, ▁refuge , ▁civil ▁or ▁even ▁parliament ▁or ▁registered ▁the ▁village ▁chief , ▁while ▁the ▁to wers ▁were ▁added ▁perhaps ▁intended ▁for ▁military ▁purposes ▁and ▁stock . ▁ ▁Village ▁ ▁A ▁village , ▁intended ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁surrounding ▁population , ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁the ▁Nur ag he ▁in ▁the ▁Late ▁Bron ze ▁Age . ▁The ▁many ▁phases ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁render ▁it ▁impossible ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁h uts ▁in ▁one ▁phase , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁h uts ▁varied ▁from ▁forty ▁to ▁two ▁hundreds , ▁so ▁the ▁population ▁r anged ▁from ▁ 1 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁and ▁the ▁settlement ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁circular ▁plan ▁with ▁large ▁b ould ers ▁covered ▁with ▁dry ▁stone ▁walls ▁and ▁con ical ▁roof s ▁made ▁of ▁wood ▁and ▁branches . ▁Though ▁the ▁h uts ▁were ▁struct ured ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁unit ▁in ▁more ▁remote ▁periods , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁later , ▁more ▁pre val ent ▁t endency ▁to ▁sub div ide ▁housing ▁into ▁individual ▁units . ▁Of ▁the ▁h uts ▁found , ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁reserved ▁for ▁meet ings ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁leaders . ▁These ▁h uts ▁were ▁larger ▁and ▁more ▁complex ▁in ▁structure , ▁and ▁the ▁h ut ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁inhabitants ' ▁meet ings ▁contained ▁symbols ▁of ▁the ▁de ities ▁worship ed ▁by ▁loc als . ▁Other ▁rooms ▁have ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁work sh ops , ▁k itch ens , ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁processing ▁cent res . ▁During ▁the ▁ 9