Jericho

Jericho is often referred to as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. The area in and around the modern city of Jericho is the home to several important archaeological sites, and none more significant than Tell es-Sultan, the site of “biblical” Jericho. At Tell es-Sultan, continuous settlement can be traced from the Neolithic period into the Late Bronze Age, approximately 6000 years. Subject to three large-scale excavations, Jericho has revealed much about ancient human cultures. Unfortunately, few finds from these excavations remain visible on the site.

Nevertheless, on a tour of ancient Jericho, one may see an impressive round stone tower from the earliest Neolithic period, the remains of an Early Bronze city wall, and some buildings of the Early and Middle Bronze period.

Chorazin

Chorazin is a Byzantine and later village in the hills north of the Sea of Galilee. In the center of the village are a well preserved synagogue and several large courtyard buildings.

Chorazin was first photographed in 2003, but has recently been updated with many more new photographs. Stop by and take a look at the site.

Damiyah

The Damiyah dolmen field is the largest such field in Jordan. Over 300 dolmens have been counted in the field which stretches along the eastern foothills in the Jordan valley. These dolmen are functioned as tombs 5000 years ago, during the Early Bronze I period. Unfortunately, many of the dolmens are being destroyed each year by the Travco company that is quarrying the valuable travertine stone in the field.

Stop by and see these endangered archaeological artifacts.

Mar Elias

Mar Elias has been updated with new photographs from the 2009 season. Most notably, VR spots for inside the baptistry have been added to the project.

al-Mukhayyat

Khirbet al-Mukhayyat is the location of ancient Nebo, famous for its view of the Jordan Valley and the death of Moses. Because of its association with the death of Moses, the site became an prominent pilgrim site during the Byzantine period. In the town of Nebo itself, largely unexcavated, four Byzantine period churches have been discovered, three of which are presented in the Virtual World Project. Unfortunately, the elaborate mosaics that decorated each of the churches have been removed and are thus no longer visible, but the churches themselves are worth the visit. Come and take a look.