Tell el-ʿUmeiri

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Tell el-ʿUmeiri is an important archaeological site in modern-day Jordan that has yielded significant remains from the ancient Ammonite kingdom and other periods of Levantine history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
tell
associatedWith Kingdom of Ammon NERFINISHED
coordinateSystem WGS84
country Jordan
culture Ammonite NERFINISHED
excavatedBy Andrews University NERFINISHED
Canadian University College NERFINISHED
La Sierra University NERFINISHED
Madaba Plains Project NERFINISHED
excavationStarted 1970s
hasArtifactType figurines
inscriptions
pottery
seal impressions
hasEvidenceOf ancient agriculture
scribal activity
terracing
water management
hasFeature agricultural installations
city wall
domestic architecture
fortifications
gate complex
hasPeriod Ammonite period NERFINISHED
Bronze Age NERFINISHED
Byzantine period NERFINISHED
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
Iron Age
Islamic period NERFINISHED
Persian period
Roman period
heritageType pre-classical Near Eastern site
locatedIn Amman Governorate NERFINISHED
Levant NERFINISHED
Southern Levant NERFINISHED
Transjordan NERFINISHED
locatedNear Amman NERFINISHED
nearbySite Tell Hesban NERFINISHED
Tell Jalul NERFINISHED
overlooks Wadi es-Sir NERFINISHED
partOf Madaba Plains regional survey NERFINISHED
region central Jordan NERFINISHED
researchFocus Ammonite socio-political organization
Iron Age urbanism
significance important for Levantine settlement history
important for understanding Iron Age Transjordan
key site for study of Ammonite kingdom

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Ammon archaeologicalEvidenceFoundAt Tell el-ʿUmeiri