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Hallan Çemi
38.2242° N, 41.2417° E
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Hallan Çemi is a Protoneolithic site in south-eastern Anatolia which was discovered in 1989 and is believed to be more than 11,000 years old (founded c. 9500 BC). Tools were made from flint and obsidian. There is evidence of malachite, a copper ore, being imported and suggesting the existence of a trading network. Staples included lentils, almonds and pistachios. Whereas sheep and goat were usually the first animals to be kept as livestock by Near East communities, it appears that Hallan Çemi began with pigs.
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Radiocarbon dating
c. 11,700–11,270 BP
Major excavations
1990–1994
Discovery during dam surveys
1990
Estimated founding
c. 9500 BC
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