MEGA-Jordan Site Report

Primary Site name: SAIDIYEH

Other Site Names: JADIS: 2018001, saidiyeh

Governorate: IRBID Sub-governorate: Al-Agwar Al-Shamalyah

MEGA Number: 2655

Site Map:

Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.57478 32.26858, 35.57443 32.2682, 35.57438 32.26737, 35.57463 32.26696, 35.57507 32.26685, 35.57556 32.2668, 35.57606 32.26676, 35.57635 32.26669, 35.57736 32.2667, 35.57756 32.26674, 35.57779 32.26681, 35.57803 32.26685, 35.5787 32.26742, 35.57876 32.26759, 35.57882 32.26785, 35.57871 32.26815, 35.5784 32.26844, 35.57762 32.2686, 35.57687 32.26863, 35.57533 32.26874, 35.57511 32.26871, 35.57493 32.26871, 35.57478 32.26858

Total Area (m²): 78570.1; Perimeter (m): 1089.2

Buffer Zone (m): 0

Period(s) Recorded for Site:

9014 (Neolithic, Pottery B); 9016 (Chalcolithic, Early); 9017 (Chalcolithic, Late); 9019 (Early Bronze I); 9029 (Late Bronze IIa-b); 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); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9048 (Byzantine, Late); 9049 (Byzantine, Unspecified); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad); 9055 (Islamic, Unspecified); 9056 (Crusader)

DoA Office Responsible:

Irbid Antiquities office

Site Investigators:

Investigator(s): 2007-2008 Data, 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: Approved

Reviewer: None

Review Date: None

Comments:

The following 34 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:

MEGA Number	Element Type	Period(s) Recorded for Site Element:
14191	830 Tabun	9039 Hellenistic, Unspecified
14192	308 Temple	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14193	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
14194	830 Tabun	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
14195	202 Animal Pen	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14196	411 Grave	9048 Byzantine, Late
14197	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9055 Islamic, Unspecified
14198	411 Grave	9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
14199	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9016 Chalcolithic, Early
14200	499 Unspecified/Unknown Funerary	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14201	404 Burial, Jar	9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
14202	506 Fortress	9039 Hellenistic, Unspecified
14203	829 Storage Facility/Silo	9019 Early Bronze I
14204	206 Press, Wine	9031 Iron Age I
14205	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9017 Chalcolithic, Late
14206	513 Settlement, Fortified	9031 Iron Age I
14207	411 Grave	9031 Iron Age I
14208	830 Tabun	9031 Iron Age I
14209	515 Tower	9046 Roman, Unspecified
14210	513 Settlement, Fortified	9033 Iron Age IIc
14211	411 Grave	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
14212	411 Grave	9056 Crusader
14213	513 Settlement, Fortified	9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
14214	603 Kiln	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
14215	513 Settlement, Fortified	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14216	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9046 Roman, Unspecified
14217	829 Storage Facility/Silo	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
14218	511 Palace	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
14219	499 Unspecified/Unknown Funerary	9033 Iron Age IIc
14220	502 Caravanserai	9050 Islamic, Umayyad
14221	829 Storage Facility/Silo	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14222	513 Settlement, Fortified	9019 Early Bronze I
14223	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9014 Neolithic, Pottery B
14224	411 Grave	9029 Late Bronze IIa-b

Site References:

