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Ain Ghazal

Ain Ghazal is an archaeological site located in the northeast of the city of Amman on the main road linking it with the city of Zarqa. It was discovered in 1974 AD. It is one of the most important monuments of the pre-pottery era 8500-5500 BC (the Neolithic period 8500-4500 BC). The town was an agricultural and pastoral settlement discovered during the construction of the main road between Zarqa and Amman in 1972. During the road construction process, the main excavations in The site was discovered in 1982 AD, and archaeological excavations revealed the remains of agricultural villages dating back to the second half of the eighth millennium BC, and inhabitation continued until the middle of the fifth millennium BC (Kavafi 1990: 134). It is 720 meters above sea level, in addition to its proximity to a water spring, and its location within a mountain range, as well as its extension on both sides of the Zarqa River. This site covered an area of (120) dunums, and this site is equal to the site of Al-Bayda, Wadi Shuaib in Jordan, and Abu Hurairah in Syria. It is considered one of the largest Neolithic sites in the ancient Near East. Construction has spread in the village of Ain Ghazal around the course of Wadi Zarqa, and the site of Ain Ghazal is divided into two parts: east of the valley and west, and it can be divided into three basic areas.

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