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Jericho

Tell es-Sultan
Palestine9000 BCE68 CENeolithic — Roman Period31.87, 35.46
About the site

One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities. Known for the biblical story of walls falling, though archaeological dating of the collapse remains debated.

Principal findings
  • iNeolithic tower and wall
  • iiBronze Age fortifications
  • iiiHerodian winter palace complex
  • ivHasmonean palace remains

Excavators — Kathleen Kenyon, Ehud Netzer