Exploring the Damiya Dolmens and Rock-Cut Tombs

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This photo album of the ancient Damiya Dolmen Field in Jordan reveals one of the country’s most remarkable prehistoric landscapes, where massive stone dolmens rise across the rugged foothills of the Jordan Valley. The collection showcases a series of Bronze Age burial monuments built from enormous sandstone slabs, alongside mysterious rock-cut tombs carved into the surrounding terrain. Weathered by thousands of years, the dolmens stand in quiet isolation against the dry hills and open skies, creating a striking atmosphere of archaeology and timeless desert beauty. Together, the images offer a rare glimpse into Jordan’s ancient funerary traditions and the dramatic landscape that preserves them.

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49 photos of Damiya Dolmen Field

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Rocky hillside with acacia trees at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
01The rocky hillside
Rock-cut tomb opening in a sandstone outcrop at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
02A tomb in the outcrop
Small rock-cut tomb entrance in a sandstone face at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
03A rock-cut tomb entrance
Inside a rock-cut tomb with fallen stones on the floor at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
04Inside a rock-cut tomb
Rock-cut tomb opening in a weathered sandstone cliff at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
05Tomb in the cliff
Sandstone outcrop with a small tomb opening at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
06A small tomb opening
Rock-cut tomb entrance below a boulder at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
07Tomb below a boulder
Close view of a rock-cut tomb doorway at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
08A tomb doorway
Collapsed dolmen slabs with the Jordan Valley beyond at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
09Collapsed dolmen slabs
Fallen sandstone slabs under acacia trees at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
10Fallen slabs
Upright slab of a ruined dolmen at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
11A ruined dolmen
Small dolmen on a rocky ridge at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
12A dolmen on the ridge
Dolmen with a porthole slab and a large capstone at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
13Dolmen with a porthole
Porthole dolmen seen from the front at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
14The porthole dolmen
Inside a dolmen chamber through its porthole at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
15Inside the chamber
Dolmen with capstone beside an acacia tree at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
16Dolmen and acacia
Dolmen beside an acacia on the rocky slope at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
17Dolmen on the slope
Dolmen with a heavy capstone and the valley beyond at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
18A heavy capstone
Dolmen with a flat capstone on upright slabs at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
19A table-like dolmen
Dolmen of massive sandstone slabs at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
20Massive slabs
Dolmen on stony ground under a blue sky at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
21Dolmen under a blue sky
Partly collapsed dolmen on a rocky slope at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
22A partly collapsed dolmen
Large sandstone boulder resting on slabs at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
23A resting boulder
Collapsed dolmen boulders on the ridge at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
24Collapsed boulders
Upright slabs of a collapsed dolmen under a tree at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
25Upright slabs
Two tall upright slabs of a dolmen at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
26Tall upright slabs
Upright dolmen slabs with stone packing at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
27Slabs and stone packing
Round hollow cut into the bedrock at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
28A hollow in the bedrock
Round cutting in the bedrock overlooking the Jordan Valley at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
29Cutting above the valley
Layered sandstone outcrop with a tomb doorway at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
30Tomb in layered sandstone
Rock-cut tomb doorway in layered sandstone at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
31A tomb doorway
Close view into a rock-cut tomb chamber at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
32Into the tomb chamber
Rock-cut tomb opening under a sandstone ledge at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
33Tomb under a ledge
Wind-carved sandstone outcrop with a hollow at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
34Wind-carved sandstone
Distant dolmen on a rocky ridge above the valley at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
35A distant dolmen
Sandstone ledge with a cave opening at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
36A cave under the ledge
Dolmen with capstone and acacia, valley beyond at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
37Dolmen above the valley
Dolmen with a thick capstone at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
38A thick capstone
Dolmen with a massive capstone against a blue sky at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
39A massive capstone
Visitor sitting on rocks above the Jordan Valley at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
40Looking over the valley
Sandstone outcrop with a square tomb opening at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
41A square tomb opening
Visitor sitting before a dolmen above the Jordan Valley at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
42A visitor and a dolmen
Rocky ridge with sandstone outcrops at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
43The rocky ridge
Rock-cut tomb entrance in a sandstone boulder at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
44Tomb in a boulder
Arched rock-cut tomb entrance in a sandstone face at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
45An arched tomb entrance
Sandstone outcrop with a small tomb opening at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
46A small tomb opening
Low rock-cut tomb under a sandstone ledge at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
47A low rock-cut tomb
Collapsed dolmen slabs on the ridge at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
48Collapsed slabs
Large boulders resting on slabs at Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley, Jordan
49Resting boulders

About this album

Site

Damiya Dolmen Field, Jordan Valley

Region

Amman, Madaba & Dead Sea

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Coordinates

32.1151° N, 35.6023° E

Photos

49 photos

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