Neolithic settlements the size of cities

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** Neolithic people built round cities in eastern Europe, with circular avenues, neighborhood buildings, and open centers. For example, in Talianki in Eastern Europe, the Cucuteni–Trypillia Culture lived in such a Round City from roughly 3600 BCE.   ** Neolithic people built mounded cities in the Near East, for example Catalhuyuk was lived in between 7100 BCE and 5700 BCE.

Also   The Neolithic farmers of the Balkan peninsula lived from around 6750 BCE until 3100 BCE, when they developed into Minoans. We know more about Minoan agriculture because of their surviving art, but it is very similar to what is known of food and agricultural practices of other Neolithic peoples and settlements:   "The Minoans raised cattle, sheep, pigs and goats, and grew wheat, barley, vetch and chickpeas. They also cultivated grapes, figs and olives, grew poppies for seed and perhaps opium. The Minoans also domesticated bees.[77] Vegetables, including lettuce, celery, asparagus and carrots, grew wild on Crete. Pear, quince, and olive trees were also native. Date palm trees and cats (for hunting) were imported from Egypt.[78] The Minoans adopted pomegranates from the Near East, but not lemons and oranges.   "They may have practiced polyculture,[79] and their varied, healthy diet resulted in a population increase. Polyculture theoretically maintains soil fertility and protects against losses due to crop failure." (Wikipedia 2025-Feb-10)