Khirbat Ataruz

Khirbat Ataruz (Arabic: خربة عطروز‎) or Ataroth (Hebrew: עטרות‎) is an archaeological site in Madaba Governorate, Jordan. The site was settled during the Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman and Islamic periods. A Moabite temple dated to mid 9th to early 8th century BCE found at the site is linked to the narrative of the Mesha Stele and the story of the conquest of Ataroth. It is one of the best preserved Iron Age temples in the Southern Levant (Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories).

Khirbat Ataruz

Khirbat Ataruz (Arabic: خربة عطروز‎) or Ataroth (Hebrew: עטרות‎) is an archaeological site in Madaba Governorate, Jordan. The site was settled during the Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman and Islamic periods. A Moabite temple dated to mid 9th to early 8th century BCE found at the site is linked to the narrative of the Mesha Stele and the story of the conquest of Ataroth. It is one of the best preserved Iron Age temples in the Southern Levant (Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories).