US EditionArchaeologists Uncover 5,000-Year-Old Ritual Site in Jordan
The Early Bronze Age site at Murayghat features over 95 dolmens and artifacts suggesting communal feasting and ritual use, researchers reported.
- On October 17, a University of Copenhagen-led team uncovered a 5,000-year-old Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan, with findings recently published.
- After the decline of the Chalcolithic culture , researchers say climate shifts and social disruptions prompted Early Bronze Age groups to build new ritual monuments.
- Archaeologists documented more than 95 dolmen remains plus standing stones, stone-built enclosures and Early Bronze Age pottery, communal bowls, grinding stones, flint tools, animal horn cores, and copper objects.
- The site's layout and visibility suggest it functioned as a meeting point for regional groups, and Susanne Kerner said `Murayghat gives us, we believe, fascinating new insights into how early societies coped with disruption by building monuments, redefining social roles, and creating new forms of community.`
- The discovery positions Murayghat as key to Early Bronze Age social insights, but the unprotected site faces threats from quarries and barns, risking its monuments.
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Signs of the TimesArchaeologists uncover 5,500-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan
A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan. The discovery can shed new light on how ancient communities responded to social and environmental change.
5,000-Year-Old Ceremonial Site Discovered in Jordan
Room 5 in Trench 8, standing stone in the middle with a large limestone mortar close by. Credit: Susanne Kerner / CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan that may shed light on how ancient communities coped with major social and environmental changes. The discovery, led by a research team from the University of Copenhagen, centers on Murayghat—a hilltop area marked by clusters of stone monuments a…
Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old ceremonial site in Jordan
A research team led by the University of Copenhagen has uncovered a remarkable Early Bronze Age ritual landscape at Murayghat in Jordan. The discovery can shed new light on how ancient communities responded to social and environmental change.
The dolmens, an endangered and neglected heritage of Jordan
Dolmens are megalithic monuments related to funeral rituals, mostly dated to the Bronze Age. In the past, Jordan counted hundreds of those monuments, but few of them survived to the destruction. Even now, the dolmens do not receive any protection and amazing sites are on the way to be totally vanished.
5,500-Year-Old Ceremonial Site Of Murayghat Discovered in Jordan
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A research team from the University of Copenhagen has made a significant discovery at Murayghat in Jordan, uncovering an Early Bronze Age ritual landscape. This finding offers valuable insights into how ancient communities adapted to social and environmental changes. Dolmen L.7008, constructed platform to the left, connecting wall left lower […]
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