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English: As the settlement has been submerged, the temple has been reconstructed in the museum. From the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period such structures were built apart from the residential area. They had more details and more consideration was invested in building them. Unlike the other 28 structures it was square, at 14 x 14 metres. It went through a second building phase, in which materials from the earliest phase were re-used. Seating platforms surround the inner space. Across that platform 12 pillars were erected. In its centre there were two pillars of 2,35 metres. On their sides, human arms can be seen, ending in hands. They are interpreted as representing highly stylized human sculptures.

This is the reconstructed temple. Another text explained: New lifeways which emerged in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A period, which featured the cultivation of wild cereals, an increase in sedentary settlements, and the emergence of incipient hierarchical systems continued to develop in the subsequent Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period: settlements grew larger and crops and animals (sheep, goat, pig and finally cattle) were gradually domesticated. As for building, circular structures gave way to rectangular buildings in the PPNB. Load-bearing walls, corner joints, foundations and adobe bricks appeared, which would shape future architectural styles. By the end of PPNB two-storied, flat-roofed structures began to appear. Settlement were also characterized by a more planned appearance, featuring ceremonial squares, houses and activity areas.

PPNB ritual buildings also adhere to the characteristic rectangular ground plan of this period. Although smaller than their circular PPNA predecessors, these structures still feature many of the same elements, including the internal benches, terrazzo floors, and T-shaped pillars.