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Tell Hammeh
Tell Hammeh
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.
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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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