Claim: Khirokitia is situated on the slope of a hill in the valley, it is a closed village cut off from the outside world and people practiced farming crops.
Evidence: The settlement of Khirokitia is situated on the slope of a hill in the valley of the Maroni River, towards the southern coast of the island about 6 km from the sea. It is a closed village, cut off from the outside world, apart from by the river, by a strong wall of stones 2.5 m thick and 3 m at its highest preserved level. Subsistence methods practiced by its Neolithic inhabitants included farming crops, herding sheep and goats, and raising pigs.