ABSTRACT
The famous tell of ancient Jericho lies on the northwest side of the modern Arab town with the same name. The site is about five-anda-half miles west of the Jordan River. The modern name of the site, dating from the Middle Ages, Tell es-Sultan, comes from the spring located nearby, ˛Ain es-Sultan (“Elisha’s Fountain”). The archaeological history of “Jericho” actually involves two sites: Tell es-Sultan, identified with the Jericho mentioned in the Old Testament, and Tulul Abu el-Alayiq, a site located west of the modern town close to Wadi Qelt. This latter site is usually called “New Testament” or “Herodian” Jericho.
