Ain Ghazal — Plaster Statue Cache East
عين غزال · Ain Ghazal Cache
Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)·Neolithic·🇯🇴 Amman Governorate, Ayn Ghazal, Jordan
About
About Ain Ghazal — Plaster Statue Cache East
Ain Ghazal — Plaster Statue Cache East in Amman Governorate, Ayn Ghazal, Jordan is a Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Systematic survey and LiDAR document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal platform and domestic quarter. Dimensions 157m × 213m; area 29.3 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Neolithic ancient-village with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 700 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 5500 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Chalcolithic (6000–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic and craft quarters
- Rediscovered
- 1962
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 5500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1045 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1906
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1403 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
31.9900° N · 36.0000° E · 700 m · 3 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Ain Ghazal — Plaster Statue Cache East — structure with stratified deposits31.9885° N · 36.0012° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Ain Ghazal — Plaster Statue Cache East — complex with stratified deposits31.9912° N · 36.0013° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Ain Ghazal — Plaster Statue Cache East — outlier with stratified deposits31.9921° N · 36.0010° E
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