Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace
Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (9600-8500 BCE)·Natufian-PPN·🇵🇸 Jericho Governorate, Palestine
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About Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace
Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace 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 enclosure 9 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 31.8610N 35.4358E 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
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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 — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1193 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
31.8610° N · 35.4358° E · -10 m · 3 mapped features
Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace — Main Tell Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
31.8601° N · 35.4365° EJericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits
31.8626° N · 35.4350° EJericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Jericho Pre-Pottery Tower Annex North — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
31.8624° N · 35.4358° E