5/5 Jesús D. 5 years ago on Google
The
Jerash
Archaeological
Museum
is
located
on
the
rise
East
of
the
Oval
Plaza
known
as
Camp
Hill.
It
received
its
name
due
to
the
fact
that
the
archaeologists'
camp
was
based
here
decades
ago.
This
small
and
often
overlooked
museum
is
well
worth
the
visit
even
if
a
brief
one.
There
are
artifacts
from
different
sites
within
Jerash
and
around
from
all
periods
including
a
selection
of
mosaics
from
the
city's
Byzantine
churches.
The
restored
mosaic
depicting
Christian
churches
in
Alexandria,
Egypt,
is
particularly
striking.
Of
special
interest
is
the
display
of
archaeological
finds
from
a
Hellenistic
tomb
(which
are
rare
in
Jordan)
discovered
under
Jerash's
northern
city
wall.
The
views
from
Camp
Hill
towards
the
Oval
Plaza,
the
Sanctuary
of
Zeus,
the
South
Theatre
and
the
South
Gate
clustered
in
one
panoramic
shot
are
among
the
best
in
Jerash
(see
review
image).
From
here,
you
can
go
down
the
modern
steps
to
the
Macellum
(Agora)
across
the
Cardo.
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