Archaeologists in Jordan say they have discovered the remains of a 3,000-year-old Moabite temple containing hundreds of artifacts.

The head of Jordan's Department of Antiquities said Thursday that the three-story structure was a multi-chambered building with an open courtyard.

Researchers from Jordan and from La Sierra University in the U.S. state of California unearthed some 300 pots, figurines and other religious objects at the site. Among the discoveries was a figure of the four-legged animal god Hadad.

The researchers say the find, located southwest of the Jordanian capital, Amman, provides new insight into Jordan's Iron Age.

Moab is the historic name for the mountainous strip of land running along the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.

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