* Located in southern Anatolia (present-day Turkey)
* Founded around 7500 BCE
* One of the earliest farming settlements in the world
* Home to a population of around 5,000 people
* Evidence of agriculture, including wheat, barley, and lentils
* Also evidence of animal husbandry, including cattle, sheep, and goats
* Houses were made of mud brick and had flat roofs
* People buried their dead under the floors of their houses
* Catal Huyuk was abandoned around 5700 BCE, possibly due to a change in climate.
Jericho
* Located in the West Bank
* Founded around 9000 BCE
* One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world
* Home to a population of around 2,500 people
* Evidence of agriculture, including wheat, barley, and dates
* Also evidence of animal husbandry, including cattle, sheep, and goats
* Houses were made of mud brick and had flat roofs
* People buried their dead in caves or under the floors of their houses
* Jericho was destroyed several times over the course of its history, but it was always rebuilt.
Ali Kosh
* Located in the Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran.
* Flourished from 7200 to 6400 BCE.
* Evidence of rectangular structures, a variety of domestic crafts and agriculture, including cereal grains, legumes and livestock such as sheep, goats and cattle.