The ʿAin Ghazal statues are large-scale lime plaster and reed statues discovered at the archaeological site of ʿAin Ghazal in Amman, Jordan, dating back...

place where the ʿAin Ghazal statues were found, which are among the oldest large-sized statues ever discovered. The settlement at Ayn Ghazal ('Spring of the...

Ayn Ghazal or ʽAyn Ghazal (Arabic: عين غزال, romanized: ʿayn ġazāl, lit. 'Gazelle Spring') may refer to: Ayn Ghazal (village), depopulated Palestinian...

Jordan, at an elevation 1,090 metres (3,580 ft) lower. At its spring lays 'Ain Ghazal (Arabic: عين غزال), a major archaeological site that dates back to the...

Anatolia basin.[citation needed] A settlement of 3,000 inhabitants called 'Ain Ghazal was found in the outskirts of Amman, Jordan. Considered to be one of the...

an Ain Ghazal statue from the Archaeological Museum of Amman The ʿAin Ghazal bicephalous statues, c. 6500 BC. Musée du Louvre, Paris, Ain Ghazal statue...

earliest evidence of settlement in Amman dates to the 8th millennium BC in 'Ain Ghazal, home to the world's oldest statues of the human form. During the Iron...

Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Copper Scroll, and the 9000-year-old ʿAin Ghazal statues, which are among the oldest human statues ever made. The museum...

precedes the ceramic Neolithic (Yarmukian culture, 6400 – 6200 BCE). At 'Ain Ghazal, in Jordan, the culture continued a few more centuries as the so-called...

Neolithic C, anthropomorphic statues are known from the Levant, such as the 'Ain Ghazal Statues. In 2023, it was announced that excavations carried out at Karahan...

Jericho, 'Ain Ghazal, Çatalhöyük and Çayönü. It was used for internal walls, floors and internal platforms. At the archaeological site of 'Ain Ghazal in modern-day...

and statues. Highlights of the museum collections include some of the ʿAin Ghazal statues, which are among oldest statues ever made, and plastered human...

culture to a culture with established populous agricultural villages. 'Ain Ghazal, one such village located at a site in the eastern part of present-day...

Near East and Middle East ʿAin Ghazal statue Amarna letter EA 362 Amarna letter EA 364 Amarna letter EA 365 Amarna letter EA 367 Assyrian lion weights...

According to some experts, the oldest discovered Mancala boards are in 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan in the floor of a Neolithic dwelling as early as ~5,870 BC although...

statistics. Most of the population are refugees from the towns of Ijzm, Jabaa, Ain Ghazal, Samkh, Al-Shajra, Taran, Balad Al-Sheikh and Arabs Suwaitat. The camp...

statuettes, Upper Paleolithic, 24,000 BC–22,000 BC Ain Ghazal statues, c. 7000 BC, found in Ain Ghazal, Jordan Great Sphinx of Giza, c. 2558–2532 BC, the...

has a very ancient history. Some of the earliest figurines, found at Aïn Ghazal, near Amman, have been dated to the Neolithic period. A distinct Jordanian...

directly behind it. Neolithic statues are another area of interest. The 'Ain Ghazal statues unearthed in Jordan in the 1980s were an object of archaeological...

ghazal was originally sung by Abida Parveen and later by Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch. This ghazal was written in 1971 after the Fall of Dhaka. The poem's lyrics...

right), important sites in or near the Fertile Crescent included Jericho, 'Ain Ghazal, Huleh, Tell Aswad, Tell Abu Hureyra, Tell Qaramel, Tell Mureibit, Jerf...

date to Neolithic dwellings as old as ~6990 BCE (Beidha) and ~5870 BCE (ʿAin Ghazal). They were made from durable materials like limestone, and are likely...

Part of a series on the History of Jordan Prehistory 'Ain Ghazal Ghassulians Ancient history Amorites Ammon Edom Israel Moab Qedarites Classical period...

Near East and Middle East ʿAin Ghazal statue Amarna letter EA 362 Amarna letter EA 364 Amarna letter EA 365 Amarna letter EA 367 Assyrian lion weights...

Part of a series on the History of Jordan Prehistory 'Ain Ghazal Ghassulians Ancient history Amorites Ammon Edom Israel Moab Qedarites Classical period...

1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, ‘Ain Ghazal had a population of 1,046, all Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census...

Near East and Middle East ʿAin Ghazal statue Amarna letter EA 362 Amarna letter EA 364 Amarna letter EA 365 Amarna letter EA 367 Assyrian lion weights...

Near East and Middle East ʿAin Ghazal statue Amarna letter EA 362 Amarna letter EA 364 Amarna letter EA 365 Amarna letter EA 367 Assyrian lion weights...

ruins of civilizations as early as 7250 BC have been discovered at 'Ain Ghazal near Amman, the site itself is one of the largest prehistoric settlements...

She also continues her research on Neolithic symbolism at the site of 'Ain Ghazal, near Amman, Jordan. Schmandt-Besserat has received the Walter J. Ong...