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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.
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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
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
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.
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