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title: Plastered Skull from Jericho
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8513/plastered-skull-from-jericho/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Plastered Skull from Jericho

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Plastered Skull from Jericho](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8513.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8513.jpg)

## Image Caption

This human skull and its face were modeled in plaster. The eye sockets were inlaid with bivalve shells, divided into two halves. Many human bodies were found headless in tombs in Jericho area from the [Neolithic period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/); these skulls were removed to be used for religious purposes, probably for rituals related to ancestors cult. Pre-[pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) [Neolithic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Neolithic/) B, 8200-7500 BCE. From Jericho, the West Bank, modern-day Palestinian Territory. ([Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/) Archaeological Museum, Amman, Jordan).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, April 05). Plastered Skull from Jericho. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8513/plastered-skull-from-jericho/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plastered Skull from Jericho." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 05, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8513/plastered-skull-from-jericho/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Plastered Skull from Jericho." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Apr 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8513/plastered-skull-from-jericho/>.

## License & Copyright

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