Tell es-Sultan — Ancient Jericho

The story behind the place

The archaeological mound, or tell, at Tell es-Sultan northwest of modern Jericho, preserves deposits accumulated through long human occupation. By the ninth to eighth millennium BCE, a substantial permanent settlement already included a wall, ditch and tower. Later remains record further changes in urban life, making the mound a layered source of evidence about settled communities.

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