Sapienza University Expedition to Palestine: Tell es-Sultan / ancient Jericho, a summary of the archaeological research (2019-2025)

The archaeological expedition of Sapienza University of Rome at Tell es-Sultan, ancient Jericho, conducted since 1997 in cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA DACH), is one of the most enduring and scientifically productive expeditions in the Southern Levant. With nearly three decades of research and 20 seasons of fieldwork, the mission has reconstructed the longue durée history of Jericho, from the Neolithic to the Iron Age, significantly contributing to the understanding of early urbanization. This is due to the resilient spirit of the archaeologists of the two partner institutions, and to the generous support of Sapienza University Great Excavations Program, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,3 and more recently, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, which has promoted two major interventions of public archaeology