Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8500 BCE)·Natufian-PPN·🇵🇸 Jericho Governorate, Palestine
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About Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension
Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension 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 chamber 7 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 31.8652N 35.4538E 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 — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1291 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension
1971–2021
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
31.8652° N · 35.4538° E · -10 m · 3 mapped features
Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension — Main Tell Feature
rock artPrimary rock art at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
31.8633° N · 35.4529° EJericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
hydraulicAncillary hydraulic at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
31.8648° N · 35.4529° EJericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
necropolisOutlier necropolis panel linked to Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
31.8635° N · 35.4541° E