The Seasonality of Wetland and Riparian Taskscapes at Çatalhöyük

Neolithic inhabitants of Çatalhöyük adapted their use of local wetland and riparian environments to seasonal resource availability, with task patterns shifting throughout the year. This study reveals how labor organization evolved over time, becoming more varied as livelihoods diversified, impacting the regularity and variety of landscape interactions. Researchers analyzed paleoenvironmental and archaeological data to reconstruct seasonal taskscapes, demonstrating that later residents reorganized their engagement with the surrounding environment in response to changing community dynamics.

Wolfhagen, J., Veropoulidou, R., Ayala, G., Filipović, D., Kabukcu, C., Lancelotti, C., Madella, M., Pawłowska, K., Santiago-Marrero, C. G., & Wainwright, J. (2020). The Seasonality of Wetland and Riparian Taskscapes at Çatalhöyük. Near Eastern Archaeology, 83(2), 98–109. https://doi.org/10.1086/708446