Archaeologists at Çatalhöyük, one of the most important sites in central Türkiye, have unearthed new evidence of ritual activity that sheds light on early town life and spiritual practices. The site, located on the edge of the Konya Plain near the modern city of Konya, was occupied from 7100 to 5950 BCE and is commonly described as a proto-city. The population at its height was 3,000 to 8,000 residents who lived in tightly packed mud-brick houses on approximately 34 acres of land.