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The ʿAin Ghazal statues are large-scale lime plaster and reed statues discovered at the archaeological site of ʿAin Ghazal in Amman, Jordan, dating back to approximately 9,000 years ago (made between 7200 BC [3] and 6250 BCE), [4] from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic C period. [2]
Ayn Ghazal (Arabic: عين غزال, romanized: ʿayn ġazāl) is a Neolithic archaeological site located in metropolitan Amman, Jordan, about 2 km (1.24 mi) north-west of Amman Civil Airport. The site is remarkable for being the place where the ʿAin Ghazal statues were found, which are among the oldest large-sized statues ever discovered.
'Ain Ghazal, the origin of the spring the feeds the Zarqa river, is a major archaeological site, dating back to the Neolithic period. It was continuously occupied for more than two thousand years, and the earliest finds date to 7200 BCE. [28] 'Ain Ghazal is one of the earliest known human settlements with evidence of domesticated animals.
English: Human statue from Ain Ghazal city, in the outskirt of Amman, Jordan. Pre-pottery Neolithic period B, c. 6500 BCE. Pre-pottery Neolithic period B, c. 6500 BCE. On display at the Jordan Archaeological Museum, Amman, Jordan.
English: Human statue from Ain Ghazal city, in the outskirt of Amman, Jordan. Pre-pottery Neolithic period B, 8th millennium BCE. Pre-pottery Neolithic period B, 8th millennium BCE. On display at the Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan.
The museum was established in 1951 on top of Amman's Citadel Hill, among the remains of the Citadel in the heart of the city.. The museum formerly housed some of the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the only Copper scroll, which are now on display in the newly established Jordan Museum, along with some of the Ain Ghazal statues.
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Ayn Ghazal or ʽAyn Ghazal (Arabic: عين غزال, romanized: ʿayn ġazāl, lit. 'Gazelle Spring') may refer to: Ayn Ghazal (village) , depopulated Palestinian village