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The Jordan Archaeological Museum is located in the Citadel of Amman, Jordan. Built in 1951, it presents artifacts from archaeological sites in Jordan, dating from prehistoric times to the 15th century.
attractions: The Hashemite Plaza, Amman Citadel, Roman Theater, Grand Husseini Mosque, Roman Temple of Hercules, Roman Nymphaeum, Souk Jara, Old Signs of Amman Museum, Darat al Funun-The Khalid Shoman Foundation, Umayyad Palace, restaurants: Hashem Restaurant Down Town, AlQuds Restaurant, Shahrazad Restaurant, Anwar Mecca Restaurant, Sufra Restaurant, Zajal Restaurant, Books@cafe, Shams El Balad, Fatatri فططري, Ajwa'a Restaurant مطعم أجواء البلد
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The Jordan Archaeological Museum is located in the Citadel of Amman, Jordan. Built in 1951, it presents artifacts from archaeological sites in Jordan, dating from prehistoric times to the 15th century.
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A very important museum with fabulous exhibits ranging from Neolithic to Umayyad periods. It’s an old museum well in need of investment and renovation but it’s art artefacts are top. Although it is a relatively small building, the museum is rich of so many artifacts from all historical epochs of human settlement in the area. They have artefacts, skeletons, pottery , statues organized in sections such as bronze age, iron age, stone age and so on. No entry fee needed. If you have entered Amman citadel, it's in the same campus. If you get tired watching, you have seats to sit down and relax. Nicely presented history of the Jordan. The exhibits are great. A lot of information in a small space.
Alex Drukpa.Alex Drukpa.
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The museum houses artefacts from different archaeological sites of the country, from the Paleolithic to the Islamic Era. The collection is arranged in chronological order and includes pottery, glass, flint and metal tools, inscriptions and statuaries, jewellery and coin collections. The highlights to see are: Statues from Ain Ghazal, among the earliest known large-scale human figures, dated to approximately 8700 - 8500 years ago; Neolithic plastered skulls from Jericho; huge anthropomorphic sarcophagus from the Iron Age found in Amman; the Nabataean fish-goddess from the temple of Khirbet et-Tannur, and the Tyche of Amman, the white marble bust of the protector of Roman Philadelphia.
Rocio M.Rocio M.
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A Citadella területén 1951-ben építették fel a Jordán Régészeti Múzeumot. Amilyen kicsiny olyan érdekes és fontos leleteket vonultat fel, hiszen maga a citadella területe is hosszú múltra tekint vissza. Számos nagy civilizáció nyomait fedezték fel itt a neolitikumtól kezdve. Valamikor a bronzkorban (i. e. 1800 körül) megerősítették. I. e. 1200 után lett az Ammon Királyság fővárosa "Rabbah" vagy "Rabbath Ammon" néven. Ebből az időszakból származik az Amman Citadella felirat, amelyet a legrégebbi ismert ammonita nyelvű, föníciai ábécével írt szövegnek tartanak. A múzeum leletei közül két dolgot emelek ki. 1. „Ain Ghazal” - Ammán külvárosában feltárt - egykori neolitikus településről származó szobrok, amelyek 1983-ban kerültek elő. 32 db, fehér gipszből készült emberi alak, festett szemekkel. Ezeket tartják a világ legrégebbi emberi szobor ábrázolásának, amelyek közül a feltételezések szerint az egyik 8000 éves lehet. A szobor alig több mint egy méter magas, és egy nőt ábrázol, hatalmas szemekkel, sovány karokkal, göcsörtös térdekkel és gondosan ábrázolt lábujjakkal. 2. Az ún. Mésa-sztélé (vagy a „moábita kő”), amely a Bibliában is említett Mésa, egykori moábi király létezését bizonyítja. A kőtábla keletkezése i.e. 850 körülre datálható és szövege alapján egy Izrael elleni győztes hadjáratnak és a királyság megszervezésének állít emléket. A fennmaradt 34 sorból álló kétnyelvű felirat - történelmi bizonyító erején kívül - a moábi nyelv egyetlen írott érdemi forrása, de ezenkívül az óhéber betűkkel írt legnagyobb egybefüggő szöveg is. A 124 cm magas, 71 cm széles és 60cm széles, felső részén lekerekített, simára csiszolt fekete bazalt táblát 1868. augusztus 19-én fedezte fel a Holt-tenger keleti partján Frederick Augustus Klein, az elzászi származású jeruzsálemi misszionárius-lelkész. A követ az ókori moábi főváros, Díbón (a mai jordániai Dhiban) mellett találta meg.
Péter KárpátiPéter Kárpáti
10
A very important museum with fabulous exhibits ranging from Neolithic to Umayyad periods. It’s an old museum well in need of investment and renovation but it’s art artefacts are top. They have here several of the Ain Ghazal statues which are considered the oldest figures ever made. They also have a figure - from Jericho that is considered the oldest worshiped figure in the world. The descriptions are also excellent in this museum. But it does need a renovation, dark black with better lighting. Hopefully this will come in tne not too distant future
jeremy kalousjeremy kalous
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No visit to the Citadel is complete without exploring the Jordan Archaeological Museum. Housed within the Citadel itself, the museum offers a fascinating journey through Jordan's history. The well-curated collection features artifacts from across the country, from the prehistoric period to the Islamic era. I was particularly impressed by ancient era coin collection, the Ain Ghazal statues, things dating back to 10,000 years back. The museum does a great job of presenting the artifacts in a way that tells the story of Jordan's past.
Taher SaifyTaher Saify
00
Although it is a relatively small building, the museum is rich of so many artifacts from all historical epochs of human settlement in the area. It is amazing how, in only one place, you can track the evolution of human skills marked by the invention and manipulation of tools. First, the "Stones," followed by the pottery jars and dishes, then tools from the Bronze age, followed by the iron tools. The Roman time is marked by the glass. From the Islamic period, you will find nice pieces of colird porselin.
Yarob BadrYarob Badr
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Nearby Attractions Of Jordan Archaeological Museum
The Hashemite Plaza
Amman Citadel
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Roman Temple of Hercules
Roman Nymphaeum
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