Choirokoita (Χοιροκοιτία)

Neolithic Settlement of Choirokoita, half way between Larnaca and Limassol	Choirokoitia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site	Modern reconstruction of stone huts of the design found at Choirokoita	The Neolithic (New Stone Age) village of Choirokoita was inhabited from 7000 to 5800 BC
The village may have once held 300-600 inhabitants	History of the Neolithic site of Khirokitia	Topographic map showing the locations of the circular huts in the settlement	Reconstruction of the Neolithic village of Choirokoita (Khirokitia)
The people of Choirokoita buried their dead beneath the floors of their dwellings	A home consisted of several round buildings make of stone with flat roofs arranged around a small courtyard	The neolithic village was built on the side of a small hill by the	CyprusDec11 1504.jpg
The site was discovered in 1934 and excavations began in 1936	The village of Choirokoita consists of approximately 60 circular structures enclosed by an outer wall	Excavations of Choirokoita	Grinding stones at the neolithic site of Choirokoita, Cyprus
Choirokoita was abandoned by its original inhabitants around 5800 BC	Looking from the archaeological site to the modern reconstruction of several round huts	UNESCO World Heritage SIte marker for Choirokoita