SITE ReportApril 26, 2024
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Primary Site name: IRAQ EL-AMIR
Other Site Names: JADIS: 2214001, iraq el amir, ABD
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Governorate:
AMMAN
Sub-governorate:
Wadi Al-Sier
MEGA Number:
2656
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.75177 31.91298, 35.75187 31.913, 35.75191 31.91301, 35.75199 31.91303, 35.7521 31.91305, 35.75212 31.91297, 35.75214 31.91291, 35.75218 31.9128, 35.7522 31.91272, 35.75224 31.9126, 35.75212 31.91256, 35.75206 31.91254, 35.75197 31.91252, 35.75185 31.9125, 35.75177 31.91271, 35.75175 31.91279, 35.75171 31.9129, 35.75171 31.91294, 35.75171 31.91296, 35.75177 31.91298
Total Area (m²):
2085;
Perimeter (m):
181.6
Buffer Zone (m):
0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9017 (Chalcolithic, Late); 9019 (Early Bronze I); 9023 (Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)); 9039 (Hellenistic, Unspecified); 9045 (Roman, Late); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9048 (Byzantine, Late); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Department of Antiquities, Amman |
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
Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On
January 28, 2018
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 11 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 14225 | 902 Sherd/Flint Scatter or Other Material Culture (Excavated) | 9019 Early Bronze I |
| 14226 | 417 Tomb, Rock-cut with Simple Entrance or Dromos | 9019 Early Bronze I |
| 14227 | 902 Sherd/Flint Scatter or Other Material Culture (Excavated) | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
| 14228 | 417 Tomb, Rock-cut with Simple Entrance or Dromos | 9017 Chalcolithic, Late |
| 14229 | 410 Dolmen | 9017 Chalcolithic, Late |
| 14230 | 902 Sherd/Flint Scatter or Other Material Culture (Excavated) | 9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB) |
| 14231 | 511 Palace | 9047 Byzantine, Early |
| 14232 | 410 Dolmen | 9019 Early Bronze I |
| 14233 | 511 Palace | 9039 Hellenistic, Unspecified |
| 14234 | 511 Palace | 9045 Roman, Late |
| 14235 | 511 Palace | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
Site References:
| Primary Author | Date | Title |
| ALMAGRO A. | 1980 | The Photogrammetric Survey of the Citadel of Amman and other Archaeological Sites in Jordan |
| BROWN R.M. | 1979 | Excavations at 'Iraq el Emir |
| DENTZER J.M. ET AL. | 1982 | Fouille de la Porte monumentale a 'Iraq Al-Amir de la campagne de 1978 |
| LAPP N.L. | 1979 | The Hellenistic Pottery from the 1961 and 1962 Excavations at 'Iraq el-Emir |
| LAPP N.L. | 1983 | ed., The Excavations at Araq el-Emir, Vol.1 |
| LAPP P.W. | 1965 | The 1962 Excavation at 'Araq el-Emir |
| LAPP P.W. | 1975 | The Tale of the Tell , Pittsburgh. |
| LAPP P.W. | 1962 | The 1961 Excavations at 'Araq el-Emir |
| LARCHE F. | 1981 | Reconstruction of the West Wall at the Qasr-Il-'Abd at 'Iraq-El-Emir |
| WILL E. | 1979 | Recherches au Qasr el'Abd a 'Iraq al Amir |
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