It was occupied from about 3100 to 2500 BC, and is Europe's most complete Neolithic village.
It identified the Neolithic village and avenue to the river.
It was a palace complex surrounded by an over-sized Neolithic village.
Skara Brae consists of ten clustered houses and is northern Europe's most complete Neolithic village.
Investigations at Shir have enabled comprehensive insight into the development of a Neolithic village over a time span of almost 800 years.
The archaeologists announced yesterday that the 4,600-year-old ruins appear to form the largest Neolithic village ever found in Britain.
Ain Ghazal started as a typical aceramic Neolithic village of modest size.
It is Europe's most complete Neolithic village.
Another Neolithic village has been found in the vicinity at Barnhouse Settlement.
Like Skara Brae, it's a Neolithic village buried in the sand, and threatened by erosion.
