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Çayönü

a Pleiades place resource

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Çayönü was a Neolithic settlement located in southern Turkey. Its remains date ca. 7200 to 6600 BC. The site spans the entire Pre-pottery Neolithic sequence and recent investigations suggest that Çayönü may be the site of the first domestication of the pig (Sus scrofa).

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/75292543

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
38.2183115333, 39.725002543

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Çayönü (10000 BC - 3300 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Place type:
settlement

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Wikidata Çayönü (Q272720)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Çayönü: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/75292543> [accessed: 19 April 2025]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/75292543 |title=Places: 75292543 (Çayönü) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 19, 2025 4:38 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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