Tell Hammeh

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Tell Hammeh

Tell Hammeh is a relatively small tell in the central Jordan Valley, located where the Zarqa River valley opens into the Jordan Valley. It is the site of the earliest bloomery smelting of iron, from around 930 BC.

Site Information

Country: Jordan

District: Ajloun Governorate

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: Second Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Bronze Age

Later Cultures: Iron Age

Site Features: Bronze & Iron Ages Monuments

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Elevation: -189 m

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