Tell Abu al-Kharaz

Tell Abu al-Kharaz is an archaeological site located in the Jordan Valley, Jordan. The site features a tell, or settlement mound, that was occupied from the Chalcolithic period through to the Islamic period. Significant archaeological remains from the Early Bronze Age reveal it as a fortified town, with evidence of Egyptian imports indicating long-distance trade connections. After a long period of abandonment, the site was reoccupied in the Middle Bronze Age, with notable local and Cypriot pottery finds. During the Iron Age, the site included an agricultural compound and was eventually destroyed around 700 BCE, likely by the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Its strategic position at the crossroads of ancient trade routes underscores its historical significance.