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The Jordan Museum

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The Jordan Museum
The Jordan Museum. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Jordan Museum is located in Ras al-Ein district of Amman, Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in Jordan and hosts some of the country's most important archaeological findings. Its two main permanent exhibitions are the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Copper Scroll, and the 9000-year-old ʿAin Ghazal statues, which are among the oldest human statues ever made.

The museum presents artifacts from various prehistoric and antique archaeological sites in Jordan.

The collections are arranged in chronological order. The museum also features lecture halls, outdoor exhibitions, a library, a conservation centre and an area for children's activities. The museum was established by a committee headed by Queen Rania, and became the only museum in Jordan to implement modern artifact-preserving technologies.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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