Primary Site name: FEINAN
Other Site Names: فينان, PHAINO, JADIS: 1900001
Governorate: TAFILAH Sub-governorate: Tafilah
MEGA Number: 4032
Site Map:
Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.49639 30.62739, 35.49622 30.62672, 35.49581 30.62606, 35.49527 30.62584, 35.49389 30.62591, 35.49223 30.62611, 35.4913 30.62647, 35.49056 30.62737, 35.49092 30.62832, 35.49135 30.6293, 35.49225 30.6295, 35.49342 30.62961, 35.49424 30.62963, 35.49493 30.62955, 35.49551 30.62935, 35.49629 30.62873, 35.49646 30.62817, 35.49643 30.62784, 35.49639 30.62739
Total Area (m²): 192553.7; Perimeter (m): 1617.5
Buffer Zone (m): 0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
9002 (Paleolithic, Middle ); 9003 (Paleolithic, Upper); 9004 (Paleolithic, Unspecified); 9006 (Kebaran); 9018 (Chalcolithic, Unspecified); 9021 (Early Bronze II-III); 9024 (Early Bronze, Unspecified); 9027 (Middle Bronze, Unspecified); 9031 (Iron Age I); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9034 (Iron Age III (Persian)); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9049 (Byzantine, Unspecified); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad); 9051 (Islamic, Abbasid); 9052 (Islamic, Fatimid); 9053 (Islamic, Ayyubid); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9055 (Islamic, Unspecified); 9059 (Ottoman, Unspecified); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)
DoA Office Responsible:
Tafila Antiquities Office
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s): Abdullah Rawashdeh, 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 August 31, 2014
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 58 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
MEGA NumberElement TypePeriod(s) Recorded for Site Element:
19710515 Tower
9046 Roman, Unspecified
19711901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9051 Islamic, Abbasid
19712901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9006 Kebaran
19713901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified
19714606 Smelting Site/Slag Heap
9032 Iron Age IIa-b
19715606 Smelting Site/Slag Heap
9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
19716901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9004 Paleolithic, Unspecified
19717303 Monastery
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
19718899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
19719901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
19720606 Smelting Site/Slag Heap
9031 Iron Age I
19721901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9018 Chalcolithic, Unspecified
19722408 Cemetery
9006 Kebaran
19723604 Mine
9033 Iron Age IIc
19724602 Furnace
9027 Middle Bronze, Unspecified
19725303 Monastery
9006 Kebaran
19726901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
19727703 Inscription, Greek
9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
19728606 Smelting Site/Slag Heap
9033 Iron Age IIc
19729836 Water Structure, Dam or Barrage
9006 Kebaran
19730603 Kiln
9006 Kebaran
19731604 Mine
9032 Iron Age IIa-b
19732901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
19733604 Mine
9031 Iron Age I
19734302 Menhir/Standing Stone/ Cromlish
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
19735901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9033 Iron Age IIc
19736301 Church/Chapel
9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
19737901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
19738901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9031 Iron Age I
19739302 Menhir/Standing Stone/ Cromlish
9006 Kebaran
19740513 Settlement, Fortified
9004 Paleolithic, Unspecified
19741836 Water Structure, Dam or Barrage
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
19742408 Cemetery
9055 Islamic, Unspecified
19743303 Monastery
9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
19744513 Settlement, Fortified
9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
19745901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
19746606 Smelting Site/Slag Heap
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
19747513 Settlement, Fortified
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
19748513 Settlement, Fortified
9003 Paleolithic, Upper
19749513 Settlement, Fortified
9002 Paleolithic, Middle
19750602 Furnace
9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified
19751515 Tower
9003 Paleolithic, Upper
19752513 Settlement, Fortified
9046 Roman, Unspecified
19753901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
19754901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9032 Iron Age IIa-b
19755602 Furnace
9021 Early Bronze II-III
19756418 Tomb, Rock-cut Shaft
9018 Chalcolithic, Unspecified
19757901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
19758838 Water Structure, Reservoir (Birket)
9046 Roman, Unspecified
19759603 Kiln
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
19760604 Mine
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
19761834 Water Structure, Aqueduct
9046 Roman, Unspecified
19762513 Settlement, Fortified
9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
19763408 Cemetery
9046 Roman, Unspecified
19764606 Smelting Site/Slag Heap
9046 Roman, Unspecified
19765513 Settlement, Fortified
9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified
59248411 Grave
9055 Islamic, Unspecified
9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
59249835 Water Structure, Cistern
9046 Roman, Unspecified
Site References:
Primary AuthorDateTitle
Finlayson, B.et al.2000The Dana-Faynan-Al-Ghuwayr Early Prehistory Project, Spring 2000 Season
FRANK F.1934Aus der 'Araba. I. Reiseberichte
GLUECK N.1935Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2)
MUSIL A.1908Arabia Petraea. I: Moab, II: Edom. Topographischer Reisebericht, Wien.
RATTI L.1984Eglises locales de la province Palestina Tertia
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