On the basis of the architectural remains, Ghuwayr 1 is characteristic of the Neolithic villages with agglutinated, rectangular and partly multi-story, buildings (Simmons, Najjar 2006). The excavators discerned three phases, which, according to the radiocarbon dates, overlap: Phase 1 dates to 7940-7600 BC, Phase 2 to 82010-7820BC, and Phase 3 to 7730-7570 BC.[1]Some of the dates were attributed to Phase 2, but after calibration their sum (7750-7500 BC) instead suggests Phase 3.
The one much older date (ISGS 4366) may attest to a sporadic use of the site during the PPNA, which seems to be quite probable given that the early PPNA site of Wadi Faynan 16 is only some 100 meters away.
[1] ISGS 4364 (?) has been cited twice (8690+/-70 and 8570 +/- 100). But because there is an identical early date ISGS 4332: 8570+/- 70, the date of ISGS 4364 has been disregarded to avoid mistakes (Simmons, Najjar 2006:80).
