Collapsed staircase under excavation, early Neolithic city of Catalhoyuk, Cumra, Konya province, central Turkey

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Dating from 9,500 years, the early Neolithic mound city of Catalhoyuk on the Konya Plain is one of the oldest anywhere. Houses were without doors but reached by ladder from the top. Seen here is a mud brick collapsed staircase on the East mound

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Location: Catalhoyuk, Cumra, Karatay, Province, Konya, central, Turkey
Photo credit: © Marion Bull / Alamy / Afripics
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