Primary Author	Date	Title
AHARONI Y.	1958	Zephath (SFT) of Thutmose III
ALBRIGHT W.F.	1926	The Jordan Valley in the Bronze Age
CAMPBELL E.F.	1965	Archaeological News and Views : Tell es-Sa'idiyeh
DE CONTENSON H.	1964	The 1953 Survey in the Yarmuk and Jordan Valleys
DE CONTENSON H.	1960	Three Soundings in the Jordan Valley, III: Tell es-Saidiyeh el-Tahta
FILSON F.V.	1943	Where was Asophon ?
GLUECK N.	1943	Three Israelite Towns in the Jordan Valley : Zarethan,Succoth,Zaphon
GUTHE H.	1925	Zarethan und die Erzgiesserei Salomos
HADIDI A.	1980	The Cemetery at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh : Review of a book by J.B. Pritchard
HADIDI A.	1985	ed., Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan II , Amman(= SHAJ 2)
HOMES-FREDERICQ D. & FRANKEN H.J.	1984	eds., Argile, source de vie. Sept millenaires de ceramique en Jordanie , Bruxelles. (= Documents du Proche-Orient ancien 3)
HUESMAN J.E.	1968	Chronique Archeologique : Tell es-Sa'idiyeh
IBRAHIM M. ET AL.	1976	The East Jordan Valley Survey, 1975
LEMAIRE A.	1982	Une inscription phenicienne de Tell es-Sa'idiye
MCCLELLAN T.	1975	Quantitative Studies in the Iron Age Pottery of Palestine, 2 vols., Ann Arbor University Microfilms. (Doctoral Thesis)
MCCLELLAN T.	1976	Zarethan
MCGOVERN P.E.	1983	ed., Baq'ah Valley Project Symposium
MELLAART J.	1962	Preliminary Report of the Archaeological Survey in the Yarmuk and Jordan Valley for the Point Four Irrigation Scheme
MELLAART J.	1966	The Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age in the Near East and Anatolia , Beirut.
O`DWYER SHEA M.	1983	The Small Cuboid Incense-burners of the ancient Near East
OTTOSSON M.	1969	Gilead : Tradition and History , Lund. (= Coniectanae Biblica Old Testament Series 3)
PRITCHARD J.B.	1966	Tell es-Sa'idiyeh, Jordan
PRITCHARD J.B.	1972	An Incense Burner from Tell es-Sa'idiyeh, Jordan Valley = WEVERS& REDFORD eds.,p.3-17,1 fig.,1 pl.
PRITCHARD J.B.	1964	Two Tombs and a Tunnel in the Jordan Valley. Discoveries at Biblical Zarethan
PRITCHARD J.B.	1978	Tell es-Sa'idiyeh
PRITCHARD J.B.	1965	Excavations at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh
PRITCHARD J.B.	1968	An Eighth Century Traveller
PRITCHARD J.B.	1964	Excavations at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh (Preliminary Report)
PRITCHARD J.B.	1966	Chronique archeologique : Tell es-Sa'idiyeh
PRITCHARD J.B.	1980	The Cemetery at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh Jordan , Philadelphia. (= University Museum Monograph 41)
PRITCHARD J.B.	1964	Reconnaissance in Jordan
PRITCHARD J.B.	1969	The Palace of Tell es-Sa'idiyeh
PRITCHARD J.B.	1964	Excavating a Biblical Site in Jordan
PRITCHARD J.B.	1965	A Cosmopolitan Culture of the Late Bronze Age
PRITCHARD J.B.	1968	New Evidence on the Role of the Sea Peoples in Canaan at the Beginning of the Iron Age = WARD ed.,p.99-112,figs.1-3.
PRITCHARD J.B.	1965	The First Excavations at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh
PRITCHARD J.B.	1966	The Three Ages of Biblical Zarethan
PRITCHARD J.B.	1969	On Use of the Tripod Cup
PRITCHARD J.B.	1965	Chronique Archeologique : Tell es-Sa'idiyeh
TUBB J.N.	1986	Tell es-Sa'idiyeh 1986:Interim Report of the Second season of Excavations.
TUBB J.N.	1988	Tell es-Sa'idiyeh 1987: Third Season Interim Report.
VEENHOF K.R.	1966	Tell es-Sa'idiyeh
WARD W.A.	1968	ed., The Role of the Phoenicians in the Interaction of Mediterranean Civilization , Beirut.
WEIPPERT H.	1981	Review of J.B.PRITCHARD, "The Cemetery at Tell es-Sa'idiyeh (Jordan)", Philadelphia, 1980
WEIPPERT M.	1964	Archaologischer Jahresbericht

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