Test Excavations at Wadi Zarqa Ma...n 1, a Natural Sinkhole Faunal Trap Site, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

The site of Wadi Zarqa Ma...n 1 (WZM-1), in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, was test excavated beneath a large fissure that is a frequent roost for barn owls (Tyto alba). The site is located approximately 730 m above mean sea level, and 10 km south-southwest of Madaba, Jordan. This large limestone...

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Authors: Pokines, James T. (Author) ; Ames, Christopher J. H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of Chicago Press 2015
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2015, Issue: 373, Pages: 121-137
RelBib Classification:HH Archaeology
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B taphonomy
B SINKHOLES
B BARN owl
B Wadi Zarqa Ma'in 1
B Tyto alba
B Excavations (archaeology)
B Jordan
B microfauna
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