There is also clear evidence for the site extending back into the Early Neolithic (to the end of the seventh millennium), but this needs some further research. In addition, Mycenaean sherds have been found in a series of trenches, but they seem to be related to disturbed graves (13th-12th centuries BC). Finally, traces of later periods (Byzantine and post-Byzantine) are attested in the surface layers in the form of storage and refuse pits, as well as with a number of human burials.

The remains of the Middle Neolithic concern a system of ditches and outdoor pebble floors. In the central area, at the top of the hill, the remains of the Late Neolithic have been eroded away, leaving mainly walls, pebble floors and some mud-brick constructions dating to the Middle Neolithic. In the southeastern area and the northern trench parts of ditches have been excavated.

The combination of the data from the excavation and the geophysical survey shows that during the Late Neolithic the site consisted of a system of built stone walls and portions of ditches organised concentrically, between which there were open spaces. Layers dating to the Late Neolithic have mainly been uncovered on the sides of the mound. Parts of a stone perimeter wall have been excavated in the south-eastern area and parts of a ditch in the north-western trench. These constructions were built on layers of the Middle Neolithic, destroying them in parts.
The history of the prehistoric settlement, as has been supposed from the results of the research to date, seems to include some important changes. The site of the Early Neolithic must have covered the whole area of the hill and the modern village, as is attested mainly by the surface finds. The same seems to hold true for the Middle Neolithic, when substantial construction works (ditches) were undertaken. During the Late Neolithic the site seems to have been limited to the area of the hill, and stone perimeter walls were built. During this period the settlement was organised within concentric circular walls that acted both as retaining and demarcating structures.

During Byzantine and Ottoman times the site consists solely of graves and pits located just below the surface layer of the ground. The surface levels of the village dating to the Late Middle Ages - Early Modern years have probably been removed by recent deep ploughing, documented in all the trenches, while the inhabitants of the modern village speak of the removal, a few decades ago, of large quantities of stones from the site to be used as building material.

The detection of structures of household use and their interrelation with the stone or mud-brick walls that divide them from the extensive pebble floors now makes the distinction between open and closed spaces and the appearance of a concentrated household spatial organisation more convincing. On the other hand, the dating of the various structures that have been uncovered suggests that construction, although often repeated in the same space (so as to create in the end a settlement in the form of a low mound), also moved horizontally to a significant degree.

The houses, according to the data the investigation has collected, were constructed on stone foundations with the upper structure built from unbaked mud-bricks; however, temporary, makeshift structures were equally used. It seems that the inhabitants of prehistoric Paliambela expended a lot of effort on building circular features, such as the stone perimeter walls of the Late Neolithic and the deep ditches of the Middle and Early Neolithic, characteristics also attested at flat sites, such as Makrygialos. These finds seem to justify our ambition to better understand the formation mechanisms of Neolithic sites in Central Macedonia.

Moveable finds
The moveable finds are rich and interesting. Apart from the pottery, the people of the Neolithic site produced figurines and spindle whorls using clay. A number of zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic clay figurines representing male and female forms have been found so far. It is difficult to explain their uses with any certainty, but it seems that these objects are linked to the perceptions and ideas people had of their lives, and of their natural and social environments. On the other hand, the clay spindle whorls are connected to the production of cloth. This is also confirmed by the clay and stone loom weights that have been found during the excavation.

In addition, people used tools made from hard stones and bone for various everyday tasks. Numerous tools have been found during the excavation, and an effort is being made to study their distribution in the space and to link this with the various activities of the Neolithic inhabitants. The process of their manufacture is combined with the shaping, negotiation and reproduction of the identity of the inhabitants and with other parameters, such as the existence of non-technical specialisation within the context of the site and the wider area, the methods of tool production, and exchange networks.
Many pieces of jewellery have been made from bone, such as pendants, bracelets and beads. Similarly, many shells seem to have been used as jewellery, either as pendants or bracelets. An important piece of information is that the majority of bracelets at Paliambela are produced from the Glycimeris species, while in most Neolithic sites bracelets are made from the Spondylus gaederopus species. Finally, two special finds from the excavation are a clay seal and a piece of gold jewellery, which offer rare expressions of individual identity.

Finally, the analysis of the microfinds (finds smaller than a few millimetres) show beyond any doubt the radical changes between the different layers, differences which of course relate to the specific human agency that created it.

As regards the site itself, signs of periods of abandonment have been found in various parts of the site. This is also confirmed by the creation of the ancient ground level of the Middle Neolithic at one place on the site, which surely indicates a long abandonment of this particular area during this period. It is clear from the characteristics of the various fills of the Byzantine/post-Byzantine features, as they have been documented by the detailed analyses of the sediments and micro-inclusions, that the historic site differed from the Neolithic as concerns the nature of human activity, the use of building materials, and the type of soil on which the site was founded.