The extraordinary and ancient secret places hidden under Turkey
Turkey is rich with ancient wonders, and many of these are hidden below the surface, often only being discovered after centuries of being buried and forgotten.
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Turkey is rich with ancient wonders, and many of these are hidden below the surface, often only being discovered after centuries of being buried and forgotten.
Turkey is rich with ancient wonders, and many of these are hidden below the surface, often only being discovered after centuries of being buried and forgotten.
AMMAN — Located some 500 metres from the old Amman-Jerash road, Tell Abu Suwwan represents one of the Neolithic mega sites whose occupation goes back to Pre-Pottery Neolithic period. Today, the area is used for agriculture and this extensive work on the land destroyed the archaeological layers.
AMMAN — The Jordan Valley covers approximately 104 km in length and five to 20 km in width. The area has been occupied from the Lower Palaeolithic (circa 1,400,000 years ago) to the modern period. Research teams have discovered hunter and gatherer camps from around 21,000 BC to 10,000 BC; however, around 9,000 BC the inhabitants of Jericho started to cultivate plants, one of
With an area of 104km in length and ranging from five to 20km in width, the Jordan Valley has hosted human occupants from the Lower Palaeolithic (about