Primary Site name: RABBAH
Other Site Names: JADIS: 2207002, AREOPOLIS, RABBAT MOBA
Governorate: KARAK Sub-governorate: Al-Qasier
MEGA Number: 11039
Site Map:
Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.73823 31.26998, 35.73823 31.2701, 35.73837 31.2701, 35.73837 31.26998, 35.73823 31.26998
Total Area (m²): 198.8; Perimeter (m): 56.4
Buffer Zone (m): 0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
9024 (Early Bronze, Unspecified); 9027 (Middle Bronze, Unspecified); 9030 (Late Bronze, Unspecified); 9031 (Iron Age I); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9034 (Iron Age III (Persian)); 9035 (Iron Age, Unspecified); 9039 (Hellenistic, Unspecified); 9040 (Nabataean, Early); 9042 (Nabataean, Late); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9044 (Roman, Early); 9045 (Roman, Late); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9048 (Byzantine, Late); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad); 9051 (Islamic, Abbasid); 9052 (Islamic, Fatimid); 9053 (Islamic, Ayyubid); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9058 (Ottoman, Late); 9060 (Modern (1915-1950)); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)
DoA Office Responsible:
Karak Antiquities Office
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s): JADIS IMPORT, DOA; None
Investigation Date: None
Site Comments: [e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
Site Significance:
Scientific Value
Historical Value
Aesthetic Value
Social Value
Spiritual Value
Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By
Last Modified On
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 39 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
MEGA NumberElement TypePeriod(s) Recorded for Site Element:
49092901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9058 Ottoman, Late
49093838 Water Structure, Reservoir (Birket)
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
49094513 Settlement, Fortified
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
49095513 Settlement, Fortified
9044 Roman, Early
49096308 Temple
9045 Roman, Late
49097301 Church/Chapel
9047 Byzantine, Early
49098308 Temple
9044 Roman, Early
49099901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
49100901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
49101901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9033 Iron Age IIc
49102901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9048 Byzantine, Late
49103901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9031 Iron Age I
49104513 Settlement, Fortified
9047 Byzantine, Early
49105901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
49106901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
49107513 Settlement, Fortified
9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
49108514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9060 Modern (1915-1950)
49109901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
49110901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
49111901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
49112821 Road
9044 Roman, Early
49113901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified
49114301 Church/Chapel
9048 Byzantine, Late
49115513 Settlement, Fortified
9040 Nabataean, Early
49116838 Water Structure, Reservoir (Birket)
9042 Nabataean, Late
49117308 Temple
9042 Nabataean, Late
49118901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
49119901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
49120799 Unspecified/Unknown Inscription
9045 Roman, Late
49121901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9044 Roman, Early
49122901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
49123513 Settlement, Fortified
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
49124901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9027 Middle Bronze, Unspecified
49125835 Water Structure, Cistern
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
49126901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9032 Iron Age IIa-b
49127901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9045 Roman, Late
49128515 Tower
9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
49129901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9039 Hellenistic, Unspecified
49130703 Inscription, Greek
9048 Byzantine, Late
Site References:
Primary AuthorDateTitle
BLISS F.J.1895Narrative of an Expedition to Moab and Gilead in March, 1895
BRUENNOW R. & VON DOMASZEWSKI A.1904Die Provincia Arabia auf Grund Zweier in den Jahren 1897 und 1898 unternommenen Reisen und der Berichte fruherer Reisender, 3 vols. , Strassburg.
DE SAULCY L.F.1853Voyage autour de la Mer Morte et dans les terres bibliques, execute de Decembre 1850 a Avril 1851, 2 vols. & atlas , Paris.
GLUECK N.1933Explorations in Eastern Palestine I , Philadelphia. (AASOR 14 =EEP 1)
IRBY C.L. & MANGLES J.1823Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria and the Holy Land during the Years 1817 and 1818 , London.
MILLER J.M.1979Archaeological Survey South of Wadi Mujib : Glueck's Sites revisited
MUSIL A.1908Arabia Petraea. I: Moab, II: Edom. Topographischer Reisebericht, Wien.
PICCIRILLO M.1984The Umayyad Churches of Jordan
RATTI L.1984Eglises locales de la province Palestina Tertia
SEETZEN U.J.1859Reisen durch Syrien, Palastina, Phonicien, die Transjordan-Lander, Arabia Petraea und Unter-Aegypten , Berlin.
SPIJKERMAN A.1984Unknown Coins of Rabbath Moab - Areopolis
SPIJKERMAN A.1978The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia , Jerusalem.
TRISTRAM H.B.1873The Land of Moab. Travels and Discoveries on the East Side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan , London.
ZAYADINE F.1971Un seisme a Rabbat Moab (Jordanie) d'apres une inscription grecque du VIe s.
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