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Excavated settlements in Jordan · Mysteria

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Excavated settlements in Jordan

6 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village

Shubayqa 1 (Shubayqa)

Early Natufian to MPPNB (14,600–9000 BP) · Natufian → PPNA → PPNB (Levantine Badia)

Harra playa Natufian village that produced world's earliest bread (14,400 BP).

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village

Shubayqa Natufian Bread Site Azraq

Natufian · Azraq Natufian

Shubayqa Natufian Bread Site Azraq at Azraq Basin, Shubayqa, Jordan is a Natufian ancient village of the Azraq Natufian tradition, built c.

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village

Wadi Faynan WF16

Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (c.11600–10200 cal BP) · PPNA (Natufian → PPNB transition)

PPNA megasite (c.11.6–10.2 ka, Structure O75 20 m amphitheatre, 40 pithouses) at Faynan oasis.

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village

Beidha Neolithic Village Petra Corridor

PPNB to Late Neolithic · PPNB Jordan

Beidha Neolithic Village Petra Corridor at Ma'an, Beidha, Jordan is a PPNB to Late Neolithic ancient village of the PPNB Jordan tradition, built c.

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village

Kharaysin Naviform Village Jordan

PPNA to PPNB · Jordanian Highlands PPN

Kharaysin Naviform Village Jordan at Zarqa, Kharaysin, Jordan is a PPNA to PPNB ancient village of the Jordanian Highlands PPN tradition, built c.

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Ancient village

Wadi Hammeh 27 Jordan Valley Natufian

Late Natufian · Natufian Jordan

Wadi Hammeh 27 Jordan Valley Natufian at Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Late Natufian ancient village of the Natufian Jordan tradition, built c. 12500 BCE for semi-subterranean natufian base camp.