MEGA-Jordan Site Report

Primary Site name: RUMEIL

Other Site Names: JADIS: 2310002, Qala'at ar Rumail

Governorate: AMMAN Sub-governorate: Um Rsas

MEGA Number: 2684

Site Map:

Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.87411 31.57613, 35.87389 31.57606, 35.87385 31.576, 35.87381 31.57595, 35.87379 31.57586, 35.87379 31.57577, 35.87379 31.57567, 35.87386 31.5755, 35.87401 31.57534, 35.87411 31.57528, 35.87419 31.57523, 35.87425 31.57521, 35.87432 31.57521, 35.87443 31.57521, 35.87452 31.57522, 35.87461 31.57524, 35.87468 31.57526, 35.87493 31.57539, 35.87501 31.57549, 35.87516 31.57577, 35.8751 31.57589, 35.87505 31.57594, 35.87499 31.57598, 35.87493 31.57601, 35.87486 31.57604, 35.87479 31.57607, 35.87473 31.57609, 35.87465 31.5761, 35.87457 31.5761, 35.87448 31.57611, 35.87442 31.57613, 35.87434 31.57613, 35.87427 31.57613, 35.87411 31.57613

Total Area (m²): 10313.4; Perimeter (m): 370

Buffer Zone (m): 0

Period(s) Recorded for Site:

9031 (Iron Age I); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9045 (Roman, Late); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9049 (Byzantine, Unspecified); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)

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:

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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 19 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:

MEGA Number	Element Type	Period(s) Recorded for Site Element:
14788	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
14789	806 Domestic Installation (Rock-Cut or in Natural Cave)	9031 Iron Age I
14790	513 Settlement, Fortified	9033 Iron Age IIc
14791	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
14792	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
14793	513 Settlement, Fortified	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
14794	515 Tower	9045 Roman, Late
14795	820 Public Building	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14796	513 Settlement, Fortified	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14797	806 Domestic Installation (Rock-Cut or in Natural Cave)	9033 Iron Age IIc
14798	505 Cave/Shelter	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
14799	506 Fortress	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14800	506 Fortress	9033 Iron Age IIc
14801	820 Public Building	9031 Iron Age I
14802	506 Fortress	9031 Iron Age I
14803	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9046 Roman, Unspecified
14804	820 Public Building	9033 Iron Age IIc
14805	806 Domestic Installation (Rock-Cut or in Natural Cave)	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
14806	513 Settlement, Fortified	9031 Iron Age I

Site References:

Primary Author	Date	Title
ABEL F.-M.	1938	Geographie de la Palestine. II: Geographie politique. Les villes, Paris.
BRUENNOW R. & VON DOMASZEWSKI A.	1904	Die Provincia Arabia auf Grund Zweier in den Jahren 1897 und 1898 unternommenen Reisen und der Berichte fruherer Reisender, 3 vols. , Strassburg.
GLUECK N.	1939	Explorations in Eastern Palestine III , New Haven. (AASOR 18-19= EEP 3)
GLUECK N.	1937	Explorations in Eastern Palestine III
MUSIL A.	1908	Arabia Petraea. I: Moab, II: Edom. Topographischer Reisebericht, Wien.
PARKER S.T.	1976	Archaeological Survey of the "Limes Arabicus" : A Preliminary Report
VAN ZYL A.H.	1960	The Moabites , Leiden. (= Pretoria Oriental Studies 3)

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