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Wadi Jadid
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There's nothing new about Wadi Jadid ('New Valley' in Arabic,
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. This un-
disturbed valley in the middle of nowhere typifies all that is constant in rural Jordanian life
- sheep-grazing, shepherds trotting through thistles astride their pot-bellied donkeys, the
smell of sage in the hot summer sun. In fact the valley would be entirely unremarkable
were it not for the clusters of ancient Bronze Age dolmen that dot the terraced hillsides.
Heaved into place between 5000 and 3000 BC, these impressive stone monuments are
worth the effort it takes to locate them.
