ABSTRACT
Much of Jordan is renowned for its spectacularly beautiful, yet foreboding, desert landscape. Despite their perhaps deceptive barrenness, these arid settings contain some of the most impressive archaeology in the Near East. This includes many of the world’s earliest villages. Ever since Jericho, covering some 10 acres, was first thoroughly investigated by Kathleen Kenyon, ‘big’ has come to symbolize Neolithic communities. In this article, however, we examine Ghwair I, a much smaller, but quite elaborate, settlement.
