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This is an early form of pottery pinched lamps. Circa 2300-2000 BCE. From modern-day As-Salat, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

Paleolithic flint hand axe from modern-day Azraq, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom, 300,000-250,000 years BCE. The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan.

Nomadic people left tens of thousands of inscribed rocks, like this one, across Jordan desserts, written in Safaitic, an Arabian dialect. This rock playfully shows a woman playing the flute. The inscription reads "By Aqraban, son of Kasit...

Latin inscription about an ancient Roman fort and settlement in modern-day Aqaba, southern Jordan, Roman Period, 293-303 CE, discovered in 2013. It weighs about 225 kilograms and was mounted on the fort's main gate, as a tribute to the...

The eagle is a popular icon in many cultures. In Jordan, eagles are associated with the Nabataean god Dushara, but were also meaningful to the Greeks, Romans, and Egyptians, who lived, travelled and lived here. Circa 100 CE. From modern-day...

Before Islam, many Arabs worshiped idols, like this one. First century CE. From the Temple of the Winged Lions at Petra, modern-day Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

Dating to circa 170 CE, this statue's head (the torso is missing) was carved in a Hellenistic Graeco-Roman style. The Romans conquered Petra in 106 CE. From Petra, modern-day Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

This statuette depicts a nude female holding a large two-handed jar on her head; the jar appears to replace her head from the upper neck. 3600-3100 BCE. From the Dead Sea area. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

These dolmens (which date back to the Early Bronze Age, c. 3600 BCE) were brought from the Damiya Field in the Jordan Valley to protect them from modern development in their original site. Conserved and on display at the Jordan Museum, Amman...

This Roman theater is the largest in Jordan. It accommodates up to 6000 spectators. It was built during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antonius Pius, 138-161 CE. It is still used today for artistic performances. Modern-day Amman, Jordan Hashemite...