Tell Sultan
E523486
Tell Sultan is an ancient archaeological mound near Jericho in the West Bank, widely regarded as one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tell Sultan canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient settlement
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archaeological site ⓘ tell (archaeological mound) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early development of city walls
ⓘ
study of Neolithic societies ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Italian-Palestinian archaeological mission
ⓘ
John Garstang NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Kenyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ancient Jericho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tell es-Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Natufian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Pre-Pottery Neolithic A NERFINISHED ⓘ Pre-Pottery Neolithic B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStratigraphy | multiple occupation layers ⓘ |
| hasCountry | State of Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEarliestOccupationDate | c. 10,000 BCE ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ancient fortification walls
ⓘ
archaeological mound ⓘ tower structure ⓘ water system ⓘ |
| hasMaterialRemains |
burials
ⓘ
mudbrick architecture ⓘ pottery ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity | Jericho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Ein es-Sultan spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Near Eastern archaeology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
biblical archaeology ⓘ prehistoric archaeology ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
evidence for early agriculture
ⓘ
evidence for early permanent settlement ⓘ evidence for early urbanization ⓘ |
| hasUNESCOStatus | World Heritage Tentative List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedBelowSeaLevel | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jericho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bank ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Jordan Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Jericho city center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | archaeological heritage of Jericho ⓘ |
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