Neolithic Shrine

The article reports that a research from the French Institute of the Near East and Jordan's Al-Hussein Bin Talal University discovered a Neolithic hunting traps in Jordan's southeastern desert near the site of Jibal al-Khashabiyeh. It mentions the traps were used extensively throughout pre...

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Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. 2022
In: Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2022, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 16
Further subjects:B Shrines
B Neolithic period
B DRY stone walls
B ANIMAL traps
B Jordan
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Summary:The article reports that a research from the French Institute of the Near East and Jordan's Al-Hussein Bin Talal University discovered a Neolithic hunting traps in Jordan's southeastern desert near the site of Jibal al-Khashabiyeh. It mentions the traps were used extensively throughout prehistoric southwestern Asia, and the unique ritual complex, which dates to around 7000 B.C.E., resembles a miniature desert kite, and anthropomorphic stone figures.
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review