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Country Jordan
Region Balqa

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The Survey Database is the result of a collaboration between: Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome (KNIR) and International Association of Classical Archaeology (AIAC)

Summary

Project DescriptionThe Umm ad Dananir Archaeological Survey was born out of the Baq'ah Valley Project. This region held the highest density of the perennial springs and known archaeological remains in the valley and was selected as the primary study area. The project has shown that immediate access to valuable natural resources and strategic location would appear to have been main determinants of human settlment in the Baq'ah. McGovern 1986 p. 7-8

Project Dates

1977 - 1981

Survey Method

Approach
Spatial Sampling
- Field Walker Spacing
Artifact Collection
- Full Collection
Collection Unit
- Site
Location Technique
- Basemap 1:10K or better
- Basemap worse than 1:50K

Research Focus

Artifacts
- Architecture
- Ceramics
- Lithics
- Metal
- Epigraphy
Paleoecology
Demography
- Mortuary Studies
- Ethnography/Ethnology
Remote Sensing
- Geoprospection

Other Comments

OtherNeutron activation analysis, argon microprobe, thin-section analysis, thermoluminescent and radiocarbon dating
Primary QuestionsAre there more Late Bronze Age remains in the Umm ad-Dananir region? What were the causes, characteristics and degree of change from the Bronze Age to Iron Age societies in the region? How does it compare to other contemporary societies in other regions?

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Director

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