Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8500 BCE)·Natufian-PPN·🇵🇸 Jericho Governorate, Palestine
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About Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North
Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North in Jericho Governorate, Palestine is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8500 BCE) tell attributed to Natufian-PPN. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal necropolis 5 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 31.8572N 35.4336E controls access to Jericho Governorate resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey tell for Jericho Governorate, illustrating Natufian-PPN construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment 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. 9000 BCE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8500 BCE)
- Culture
- Natufian-PPN
- Purpose
- Multi-period settlement mound with stratified occupation
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 9000 BCE
Initial construction of Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North main structure
c. 1031 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North
1992–2013
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
31.8572° N · 35.4336° E · -10 m · 4 mapped features
- Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Main Tell FeaturestructurePrimary structure at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — platform mound with stratified deposits31.8569° N · 35.4337° E
- Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — enclosure wall with stratified deposits31.8575° N · 35.4324° E
- Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North ceremonial landscape31.8559° N · 35.4333° E
- Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Hydraulic/Cistern AnnexhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North with plastered basin31.8568° N · 35.4347° E
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