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10 Οκτ 2023 · Historical Timeline: Pre-Pottery Neolithic (circa 10,000 – 8,000 BC): The first permanent settlement at Jericho dates back to this period, marking it as one of the earliest towns. Monumental structures like the Tower of Jericho, possibly one of the earliest examples of communal architecture, were constructed during this time.
5 Οκτ 2024 · Jericho, West Bank town that is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the world and thus also a site of great archaeological importance. The town is perhaps most famous as the site of the biblical Battle of Jericho. In 1994 it became one of the first towns administered by the Palestinian Authority.
19 Σεπ 2016 · The city of Jericho is remembered for the story in the Book of Joshua in the Bible regarding its destruction by the Israelites. Excavations have revealed that Jericho is one of the earliest settlements dating back to 9000 BCE.
20 Απρ 2021 · Jericho is famous in biblical history as the first town attacked by the Israelites under Joshua after they crossed the Jordan River (Joshua 6). After its destruction by the Israelites it was, according to the biblical account, abandoned until Hiel the Bethelite established himself there in the 9th century BC (1 Kings 16:34).
3 Μαρ 2020 · Jericho was first settled as a popular campground for hunter-gatherers dating back all the way to 10000 BCE, only meant for temporary use. But then the drought and cold caused by the last ice age forced them to start permanent settlements, Jericho being one of them.
Walls of Jericho, massive stone walls surrounding an ancient Neolithic settlement in Jericho, built about 8000 bce. These walls, at least 13 feet (4 metres) in height and backed by a watchtower or redoubt some 28 feet tall, were intended to protect the settlement and its water supply from human.
The site of Jericho is best known for its identity in the Bible, and this has drawn pilgrims and explorers to it as early as the 4th century C.E.; serious archaeological exploration didn’t begin until the latter half of the 19th century.
