Jericho — Plastered Skull House (Trench III)
أريحا · Jericho Skull House
Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)·Chalcolithic–Early Bronze·🇵🇸 West Bank, Jericho, Tell es-Sultan, Palestine
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About Jericho — Plastered Skull House (Trench III)
Jericho — Plastered Skull House (Trench III) in West Bank, Jericho, Tell es-Sultan, Palestine is a Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Chalcolithic–Early Bronze. Systematic survey and magnetometry document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and workshop area. Dimensions mound 120 m × 90 m × 18 m high; deposit 20 m thick; area 11.7 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Chalcolithic–Early Bronze tell with stratified sequence and landscape setting at -250 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 4000–3500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Bronze Age (4500–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic–Early Bronze
- Purpose
- Multi-period tell settlement with stratified architecture
- Rediscovered
- 1932
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000–3500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1156 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1933
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1447 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
31.8700° N · 35.4400° E · -250 m · 4 mapped features
- Mound Summit SanctuarysanctuaryMound Summit Sanctuary at Jericho — Plastered Skull House (Trench III) — sanctuary with stratified deposits31.8699° N · 35.4417° E
- Lower Town InsulainsulaLower Town Insula at Jericho — Plastered Skull House (Trench III) — insula with stratified deposits31.8690° N · 35.4410° E
- Fortification WallwallFortification Wall at Jericho — Plastered Skull House (Trench III) — wall with stratified deposits31.8715° N · 35.4421° E
- Burial TerraceterraceBurial Terrace at Jericho — Plastered Skull House (Trench III) — terrace with stratified deposits31.8703° N · 35.4423° E
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