AMMAN Excavations at the Tell Rakan archaeological site are contributing to a better understanding of Neolithic settlements in northern Jordan, according to Wadi Ziqlab Project Director Ted Banning.Tell Rakan forms part of the Wadi Ziqlab Project, which began excavating a large, stratified site west of the ‘Ain Jahjah spring near Irbid in 1999, according to Banning.