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 which is the growing of plants.
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. Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. "Farming" redirects here. A crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. 
