Anthropomorphic statue one of several found buried in pits in the vicinity of 鈥楢in Ghazal. These statues are half-size human figures and modeled in white lime plaster around a core of bundled twigs. The eyes are often marked out in bitumen. They are considered to be among the earliest large-scale representation of humans. Country of Origin: Jordan. Culture: Neolithic . Period / Date: Pre-Pottery Neolithic B c. 7th Millenium BC. Place of Origin: 鈥楢in Ghazal.