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The Jordan Valley vessel with pierced handles is the
oldest pot at The Bible Land Shop, dating from the
Chalcolithic Period in the fourth millenium B.C.
(that's 4,000-3,000 B.C.), way before the Patriarchs
were even born. According to biblical timelines, that
places the origin of this pot sometime within the first
ten generations, between Adam and Noah!
The original, found in the Jordan Valley along the
Jordan River, has a type of pierced handles that were
confined to this period: they were made by applying
a lump of clay to each side of the pot, then thrusting
a stick through the lumps. This created holes
through which a rope could be passed and tied over
top a lid, forming a storage vessel impenetrable to
insects.
Archaeologists still know relatively little about the
Chalcolithic Period in the Jordan Valley (it is a lot of
layers down, you know), but the original Jordan
Valley vessel on which this one was modeled can be
seen in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem today,
along with all the interesting things they did learn
from it.
The Jordan Valley Pottery Kit contains: • potsherds
buried in sand; • glue (for sticking together
potsherds); • paintbrush (for applying glue); • plaster
(for filling in holes); • "spatula" (for applying plaster);
• balloon (for applying plaster in some pieces); •
complete instructions and a welcome to the world of
archaeology by Perli Pelzig (English & Hebrew); •
scroll explaining the beginnings of ancient pottery
(English & Hebrew); • a display card containing
interesting information about the origin, usage, and
history of your pot (English & Hebrew).
Assembled Size: 5.5" X 5.5" X 8"
oldest pot at The Bible Land Shop, dating from the
Chalcolithic Period in the fourth millenium B.C.
(that's 4,000-3,000 B.C.), way before the Patriarchs
were even born. According to biblical timelines, that
places the origin of this pot sometime within the first
ten generations, between Adam and Noah!
The original, found in the Jordan Valley along the
Jordan River, has a type of pierced handles that were
confined to this period: they were made by applying
a lump of clay to each side of the pot, then thrusting
a stick through the lumps. This created holes
through which a rope could be passed and tied over
top a lid, forming a storage vessel impenetrable to
insects.
Archaeologists still know relatively little about the
Chalcolithic Period in the Jordan Valley (it is a lot of
layers down, you know), but the original Jordan
Valley vessel on which this one was modeled can be
seen in the Rockefeller Museum in Jerusalem today,
along with all the interesting things they did learn
from it.
The Jordan Valley Pottery Kit contains: • potsherds
buried in sand; • glue (for sticking together
potsherds); • paintbrush (for applying glue); • plaster
(for filling in holes); • "spatula" (for applying plaster);
• balloon (for applying plaster in some pieces); •
complete instructions and a welcome to the world of
archaeology by Perli Pelzig (English & Hebrew); •
scroll explaining the beginnings of ancient pottery
(English & Hebrew); • a display card containing
interesting information about the origin, usage, and
history of your pot (English & Hebrew).
Assembled Size: 5.5" X 5.5" X 8"
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