MEGA-Jordan Site Report

Primary Site name: Khirbat Al-Balua

Other Site Names: Al-Qasr, BALU'AH (SOUTH), BALU'(SOUTH), al Balu', JADIS: 2208002, خربة البالوع

Governorate: KARAK Sub-governorate: Al-Qasier

MEGA Number: 2738

Site Map:

Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.78387 31.3596, 35.78482 31.35949, 35.78581 31.35953, 35.78637 31.35957, 35.78681 31.35958, 35.78712 31.35955, 35.78732 31.35937, 35.78747 31.35917, 35.78773 31.35911, 35.78803 31.35923, 35.78831 31.3594, 35.78841 31.35963, 35.7884 31.35986, 35.78842 31.36031, 35.78841 31.36054, 35.78836 31.36074, 35.78827 31.36092, 35.78815 31.36106, 35.78793 31.3612, 35.78771 31.36127, 35.78726 31.36131, 35.78701 31.36133, 35.78667 31.36126, 35.78621 31.3611, 35.78539 31.36102, 35.78401 31.36143, 35.78278 31.36205, 35.78184 31.36236, 35.78169 31.36215, 35.78165 31.36149, 35.78151 31.36121, 35.78124 31.36085, 35.78084 31.36064, 35.78019 31.36053, 35.7797 31.36048, 35.77898 31.36004, 35.77857 31.35958, 35.77818 31.3594, 35.77792 31.35904, 35.77784 31.35844, 35.77824 31.35761, 35.77857 31.35766, 35.77917 31.35778, 35.77977 31.3577, 35.78056 31.3578, 35.78117 31.35821, 35.78196 31.35838, 35.7821 31.35847, 35.78229 31.35856, 35.78248 31.35892, 35.78265 31.35933, 35.78334 31.35967, 35.78387 31.3596

Total Area (m²): 246174.3; Perimeter (m): 2662.3

Buffer Zone (m): 0

Period(s) Recorded for Site:

9019 (Early Bronze I); 9020 (Early Bronze II); 9021 (Early Bronze II-III); 9023 (Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)); 9024 (Early Bronze, Unspecified); 9027 (Middle Bronze, Unspecified); 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); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9044 (Roman, Early); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9049 (Byzantine, Unspecified); 9053 (Islamic, Ayyubid); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9059 (Ottoman, Unspecified); 9060 (Modern (1915-1950)); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)

DoA Office Responsible:

Al- Qasr Antiquities Office

Site Investigators:

Investigator(s): Ahmad Marafi, DOA; Jamila Shtiwi, DOA

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 14, 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 52 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:

MEGA Number	Element Type	Period(s) Recorded for Site Element:
15695	399 Unspecified/Unknown Religious Structures	9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
15696	511 Palace	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
15697	306 Sanctuary	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
15698	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified
15699	513 Settlement, Fortified	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
15700	603 Kiln	9033 Iron Age IIc
15701	513 Settlement, Fortified	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15702	208 Threshing Floor	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15703	829 Storage Facility/Silo	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15704	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
15705	804 Courtyard	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
15706	513 Settlement, Fortified	9033 Iron Age IIc
15707	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
15708	804 Courtyard	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15709	830 Tabun	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15710	499 Unspecified/Unknown Funerary	9060 Modern (1915-1950)
15711	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9047 Byzantine, Early
15712	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9021 Early Bronze II-III
15713	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9019 Early Bronze I
15714	206 Press, Wine	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
15715	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
15716	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9019 Early Bronze I
15717	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
15718	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
15719	202 Animal Pen	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
15720	399 Unspecified/Unknown Religious Structures	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15721	513 Settlement, Fortified	9031 Iron Age I
15722	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9039 Hellenistic, Unspecified
15723	499 Unspecified/Unknown Funerary	9027 Middle Bronze, Unspecified
15724	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified 9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
15725	830 Tabun	9033 Iron Age IIc
15726	602 Furnace	9033 Iron Age IIc
15727	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
15728	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
15729	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9027 Middle Bronze, Unspecified
15730	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9020 Early Bronze II
15731	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9033 Iron Age IIc
15732	603 Kiln	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15733	505 Cave/Shelter	9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
15734	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
15735	602 Furnace	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15736	801 Baths	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15737	829 Storage Facility/Silo	9033 Iron Age IIc
15738	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
15739	827 Stele/Obelisque	9031 Iron Age I
15740	799 Unspecified/Unknown Inscription	9033 Iron Age IIc
15741	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9044 Roman, Early
59179	833 Wall, unspecified	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
59180	833 Wall, unspecified	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
59181	833 Wall, unspecified	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
59182	833 Wall, unspecified	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
59856	820 Public Building	9032 Iron Age IIa-b

Site References:

Primary Author	Date	Title
CROWFOOT J.W.	1934	An Expedition to Balu'ah
GLUECK N.	1933	Explorations in Eastern Palestine I , Philadelphia. (AASOR 14 =EEP 1)
HARDING G.L.	1958	Recent Discoveries in Jordan
HEMSLEY J.H. & GEORGE M.	1966	Azraq Desert National Park, Draft Management Plan , London.
HORSFIELD G. & VINCENT L.H.	1932	Chronique : Une stele Egypto-Moabite au Balou'a
KAUTZ J.R.	1981	Tracking the Ancient Moabites
KENNEDY D.L.	1982	The Contribution of Aerial Photography to Archaeology in Jordan:with special reference to the Roman period
MAITLAND R.A.F.	1927	The "Works of the Old Men" in Arabia
MATTINGLY G.L.	1983	Nelson Glueck and Early Bronze Age Moab
MILLER J.M.	1979	Archaeological Survey South of Wadi Mujib : Glueck's Sites revisited
NELSON J.B.	1985	Azraq - A Case Study
NELSON J.B.	1973	Azraq, Desert Oasis , London.
PRITCHARD J.B.	1954	ed., The Ancient Near East in Pictures , Princeton. (= ANEP)
VAN ZYL A.H.	1960	The Moabites , Leiden. (= Pretoria Oriental Studies 3)
WILLIAMS R.J.	1962	Writing an Writing Materials
WORSCHECH U. ET AL.	1986	The Fourth Survey Season in the North-West Ard el-Kerak, and Soundings at Balu' 1986.
Worschech, U. & Ninow, F.	1999	Preliminary Report on the Excavation at al-Balu' and First Sounding at al-Misna in 1997

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