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Stone objects from Ghassul laid out on the ground in front of the expedition’s tents79G8
Stone objects from GhassulPhoto: PBI Archive, neg. 79

Teleilat Ghassul collection

Stone objects

In showcase G8, as well as underneath the window (marked G9), you can see many objects in stone from the site: door posts, and a hand mill for grinding cereals. Easily recognisable is the grinding stone with its base for grinding, visible both in this photograph and in showcase G8.

Accession
G8
Period
Chalcolithic
Material
Stone
Findspot
Teleilat Ghassul (Jordan Valley, north of the Dead Sea)
Teleilat Ghassul excavations
1929–38, 1959–60
Archive negative
79
On display
Inner room