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Pre-Pottery “Perfect” Neolithic Shrine Found in East Jordan Desert
... shrine at a remote prehistoric hunting campsite in Jordan’s eastern desert that dates back roughly 9,000 ... (8800–6500 BC). The team comprised archaeologists from Jordan’s Al Hussein Bin Talal University and the French ... that were mass gazelle traps in a remote part of Jordan . These structures, known as “desert kites,” are ...
Sahir - 24/02/2022 - 21:08
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Knifeman Stabs Tourists at Jordanian Site Jerash
... been stabbed in Jerash, an ancient tourist location in Jordan. Conflicting reports about the attack are presenting ... been stabbed in Jerash , an ancient tourist location in Jordan . Conflicting reports about the attack are presenting ... were in “critical condition.” Reuters reported that Jordan’s minister of health, Fayez Jaber, said “three ...
ashley cowie - 06/11/2019 - 21:47
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Unexpected Statues of Mythological Goddess Unearthed in Jordan
... of the goddess Aphrodite have been unearthed in Petra, Jordan. Described as “absolutely exquisite”, the ... of Aphrodite, discovered during 2016 excavations in Petra, Jordan. ( Tom Parker ) The statues have been dated to 106 AD ... by a Christian The magnificent ancient city of Petra, Jordan April Holloway has written a concise summary of some ...
Alicia McDermott - 14/09/2016 - 03:46
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Mysterious Ancient Wall Extending Over 150km Investigated in Jordan
The Aerial Archaeology in Jordan Project has mapped out a mysterious ancient wall in Jordan extending for some 150 kilometers (93 miles), leaving ... in 1948 by Sir Alec Kirkbride, a British diplomat in Jordan, who had seen the structure overhead while in an ...
aprilholloway - 19/02/2016 - 14:47
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The Ain Ghazal Statues: Jordan’s Unique and Graceful Neolithic Figures
... Ain Ghazal) is an archaeological site located in Jordan that dates to the Neolithic period, and flourished ... Ain Ghazal) is an archaeological site located in Jordan that dates to the Neolithic period, and flourished ... the Gazelle ,” and is located near Amman, the capital of Jordan . The site was discovered in 1974 by chance when a ...
dhwty - 19/05/2021 - 14:54
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Bizarre Comical Frescoes Complete with Speech in a Lost Hybrid Language Found in Jordan Tomb
Archaeologists digging in Jordan have unearthed a Roman tomb decorated with colorful ... in Aramaic using Greek letters. Archaeologists digging in Jordan have unearthed a Roman tomb decorated with colorful ... The tomb was found in Beit Ras, on the outskirts of Irdid, Jordan. Here Capitolias theater at the archaeological dig ...
ashley cowie - 26/09/2018 - 14:01
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Petra, Jordan: Gorgeous Rose-Red City and Wonder of the World
Petra, Jordan is one of the world's most famous archaeological ... by mountains dotted with passages and gorges. Petra, Jordan. ( Sam /Adobe Stock) Features of the Rose-Red City The ... more than 2,000 sites in total in the areas that today are Jordan, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Petra, for example, has been ...
Joanna Gillan - 27/08/2020 - 21:32
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Hundreds of Tombs Found in Jordan Suggest Unexplained Cycle of Abandonment and Re-Habitation
... of ancient tombs lay in the Jebel Qurma desert region of Jordan close to the border with Saudi Arabia. There are ... of ancient tombs lay in the Jebel Qurma desert region of Jordan close to the border with Saudi Arabia. There are ... hills nearby. A tomb in the Jebel Qurma desert region of Jordan. ( Jebel Qurma Archaeological Landscape Project ) ...
Alicia McDermott - 14/07/2017 - 23:00
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Humans Used Alternate Migration Route Out of Africa 80,000 Years Ago
... Levant area towards western Asia and northern Arabia via Jordan. A wide array of abandoned hand tools has helped ... tool, seen from three different angles, discovered in the Jordan Rift Valley. The flakes helped scientists date human ... Sciences Advances has found an alternate route through the Jordan Rift Valley, which featured a riverine and wetland ...
Sahir - 05/10/2023 - 14:58
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Garshu, Gerasa, Jerash: the Everchanging City of the Ancient World
... a relatively unimposing town in the modern-day country of Jordan but its expansive and majestic ancient ruins reveal ... a relatively unimposing town in the modern-day country of Jordan but its expansive and majestic ancient ruins reveal ... epochs and civilizations. Colonnaded street in Jerash Jordan. ( CC0 ) Ancient Jerash The earliest evidence of an ...
