Primary Site name: TAWILAN
Other Site Names: JADIS: 1997002, Tawilan
Governorate: MAAN Sub-governorate: Petra
MEGA Number: 2667
Site Map:
Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.48431 30.33134, 35.48439 30.33147, 35.48454 30.33156, 35.48468 30.33157, 35.48482 30.33154, 35.4849 30.33152, 35.48514 30.33142, 35.48537 30.33115, 35.48546 30.33097, 35.48549 30.33077, 35.48548 30.33065, 35.48545 30.33055, 35.48517 30.33053, 35.48504 30.33052, 35.48493 30.33051, 35.48483 30.3305, 35.48472 30.3305, 35.48458 30.33051, 35.48444 30.33054, 35.48434 30.3307, 35.4843 30.33086, 35.48427 30.33112, 35.4843 30.33134, 35.48431 30.33134
Total Area (m²): 11154.2; Perimeter (m): 391.4
Buffer Zone (m): 0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
9018 (Chalcolithic, Unspecified); 9031 (Iron Age I); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9034 (Iron Age III (Persian)); 9035 (Iron Age, Unspecified); 9045 (Roman, Late); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9059 (Ottoman, Unspecified); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)
DoA Office Responsible:
Ar- Ramtha 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:
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Record Created By ORIGINAL IMPORT
Record Created On July 1, 2010
Record Review Status:
Status: Approved
Reviewer: None
Review Date: None
Comments:
The following 14 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
MEGA NumberElement TypePeriod(s) Recorded for Site Element:
14414499 Unspecified/Unknown Funerary
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
14415515 Tower
9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
14416901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
14417799 Unspecified/Unknown Inscription
9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
14418514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9033 Iron Age IIc
14419408 Cemetery
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
14420515 Tower
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
14421408 Cemetery
9045 Roman, Late
14422514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14423515 Tower
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
14424901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9018 Chalcolithic, Unspecified
14425901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
14426901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9031 Iron Age I
14427514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
Site References:
Primary AuthorDateTitle
BENNETT C.-M.1969Chronique archeologique : Tawilan (Jordanie)
BENNETT C.-M.1970Chronique archeologique : Tawilan (Jordanie)
BENNETT C.-M.1982Excavations at Tawilan in Southern Jordan, 1982 = PICCIRILLO ed.,
BENNETT C.-M.1971A Brief Note on Excavations at Tawilan, Jordan, 1968-70
BENNETT C.-M.1978Some Reflections on Neo-Assyrian Influence in Transjordan = MOOREY & PARR eds.,p.164-171,figs.1-4.
GLUECK N.1935Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2)
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