Primary Site name: SAHAB
Other Site Names: JADIS: 2414002
Governorate: AMMAN Sub-governorate: Sahab
MEGA Number: 6907
Site Map:
Coordinates (Long Lat): 36.00479 31.87555, 36.00479 31.87567, 36.00493 31.87567, 36.00493 31.87555, 36.00479 31.87555
Total Area (m²): 198.8; Perimeter (m): 56.4
Buffer Zone (m): 0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
9014 (Neolithic, Pottery B); 9017 (Chalcolithic, Late); 9019 (Early Bronze I); 9027 (Middle Bronze, Unspecified); 9029 (Late Bronze IIa-b); 9030 (Late Bronze, Unspecified); 9031 (Iron Age I); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9052 (Islamic, Fatimid); 9058 (Ottoman, Late); 9060 (Modern (1915-1950))
DoA Office Responsible:
Department of Antiquities, Amman
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s): JADIS IMPORT, 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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Last Modified On
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 25 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
MEGA NumberElement TypePeriod(s) Recorded for Site Element:
33026499 Unspecified/Unknown Funerary
9033 Iron Age IIc
33027418 Tomb, Rock-cut Shaft
9029 Late Bronze IIa-b
33028513 Settlement, Fortified
9027 Middle Bronze, Unspecified
33029514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9058 Ottoman, Late
33030418 Tomb, Rock-cut Shaft
9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
33031514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9060 Modern (1915-1950)
33032513 Settlement, Fortified
9033 Iron Age IIc
33033404 Burial, Jar
9019 Early Bronze I
33034829 Storage Facility/Silo
9019 Early Bronze I
33035901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9017 Chalcolithic, Late
33036513 Settlement, Fortified
9031 Iron Age I
33037829 Storage Facility/Silo
9031 Iron Age I
33038514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9019 Early Bronze I
33039901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9052 Islamic, Fatimid
33040513 Settlement, Fortified
9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
33041505 Cave/Shelter
9019 Early Bronze I
33042505 Cave/Shelter
9017 Chalcolithic, Late
33043514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9017 Chalcolithic, Late
33044829 Storage Facility/Silo
9017 Chalcolithic, Late
33045499 Unspecified/Unknown Funerary
9031 Iron Age I
33046418 Tomb, Rock-cut Shaft
9027 Middle Bronze, Unspecified
33047499 Unspecified/Unknown Funerary
9032 Iron Age IIa-b
33048505 Cave/Shelter
9014 Neolithic, Pottery B
33049505 Cave/Shelter
9060 Modern (1915-1950)
33050513 Settlement, Fortified
9032 Iron Age IIa-b
Site References:
Primary AuthorDateTitle
ALBRIGHT W.F.1932An Anthropoid Clay Coffin from Sahab in Transjordan
BRUENNOW R. & VON DOMASZEWSKI A.1904Die Provincia Arabia auf Grund Zweier in den Jahren 1897 und 1898 unternommenen Reisen und der Berichte fruherer Reisender, 3 vols. , Strassburg.
DAJANI R.W.1970A Late Bronze-Iron Age Tomb Excavated at Sahab, 1968
HADIDI A.1981Archaeological Work of the Department of Antiquities
HARDING G.L.1948An Iron-Age Tomb at Sahab
HOMES-FREDERICQ D. & FRANKEN H.J.1984eds., Argile, source de vie. Sept millenaires de ceramique en Jordanie , Bruxelles. (= Documents du Proche-Orient ancien 3)
IBRAHIM M.1974Second Season of Excavations at Sahab, 1973 (Preliminary Report)
IBRAHIM M.1978The Collared-rim Jar of the Early Iron Age = MOOREY & PARR eds.,p.116-126.
IBRAHIM M.1975Third Season of Excavations at Sahab, 1975 (Preliminary Report)
IBRAHIM M.1984Sahab = NASHEF ed.,
IBRAHIM M.1972Archaeological Excavations in Jordan 1972
IBRAHIM M.1975Excavations in Jordan in 1975
IBRAHIM M.1983Siegel und Siegelabdrucke aus Sahab
IBRAHIM M.1974Excavations in Jordan 1973-1974
IBRAHIM M.1972Archaeological Excavations at Sahab, 1972
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