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.