Anatolian Neolithic
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The Anatolian Neolithic refers to the early farming and settled village cultures that developed in Anatolia, which played a key role in the spread of agriculture and Neolithic lifeways into surrounding regions such as the Aegean and Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anatolian Neolithic canonical | 1 |
| Near Eastern Neolithic core area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9822704 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anatolian Neolithic Context triple: [Neolithic Aegean, hasCulturalInfluenceFrom, Anatolian Neolithic]
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Neolithic Aegean
Neolithic Aegean refers to the prehistoric cultures around the Aegean Sea characterized by early farming communities, sedentary village life, and the development of pottery and stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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Pre-Pottery Neolithic
The Pre-Pottery Neolithic was an early Neolithic cultural phase in the Near East marked by the emergence of settled farming communities, monumental architecture, and sophisticated stone tool industries before the widespread use of pottery.
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Natufian culture
The Natufian culture was a Late Epipaleolithic Near Eastern society known for its semi-sedentary hunter-gatherer communities that prefigured the development of agriculture and the first permanent villages.
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Neolithic Europe
Neolithic Europe refers to the prehistoric period and region in which early farming communities, settled villages, and megalithic monuments developed across the European continent.
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Shulaveri–Shomu culture
The Shulaveri–Shomu culture was a Neolithic–Chalcolithic archaeological culture of the South Caucasus, notable for its early farming communities, circular mud-brick architecture, and some of the region’s earliest evidence of settled village life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anatolian Neolithic Target entity description: The Anatolian Neolithic refers to the early farming and settled village cultures that developed in Anatolia, which played a key role in the spread of agriculture and Neolithic lifeways into surrounding regions such as the Aegean and Europe.
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A.
Neolithic Aegean
Neolithic Aegean refers to the prehistoric cultures around the Aegean Sea characterized by early farming communities, sedentary village life, and the development of pottery and stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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B.
Pre-Pottery Neolithic
The Pre-Pottery Neolithic was an early Neolithic cultural phase in the Near East marked by the emergence of settled farming communities, monumental architecture, and sophisticated stone tool industries before the widespread use of pottery.
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C.
Natufian culture
The Natufian culture was a Late Epipaleolithic Near Eastern society known for its semi-sedentary hunter-gatherer communities that prefigured the development of agriculture and the first permanent villages.
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D.
Neolithic Europe
Neolithic Europe refers to the prehistoric period and region in which early farming communities, settled villages, and megalithic monuments developed across the European continent.
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E.
Shulaveri–Shomu culture
The Shulaveri–Shomu culture was a Neolithic–Chalcolithic archaeological culture of the South Caucasus, notable for its early farming communities, circular mud-brick architecture, and some of the region’s earliest evidence of settled village life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic period in Anatolia
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archaeological culture period ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
communal buildings and shrines
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early pottery (in later phases) ⓘ figurines and symbolic objects ⓘ mudbrick architecture ⓘ plastered house interiors ⓘ use of obsidian tools ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 6000 BCE ⓘ |
| follows |
Epipaleolithic Near East
NERFINISHED
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Natufian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geneticContributionTo |
Early European Farmers
NERFINISHED
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Neolithic populations of the Balkans ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Pottery Neolithic in Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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Pre-Pottery Neolithic in Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Near Eastern archaeology
NERFINISHED
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archaeogenetics ⓘ palaeobotany ⓘ prehistoric archaeology ⓘ zooarchaeology ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Aşıklı Höyük
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barcın Höyük NERFINISHED ⓘ Boncuklu Höyük NERFINISHED ⓘ Can Hasan NERFINISHED ⓘ Göbekli Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ Hacılar NERFINISHED ⓘ Hallan Çemi NERFINISHED ⓘ Höyücek NERFINISHED ⓘ Höyücek Höyük NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilıpınar NERFINISHED ⓘ Körtik Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ Menteşe Höyük NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevalı Çori NERFINISHED ⓘ Suberde NERFINISHED ⓘ Tepecik-Çiftlik NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulucak Höyük NERFINISHED ⓘ Çatalhöyük NERFINISHED ⓘ Çayönü NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aegean Neolithic
NERFINISHED
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European Neolithic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
animal domestication
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early farming ⓘ plant domestication ⓘ sedentary village life ⓘ |
| partOf | Neolithic ⓘ |
| region |
Central Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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Southeastern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
spread of Neolithic lifeways to the Aegean
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spread of agriculture to Europe ⓘ transition from foraging to farming in Anatolia ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 10,000 BCE ⓘ |
| temporalOverlapWith |
Levantine Neolithic
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamian Neolithic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDomesticate |
barley
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cattle ⓘ goats ⓘ lentils ⓘ peas ⓘ pigs ⓘ sheep ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anatolian Neolithic Description of subject: The Anatolian Neolithic refers to the early farming and settled village cultures that developed in Anatolia, which played a key role in the spread of agriculture and Neolithic lifeways into surrounding regions such as the Aegean and Europe.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Near Eastern Neolithic core area