4,500 – 3,000 BC Late Chalcolithic: Alacahoyuk, Alisar and Beycesultan rise to become the main settlements of the Chalcolithic Age. In western Anatolia a major Late Chalcolithic centre is Beycesultan located 5 km southeast of Civril. One important group of objects found in a vessel here was a silver ring, copper implements, a dagger and three metal needles. Burials moved from inside the home to cemeteries during this period (Extramural). |
Terracotta idol found at Kuruçay site in Turkey |
