SITE ReportJune 2, 2023
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Primary Site name: UMM EL-BIYARA
Other Site Names: JADIS: 1997022, ام البيارة , ام البياره
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Governorate:
MAAN
Sub-governorate:
Petra
MEGA Number:
4273
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.43351 30.32637, 35.43338 30.32661, 35.43301 30.32731, 35.43313 30.32749, 35.43329 30.32766, 35.43379 30.32772, 35.43417 30.32759, 35.43444 30.32739, 35.43468 30.32714, 35.43476 30.32683, 35.43482 30.32651, 35.43474 30.32622, 35.43469 30.32596, 35.43456 30.32582, 35.4344 30.32568, 35.43412 30.32557, 35.43396 30.32575, 35.43366 30.32609, 35.43351 30.32637
Total Area (m²):
26342.9;
Perimeter (m):
632.3
Buffer Zone (m):
0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Ma’an Antiquities Office |
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s):
Abdullah Rawashdeh, DOA; Piotr Bienkowski, Manchester university; Stephan Schmid, Humboldt university; Ahmad Marafi, DOA
Investigation Date:
None
Site Comments:
[e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
| يمكن الوصول للموقع عبر درج حجري من قصر البنت / البتراء بطول 3 كم تقريبا وهو عبارة عن هضبة مرتفعة تطل على مدينة البتراء حيث كانت عبارة عن ملاذ امن لسكان البتراء من الغزو الخارجي . |
Site Significance:
| Scientific Value | Extremely important. Umm al –Biyara is the strategic key for controlling the petra area , permanent settlement in petra was only possible due to the control of umm al biyara . |
| Historical Value | |
| Aesthetic Value | |
| Social Value | |
| Spiritual Value |
Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By
Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On
July 1, 2015
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 12 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 20697 | 514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village) | 9033 Iron Age IIc |
| 20698 | 834 Water Structure, Aqueduct | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 20699 | 825 Statue/Sculpture/Bas-Relief | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 20700 | 706 Inscription, Nabataean | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 20701 | 835 Water Structure, Cistern | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 20702 | 899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify) | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 20703 | 514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village) | 9032 Iron Age IIa-b |
| 20704 | 306 Sanctuary | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 20705 | 411 Grave | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 20706 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9046 Roman, Unspecified |
| 59004 | 511 Palace | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 59005 | 511 Palace | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
Site References:
| Primary Author | Date | Title |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1966 | Exploring Umm el-Biyara, the Edomite Fortressrock which dominates Petra |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1966 | (BENNETT C.-M.), Notes and News. (Umm el-Biyarah) |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1964 | Chronique Archeologique : Umm el-Biyara - Petra |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1967 | A Cosmetic Palette from Umm el-Biyara |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1980 | A Graeco-Nabataean Sanctuary on Umm el Biyara |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1966 | Fouilles d'Umm el-Biyara. Rapport preliminaire |
| BENNETT C.-M. | 1966 | Des fouilles a Umm el-Biyarah : les Edomites a Petra |
| GLUECK N. | 1935 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2) |
| GLUECK N. | 1934 | The Civilization of the Moabites |
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