Tell It Like It Is: Discoveries from a New Survey of the Northern Jordanian Plateau
This article presents the results of a joint Finnish-Jordanian survey project that focuses on investigating the interrelations of the imperial heartlands and the Levantine region in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. We used historical satellite images to identify potential sites on the northern Jordani...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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University of Chicago Press
2023
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Near Eastern archaeology
Année: 2023, Volume: 86, Numéro: 1, Pages: 16-27 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Archéologie
/ Jordanien (Nord)
/ Geschichte 15.-10.Jh.v.Chr.
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| RelBib Classification: | BH Judaïsme HB Ancien Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Survey
B Tell al-Assara |
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| Résumé: | This article presents the results of a joint Finnish-Jordanian survey project that focuses on investigating the interrelations of the imperial heartlands and the Levantine region in the Late Bronze and Iron Ages. We used historical satellite images to identify potential sites on the northern Jordanian plateau, after which they were systematically investigated by archaeological survey. Of the sites discovered, the fortified site of Tell al-Assara stands out owing to its prominent location, as indicated by a visibility analysis, and its massive enceinte wall made of ashlars. One of the pottery sherds found at the site bears an inscription in Aramaic. Although Tell al-Assara is remarkably well preserved, many of the sites discovered were already badly damaged by looting and urban development. These alarming developments can only be countered by closely involving local communities in fieldwork projects working in the region. |
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| ISSN: | 2325-5404 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1086/723459 |