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Ancient Jordan
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Ancient Jordan

Jordan is a country in the Near East bordered by Israel, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. The country's name comes from the Arabic Al Urdun, referencing a fortified site but also meaning "prominence", though various sources also claim the name...
A Gallery of Jordan
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A Gallery of Jordan

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan was established in 1946, but the region has a history stretching back thousands of years. From the megalithic dolmens through the rise of cities, the reign of the Akkadian Empire, and on through the Kingdom...
Safaitic Inscription from Jordan
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Safaitic Inscription from Jordan

Nomadic people left tens of thousands of inscribed rocks, like this one, across Jordan desserts, written in Safaitic, an Arabian dialect. This rock playfully shows a woman playing the flute. The inscription reads "By Aqraban, son of Kasit...
Latin Inscription from Jordan
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Latin Inscription from Jordan

Latin inscription about an ancient Roman fort and settlement in modern-day Aqaba, southern Jordan, Roman Period, 293-303 CE, discovered in 2013. It weighs about 225 kilograms and was mounted on the fort's main gate, as a tribute to the...
Mycenaean Pottery Vessels from Jordan
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Mycenaean Pottery Vessels from Jordan

The term "Mycenaean" is derived from the site of Mycenae; it refers to the culture of Greece during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages. Mycenaean imports greatly increased around 1400 BCE and were mostly stirrup vessels, pyxides, and piriform...
Black Pottery Juglet from Jordan
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Black Pottery Juglet from Jordan

These distinctive small juglets belong to the "Tell el-Yahudiyeh Ware", named after the Egyptian site where they were first discovered, although this type of ware was produced elsewhere. The juglets are of a dark color, burnished black or...
Stamped Rhodesian Amphora Handle from Jordan
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Stamped Rhodesian Amphora Handle from Jordan

Stamps on pottery vessels may refer to the makers or owners. They may also be trademarks that record capacity or content. The handles of amphorae from the Mediterranean island of Rhodes carried stamps indicating the quality of their contents...
Dolmens from Jordan
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Dolmens from Jordan

These dolmens (which date back to the Early Bronze Age, c. 3600 BCE) were brought from the Damiya Field in the Jordan Valley to protect them from modern development in their original site. Conserved and on display at the Jordan Museum, Amman...
Black-Glazed Pottery from Jordan
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Black-Glazed Pottery from Jordan

Black-glazed pottery from Jordan. Although known by this term, the pottery is not technically glazed. It evolved from the Greek Attic "Red-on-Black" pottery, but the images of heroes and gods that made the Attic vases famous were replaced...
West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)
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West Church, Umm el-Jimal (Jordan)

Ruins of the West Church found at the village of Umm el-Jimal in the north of Jordan, which was occupied between the 1st century CE (by the Kingdom of Nabatea) and the 9th century CE (during the Abbasid period). Inscriptions made by Tanukhid...
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