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Barański M. Z. (2019),  Brick Sizes and Architectural Regularities at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, in Hodder I. (ed.), Consciousness, Creativity and Self at the Dawn  of Settled Life. Cambridge University Press.  AbstractCentral Anatolian Çatalhöyük (ca. 7100–5950 cal. BCE) is a rare example  of a well-preserved Neolithic settlement that is considered one of the  key sites for understanding changes in prehistoric ways of life, from  the domestication of cattle and the adoption of a settled way of living,  to the invention of pottery and metallurgy, and the appearance of  long-distance trade. It is also an optimal site for the study of  mudbrick architecture because of its continual habitation sequence, as  well as the extensive exposure of architectural remains. This deeply  stratified sequence, with houses built one upon another, provides a  unique opportunity to document temporal changes both within and between  the houses through all the main occupational phases spanning in total  over 1,100 years. This chapter is an attempt to investigate whether the changes in  Çatalhöyük’s construction techniques of walls and foundations, as well  as the changes in mudbrick dimensions, could have been associated with a  cognitive shift, namely higher levels of consciousness and greater  innovation. Consequently, it will discuss possible reasons for moving  towards new strategies or systems. In addition, this chapter will  consider when, if at all, higher levels of consciousness and creativity  can be observed. As consciousness is clearly embedded in mudbrick  manufacture and house building, I will consider whether it was of  practical or discursive character. I intend to examine whether the  inhabitants of Neolithic Çatalhöyük, who possessed certain building  knowledge and skills, were able to give an account of relevant  architectural activities and explicitly express them with the use of an  abstract system. In this regard, mudbrick sizes and bonds are examined  to identify general directions of change in architecture at Çatalhöyük.  The analysis also provides insights into a standardization process that  seems to have characterized at least the final phases of settlement  occupation. Two directly succeeding buildings – B.74 and B.95 – from  these Late Neolithic phases are examined in detail in order to identify  whether standardized units of measurements were used in mudbrick  manufacture. 