Qasr al-Hallabat — Mosaic Floor North Hall
قصر الحلابات · Hallabat N Hall
Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)·Bronze Age urban·🇯🇴 Zarqa, Qasr al-Hallabat, Jordan
image:NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona modified by Mariagata1959 · Public domain
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About Qasr al-Hallabat — Mosaic Floor North Hall
Qasr al-Hallabat — Mosaic Floor North Hall in Zarqa, Qasr al-Hallabat, Jordan is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age urban. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions city wall circuit 1.2 km; area 18 ha; area 8.3 ha. Excavation excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 500 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction technique
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Elite residence hypothesis
- 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. 2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age urban
- Purpose
- Urban centre with palace and temple precinct
- Rediscovered
- 1956
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 806 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1917
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
32.0900° N · 36.3700° E · 500 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal MonumentstructurePrincipal Monument at Qasr al-Hallabat — Mosaic Floor North Hall — structure with stratified deposits32.0903° N · 36.3725° E
- Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary Complex at Qasr al-Hallabat — Mosaic Floor North Hall — complex with stratified deposits32.0887° N · 36.3701° E
- Outlier FeatureoutlierOutlier Feature at Qasr al-Hallabat — Mosaic Floor North Hall — outlier with stratified deposits32.0909° N · 36.3683° E
- Reservoir/CisternhydraulicReservoir/Cistern at Qasr al-Hallabat — Mosaic Floor North Hall — hydraulic with stratified deposits32.0888° N · 36.3688° E
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