SITE ReportApril 4, 2026
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Primary Site name: BUSEIRA
Other Site Names: JADIS: 2001010
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Governorate:
TAFILAH
Sub-governorate:
Bsaira
MEGA Number:
9173
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.60399 30.74548, 35.60446 30.74495, 35.60455 30.74482, 35.60397 30.74447, 35.60329 30.74541, 35.60283 30.74611, 35.60421 30.74699, 35.60506 30.74602, 35.60479 30.74584, 35.60468 30.74594, 35.60399 30.74548
Total Area (m²):
27315.5;
Perimeter (m):
803.2
Buffer Zone (m):
0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9026 (Middle Bronze IIb-c); 9029 (Late Bronze IIa-b); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9034 (Iron Age III (Persian)); 9035 (Iron Age, Unspecified); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Tafila Antiquities Office |
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s):
Emad Droos, DOA; Ahmad Marafi, DOA
Investigation Date:
None
Site Comments:
[e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
| الى الجنوب من مدينة الطفيلة حوالي 25 كم في لواء بصيرا |
Site Significance:
| Scientific Value | |
| Historical Value | |
| Aesthetic Value | |
| Social Value | |
| Spiritual Value |
Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By
Ahmad Marafi
Last Modified On
April 23, 2013
Record Created By
ORIGINAL IMPORT
Record Created On
July 1, 2010
Record Review Status:
Status:
Under Review
Reviewer:
None
Review Date:
None
Comments:
The following 14 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 39957 | 506 Fortress | 9035 Iron Age, Unspecified |
| 39958 | 706 Inscription, Nabataean | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 39959 | 513 Settlement, Fortified | 9032 Iron Age IIa-b |
| 39960 | 799 Unspecified/Unknown Inscription | 9033 Iron Age IIc |
| 39961 | 513 Settlement, Fortified | 9033 Iron Age IIc |
| 39962 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9046 Roman, Unspecified |
| 39955 | 835 Water Structure, Cistern | 9033 Iron Age IIc |
| 59366 | 511 Palace | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 39956 | 308 Temple | 9033 Iron Age IIc 9032 Iron Age IIa-b 9034 Iron Age III (Persian) |
| 59367 | 508 Hermitage | 9032 Iron Age IIa-b 9034 Iron Age III (Persian) |
| 59368 | 203 Hamlet/Farmstead/Farmhouse | 9032 Iron Age IIa-b 9034 Iron Age III (Persian) |
| 59369 | 203 Hamlet/Farmstead/Farmhouse | 9029 Late Bronze IIa-b 9034 Iron Age III (Persian) |
| 59370 | 815 Monumental Gateway/Arch | 9026 Middle Bronze IIb-c 9034 Iron Age III (Persian) |
| 64695 | 810 Isolated Structure/House | 9033 Iron Age IIc |
Site References:
| Primary Author | Date | Title |
| ALT A. | 1951 | Das Territorium von Bostra |
| ALT A. | 1951 | Das Territorium von Bostra |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1974 | Chronique archeologique : Buseira |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1978 | Some Reflections on Neo-Assyrian Influence in Transjordan = MOOREY & PARR eds.,p.164-171,figs.1-4. |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1971 | An Archaeological Survey of Biblical Edom |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1977 | Excavations at Buseirah, Southern Jordan, 1974 : Fourth Preliminary Report |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1974 | Excavations at Buseirah, Southern Jordan 1972 : Preliminary Report |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1976 | Chronique archeologique : Buseirah (Transjordanie) |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1972 | Buseirah |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1972 | Chronique archeologique : Buseira |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1973 | The Third Season of Excavations at Buseirah |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1975 | ed., Excavations at Buseirah, Southern Jordan, 1973 : Third Preliminary Report |
| COULSTON J.C. | 1984 | Arms and Armour in Sculpture |
| DENTZER J.M. | 1985 | Ceramique et Environnement Naturel: La Ceramique Nabateenne deBosra |
| GITIN S. | 1982 | Report from Jerusalem |
| GLUECK N. | 1935 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2) |
| GLUECK N. | 1934 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine and the Negeb |
| HADIDI A. | 1981 | Archaeological Work of the Department of Antiquities |
| HARDING G.L. | 1937 | Some Objects from Transjordan |
| HENNESSY J.B. | 1976 | Bosra (in Edom) |
| IBRAHIM M. | 1971 | Two Ammonite Statuettes from Khirbet El-Hajjar |
| IBRAHIM M. | 1971 | Archaeological Excavations in Jordan, 1971 |
| IBRAHIM M. | 1974 | Excavations in Jordan 1973-1974 |
| KAUTZ J.R. | 1981 | Tracking the Ancient Moabites |
| LEMAIRE A. | 1975 | Appendix III: Note on an Edomite Seal-Impression from Buseirah =BENNETT ed., |
| MILWARD A. | 1975 | Appendix I. A Fragment of an Egyptian Relief Chalice from Buseirah, Jordan = BENNETT ed., |
| PHYTHIAN-ADAMS W.J. | 1934 | Israel in the Arabah |
| PUECH E. | 1977 | Documents epigraphiques de Buseirah |
| SAVIGNAC M.R. & ABEL M. | 1905 | Inscriptions grecques et latines |
| STARCKY J. | 1975 | Appendix I. The Nabataean Altar = BENNETT ed., |
| STERN E. | 1978 | New Types of Phoenician Style Decorated Pottery Vases from Palestine |
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