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Discoveries from the archaeological excavations at the Tel Abu Suwan site during the seasons of (2005-2008) and (2014-2016)

​Discoveries from the archaeological excavations at the Tel Abu Suwan site during the seasons of (2005-2008) and (2014-2016) revealed an agricultural village dating back to the Late Neolithic period, pre-pottery Neolithic phases B and C, and the pottery Neolithic (Yarmoukian period), approximately between 7500-4500 BCE. Located east of the old highway connecting Jerash and the capital Amman, before turning towards Ajloun, Tel Abu Suwan is the only site in Jordan from the Neolithic period that has been excavated north of the Zarqa River. Tel Abu Suwan is considered one of the large village sites that emerged during the Late Neolithic period in southern Greater Syria. During the excavation seasons, a large square/rectangular building with parallel inner walls was discovered on the eastern side of the site. It contained three types of gypsum floors with different colors (red, yellow, and white), reminiscent of the architecture of the Çatalhöyük site in Anatolia. Additionally, a built-up area made of mudbrick was found on the site, containing a number of skeletal remains and skulls buried according to burial customs of the period, making it the second of its kind in Jordan after the Ain Ghazal site.