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Prehistory


Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.



5 subcategories
Bronze Age

BRONZE AGE

Celtic

CELTIC

Iron Age

IRON AGE

Neolithic (Young Stone Age)

NEOLITHIC (YOUNG STONE AGE)

Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age)

PALAEOLITHIC (OLD STONE AGE)

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Female,double-faced head,Iron II from the Amman Citadel Four such heads were discovered in 1968,built into a Hellenistic drain.All have mortice holes top and bottom eyes inlaid in ivory; holes in neck for jewelry-inlays. "Woman at the window" type. Back view of 08-02-16/64
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Female,double-faced head,Iron II from the Amman Citadel Four such heads were di...

Female,double-faced head,Iron II from the Amman Citadel Four such heads were discovered in 1968,built into a Hellenistic drain.All have mortice holes top and bottom Eyes inlaid in ivory; holes in neck for jewelry-inlays. "Woman at the window" type.Reverse side of 08-02-16/64
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Female,double-faced head,Iron II from the Amman Citadel Four such heads were dis...

Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), Israel, oldest known inhabited settlement. Neolithic fortification with trench cutting through the fortification wall.
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Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), Israel, oldest known inhabited s...

Fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest known inhabited settlement. Neolithic fortification
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Fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest...

Canaanite moat, tower, and fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest known inhabited settlement. Neolithic fortification
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Canaanite moat, tower, and fortification wall of Jericho (Tel-el-...

Canaanite fortification walls of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest known inhabited settlement. Neolithic fortification
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Canaanite fortification walls of Jericho (Tel-el-Sultan), oldest...

12 steles surrounding a place of worship in Gezer, one of the oldest Israelite settlements (3000 BCE). The city was given to King Solomon by an Egyptian Pharaoh.
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12 steles surrounding a place of worship in Gezer, one of the oldest Israe...

"Mezabah" (Great Stone), temple precinct of Sichem, Tel Balatah near Nablus. Book of Joshua mentions a "Great Stone" (Late Bronze Age)
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"Mezabah" (Great Stone), temple precinct of Sichem, Tel Balatah n...

"Mezabah" (Large Stone) in the temple precinct of Sichem, Tel Balatah near Nablus. Book of Joshua mentions a "Great Stone" (Late Bronze Age)
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"Mezabah" (Large Stone) in the temple precinct of Sichem, Tel Balatah near Nabl...

"Mezabah" (Large Stone) in temple precinct of Sichem, Tel Balatah near Nablus, Israel. The book of Joshua mentions a "Large Stone" (Late Bronze Age)
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"Mezabah" (Large Stone) in temple precinct of Sichem, Tel Balatah near Nablus,...

Tomb known as the Daughter of Pharao or the Monolith of Silo in the village of Silo (Silwan), Jerusalem.
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Tomb known as the Daughter of Pharao or the Monolith of Silo...

The remaining walls of the ancient city of Jericho (Tell-El-Sultan), Israel, probably destroyed by an earthquake in the 2nd millenium. Jericho is one of the world's oldest towns. Archaeological finds date back 9000 years.
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The remaining walls of the ancient city of Jericho (Tell-El-Sultan), Israel...