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ʿAin Ghazal (Arabic: عين غزال, romanized: ʿayn ġazāl) is a Neolithic archaeological site located in metropolitan Amman, Jordan, about 2 km (1.24 mi) north-west of Amman Civil Airport. The site is remarkable for being the place where the ʿAin Ghazal statues were found, which are among the oldest large-sized statues ever discovered.
Oct 29, 2023 · A map showing neolithic and Natufian culture settlements, via ResearchGate Human habitation of ‘Ain Ghazal is split (academically) into four periods, identifiable by the changes in culture and practice evident by those who lived at the site.
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THE SITE The Early Neolithic community of 'Ain Ghazal ("Spring of the Gazelle") is located on the west bank of the Wadi Zarqa, the longest drainage sys-tem in highland Jordan. The Zarqa River is a permanent stream fed by springs in the Amman area and farther downstream. 'Ain Ghazal is one of these permanent freshwater sources, situated
Jan 19, 2020 · ‘Ain Ghazal is a Neolithic site located near Amman, Jordan. It was excavated between 1982 and 1998 by an American-Jordanian team directed by Gary O. Rollefson, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wa. and Zeidan Kafafi, the University of Yarmouk at Irbid, Jordan.
'Ain Ghazal, an archeological site located on the outskirts of Amman, Jordan, is one of the largest early villages known in the Near East. The site dates to the Neolithic period, during...
THE SITE The Early Neolithic community of 'Ain Ghazal ("Spring of the Gazelle") is located on the west bank of the Wadi Zarqa, the longest drainage system in highland Jordan. The Zarqa River is a permanent stream fed by springs in the Amman area and farther downstream.
Aug 18, 2016 · Numerous Late Neolithic dwellings and corrals are located on the slopes and at the foot of the mesa (Photo by A.C. Hill). Long-time ACOR scholar, frequent ACOR fellow, and leading prehistorian Dr. Gary Rollefson writes below about his current research in the eastern desert of Jordan.
