Go on a fascinating journey back in time to the late Stone Age era, visit the Yarmukian Culture Museum at kibbutz Shaar Hagolan. This site is an 8000-year-old Neolithic village on the bank of the Yarmuk River, that was one of the important cultice and artistic centers in Ancient Middle East.
The Museum of Yarmukian Culture at Kibbutz Shaar Hagolan is well known all over the world for the number and quality of items on its display. The visitor gains a comprehensive picture of daily life as well as the art and cult of an 8000 years old Neolithic farmer's village.
The Yarmukian Culture
The Yarmukian Culture is an 8000 years old
agriculture Neolithic culture that represents the transition to permanent
settlement and to a dramatic change in the development
of architecture. The greatest
innovation of the Yarmukian Culture was the use of pottery - the earliest known
in Israel. The vessels are beautifully shaped and decorated with herring-bone
pattern.
The
most remarkable finds are the clay figurines which depict seated women.
The fine detail of the figurines gives them a unique position in ancient Near
Eastern art. These figurines had a cultic function: they symbolized the
"Mother Goddess", who was associated with human fertility as well as
that of folks and fields.
Exhibitions
There is a permanent display at the museum.
Information about lectures and conferences and seminars on our web site.