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May 19, 2021 · The most enigmatic artifacts from Ain Ghazal are unquestionably the so-called Ain Ghazal statues. A total of 32 plaster Ain Ghazal statues have been unearthed at the site, consisting of both statuettes and busts of human figures.
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The group includes two standing figures measuring around 1 meter in height and three unusual two-headed busts.
Ain Ghazal’s pre-literate inhabitants created an extremely specific batch of statues and busts ranging from thirty to one hundred centimeters tall between 6750 BCE and 6570 BCE.
Dec 13, 2023 · The Ain Ghazal people were relatively tall and robust, with an average height of 168 cm for men and 158 cm for women.
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Sep 1, 2023 · In Gallery: A picture of one of the one-headed statues located in the archaeological area (Ain Ghazal) in the capital Amman – the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
About the Ain Ghazal statues. Excavations at the Neolithic site of Ayn Ghazal in Amman, in 1983 and 1985, uncovered 32 human statues in two groups which were deposited in two different parts, with a difference of 200 years: approx. 6700 BC and 6500 BC.
Jan 19, 2020 · Their thickness is about 5-10 cm. In other words, the figures are flat, almost two dimensional. The back is straight except for slightly projecting buttocks. The full statues are balanced in order to stand up. The busts have hand-smoothed flat bases.
