Archaeology and the Bible

7. Who the Mesha Inscription is about
8. The excavation of the massive stone walls, including the iconic Tower of Jericho
9. early forms of writing that use simple pictures to represent objects or ideas
11. Sea that bordered the Fertile Crescent
13. a large stone tablet from the reign of Pharaoh Merneptah
15. earliest users of hieroglyphics and pictorgrams
16. a key source for understanding the history of ancient Israelites
18. a mound of earth and debris, providing valuable insights into the city's history
19. Country the Mernephat Stele refrences
20. a system of writing using pictorial symbols that represent words or sounds

1. language the Mesha Inscription was written in
2. study of past through artifacts
3. location of Ain Ghazal
4. a region in the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest civilizations
5. Oldest city in the world and considered the first wall city
6. Statues found in the Ain Ghazal Excavation
10. known as the largest Neolithic settlement in the world along the Jordan River
12. one of the three languages the Rosetta Stone is written in
14. A famous artifact that helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics
17. Country found in Fertile Crescent