Across
- 2. :The earlest finding of the Old Testament
- 3. :the study of the origins of things
- 6. :one of the mechanisms to motivate people to take part in a communal lifestyle
- 9. :Early pictures used to symbolize objects or ideas.
- 13. : an inscription written in hieroglyphs on granite during the reign of the Egyptian king Merneptah
- 16. :a mound of earth and debris, provided valuable insights into the city's history
- 17. :harvest of spiritual fruits; heaped-up fullness of being; refuge; withdrawal; departure; deliverance; salvation; freedom.
- 18. :two caches of plaster statues intentionally buried beneath the floor of long-abandoned houses.
- 19. :The Ain Ghazal statues are some of the most famous discoveries from the site.
- 20. :Excavations reveal aspects of daily life, customs, and societal structures of ancient Israel and neighboring cultures
Down
- 1. :complex on the Chao Phraya River is very special; it is encrusted with thousands of pieces of porcelain that glisten in the light
- 4. :the beginning of a settled human lifestyle
- 5. :Oldest city in the world
- 7. :Jesus' second home and, during the period of his life, a garrison town, an administrative centre, and a customs station.
- 8. :Ain Ghazal was a major center during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period, revealing insights into early agricultural societies.
- 10. :An artifact with inscriptions in hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek, key to deciphering ancient Egyptian writing.
- 11. :massive stone walls, including the iconic Tower of Jericho,
- 12. :Fertile soil that supported early civilizations
- 14. :It was in its waters that Jesus was baptized by St. John the Baptist.
- 15. :Symbols that represent objects or concepts, often used in ancient writing.
