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Khirbet el-Mastarah

Khirbet el-Mastarah is an archaeological site that includes the largest of the complex oval compound type habitation sites located in the middle Jordan Valley in the West Bank.

Location
Khirbet el-Masratah is located north of Jericho and west of Ain Aujah in Wadi Auja on a small hill hidden by three larger hills. These surrounding hills cause the site to be hidden from view. ==Excavation history==
Excavation history
The site was discovered and surveyed in April 2004 by Adam Zertal during the course of the Manasseh Hill Country Survey. An excavation directed by David Ben-Shlomo and Ralph K. Hawkins took place in June 2017. During the course of the excavation a number of large and small rounded and oval enclosures of single-course limestone rubble walls were discovered, all of them almost entirely empty of finds. ==Significance==
Significance
The site's hidden location most probably indicates the presence of a new population migrating to the central hill country from the east during Iron I, avoiding contact with the native population. ==References==
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