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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.
The earliest plasters known to us were lime-based. Around 7500 BC, the people of 'Ain Ghazal in Jordan used lime mixed with unheated crushed limestone to make plaster which was used on a large scale for covering walls, floors, and hearths in their houses. Often, walls and floors were decorated with red, finger-painted patterns and designs.
The human statues found at 'Ain Ghazal are among the world's oldest ever made. 'Ain Ghazal is a major Neolithic village in Amman that was discovered in 1981. [2] The Dead Sea Copper Scroll was found near Khirbet Qumran, and contains an inventory of hidden gold and silver, as well as some vessels, presumably taken from the Temple in Jerusalem in ...
The 'Ain Ghazal statues are very large, with some around three feet in height. Aïn Ghazal was occupied between 7,000 BCE and 5,000 BCE and the statues have been dated to around 6,500 BCE. [ 11 ] Showing extensive use of plaster, [ 12 ] the Aïn Ghazal statues represent a clear departure from the tiny, faceless figures of the Paleolithic period ...
Ayn Ghazal or ʽAyn Ghazal (Arabic: عين غزال, romanized: ʿayn ġazāl, lit. 'Gazelle Spring') may refer to: Ayn Ghazal (village) , depopulated Palestinian village
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At the archaeological site of 'Ain Ghazal in modern-day Jordan, occupied from 7200 BC to 5000 BC, lime plaster is believed to have been used as the main component of the large anthropomorphical figurines discovered there in the 1980s. [19] Qadad lime plaster is waterproof and used for interiors and exteriors