Caleb Strom - 27/02/2018 - 14:00
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Time Capsule of the House of the Tesserae Opens Window into the Past
In 2017 archaeologists in Jordan unearthed a time capsule dating back over a thousand ... Jerash in the 8th century AD. In 2017 archaeologists in Jordan unearthed a time capsule dating back over a thousand ... is an ancient city in the northern part of present-day Jordan . According to archaeological records, the area around ...
dhwty - 19/10/2020 - 13:59
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The Enigmatic Six Kings of the Earth Fresco Uncovered
... in a crumbling desert castle located in modern-day Jordan, a fresco known as the “Six Kings of the Earth” ... in a crumbling desert castle located in modern-day Jordan, a fresco known as the “Six Kings of the Earth” ... the caliphates. The Six Kings of the Earth fresco in Jordan dates back to the Umayyad Caliphate and is testament ...
Aleksa Vučković - 19/01/2022 - 14:00
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Old Maps and Hi-Tech Scans Reveal A Lost City’s Watery Past at Jerash Jordan
... scans with clues from ancient artifacts, archaeologists in Jordan have reconstructed the ancient waterways of a hidden ... agriculturists. 9,000-Year-Old Skeletons Found in Jordan had been Dismembered, Sorted, and Buried in Homes Set ... the ancient city Gerasa (modern-day Jerash in northern Jordan) “with extreme accuracy and precision.” Speaking ...
ashley cowie - 01/06/2018 - 23:20
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In Jordan, Neolithic Hunters Used Domesticated Dogs as Small Prey Hunting Companions
11,500 years ago in what is now northeast Jordan, people began to live alongside dogs and may also have ... shows. 11,500 years ago in what is now northeast Jordan, people began to live alongside dogs and may also have ... the 11,500 year old settlement Shubayqa 6 in northeast Jordan not only suggests that dogs were present in this ...
ancient-origins - 17/01/2019 - 01:53
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10,000-Year-Old Neolithic Figurines Discovered in Jordan Burials
... BC) that were discovered at the site of Kharaysin in Jordan . But these artifacts did not so much resemble the ... of human remains.” The Neolithic figurines found in Jordan were of differing shapes and sizes. (Kharaysin ... Notched Flints Kharaysin, in the Zarqa River Valley in Jordan , measures approximately 25 hectares (62 acres) and is ...
ashley cowie - 07/07/2020 - 02:01
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Set of 70 Metal Tablets May Have the Earliest Written Account and Depiction of Jesus
When a set of 70 bound metal tablets was unearthed in Jordan in 2008, questions about the artifacts validity arose. ... that the tablets were discovered “in a remote part of Jordan to which Christian refugees are known to have fled ... the documents had to be fakes. The bound metal tablets. ( Jordan Codices ) And that’s not surprising, as the ...
Alicia McDermott - 02/12/2016 - 00:55
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Some Giant Geoglyphs in Jordan are Older than the World Famous Nazca Lines
... Al Qattafi and the Wisad Pools, in the Black Desert of Jordan are at least 8,500 years old – making them older ... that cross the Arabia region – “from Syria across Jordan and Saudi Arabia to Yemen” according to the ... Percy Maitland, while he was flying an airmail route over Jordan. The shapes of the designs vary, and, as it was ...
Alicia McDermott - 03/12/2015 - 03:52
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Petra Historic World Heritage Site Blasted By Flash Floods
... have struck the iconic world heritage site at Petra, Jordan, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 tourists. In another ... have struck the iconic world heritage site at Petra, Jordan, forcing the evacuation of 1,700 tourists . A whopping ... 1800s by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. Petra, Jordan: Gorgeous Rose-Red City and Wonder of the World Were ...
Sahir - 28/12/2022 - 17:57
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Scientists Conclude Cosmic Impact Destroyed Jordanian City
... destroyed the city of Tall el-Hammam in present-day Jordan. Up to now, the source of this possible cosmic impact ... destroyed the city of Tall el-Hammam in present-day Jordan. Up to now, the source of this possible cosmic impact ... Top; The Middle East and Tall el-Hammam (in present-day Jordan) where the cosmic impact of an asteroid completely ...
Nathan Falde - 22/09/2021 - 14:57
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The Colossal Hand of Hercules, So Where is the Rest of Him?
... was unearthed by archaeologists in Amman, the capital of Jordan. This fragment is believed to have once been a part of ... Amman During the 1 st century B.C., the area of modern day Jordan came under Roman rule. At that time, Amman was one of ... in Amman. A model of the temple of Hercules. Credit: ACOR, Jordan A Site More Ancient than Ancient! It has been ...
dhwty - 18/04/2017 - 13:55