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Ajloun Archaeological Museum was established in 1993 and
is located inside one of the halls of the Ajloun
 castle
built in 1184 by Izz al-Din Usama Ibn Munqidh a nephew
of Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi (Saladin). The showcases at the
Ajloun Archaeological Museum contain exhibits obtained
from the archaeological excavations in Ajloun, Wadi Al-Yabis,
Wadi Ajlun-Kufrenjeh and Tell Abu Sarbut in the northern
Jordan Valley.
Items include:
Flint tools, worked bone including needles and borers,
and basalt objects dating to the pre-pottery Neolithic,
from the 1991
 excavations at Iraq ad-Dubb to the
northeast of Ajloun. pottery vessels dating to The Early
Bronze Age, The Byzantine period from Khirbet Mahrama
cemetery and other sites in the district.
A collection of pottery vessels, lamps and sugar pots,
copper and bronze tools and grinding stones, as well as
several Arabic inscription found in the Ajloun Castle
dating to The Islamic periods (Ayyubid-Mamlauk).
Other nearby sites that can be visited include:
i. The birthplace of the Prophet Elijah.
ii. The Church of St Elijah at Khirbet Mar Elias.
iii. Scores of smaller ancient sites, including water
mills, forts, and villages, in the hills and valleys of
north Jordan.
iv. The Mosque that probably dates from the early 14th
century, with its simple prayer hall and carved Quranic
inscriptions which are set into the walls.
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