Ricerc@Sapienza

Tell es-Sultan, ancient Jericho, represents an almost unique case study of Early Bronze Age
urbanization in Southern Levant. The site has been extensively excavated with a favourable set of
data from Early Bronze Age II-III well stratified contexts. The results of four different excavations
projects, started since the beginning of the 20th century and still on-going with Rome «La Sapienza»
and MOTA-DACH (National Authority of Palestine) Joint Expedition (1997-2019), offer a
picture of the earliest urban stage in the history of the site, characterised by the organisation of the
urban layout and the erection of a massive fortification system during the Early Bronze II, and the
emergence of a palatial society in the following Early Bronze III.