A practical way to read an archaeological claim: observation, method, explanation and uncertainty.

  7. 07

    Boncuklu, Çatalhöyük and Boncuklu Tarla

    Similar names and nearby discoveries can obscure the differences between three separate places.

  8. 08

    From discovery to published legacy

    Excavation, study and publication run on different clocks. The modern research timeline helps keep them apart.

  9. 09

    A new perspective on Boncuklu’s educational legacy

    The June 2026 paper asks how an archaeologically important but visually modest place can become understandable to visitors.

  10. 10

    Before visiting: a practical checklist

    Turn an interest in Boncuklu into a realistic plan without relying on an undated timetable.

  11. 11

    Classroom activity: build an evidence argument

    An original discussion activity using Boncuklu themes. No archaeological objects, excavation or special equipment are required.

  12. 12

    A reader’s route through Boncuklu research

    Choose a publication by the question it addresses, and keep its date, method and scope in view.

  13. 13

    Obsidian, beads and connections

    Objects can connect a local community to a wider world without revealing every person or journey along the way.

  14. 14

    Clay before pottery became ordinary

    Rare early vessels at Boncuklu invite questions about technological choices rather than a simple race to be first.