SITE ReportDecember 11, 2025
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Primary Site name: KHANAZIR
Other Site Names: JADIS: 1903001
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Governorate:
TAFILAH
Sub-governorate:
Tafilah
MEGA Number:
8748
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.437 30.87761, 35.437 30.87773, 35.43714 30.87773, 35.43714 30.87761, 35.437 30.87761
Total Area (m²):
198.9;
Perimeter (m):
56.4
Buffer Zone (m):
0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9017 (Chalcolithic, Late); 9023 (Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)); 9024 (Early Bronze, Unspecified); 9030 (Late Bronze, Unspecified); 9031 (Iron Age I); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9034 (Iron Age III (Persian)); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9044 (Roman, Early); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9055 (Islamic, Unspecified); 9059 (Ottoman, Unspecified); 9060 (Modern (1915-1950)); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Tafila Antiquities Office |
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:
Last Modified By
Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On
May 8, 2016
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 22 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 37982 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9017 Chalcolithic, Late |
| 37983 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9031 Iron Age I |
| 37984 | 515 Tower | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 37985 | 411 Grave | 9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB) |
| 37986 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9044 Roman, Early |
| 37987 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified |
| 37988 | 401 Burial, Cairn/Tumulus | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 37989 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9060 Modern (1915-1950) |
| 37990 | 823 Rock-cut Basin | 9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB) |
| 37991 | 415 Tomb, Cist | 9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB) |
| 37992 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified |
| 37993 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9033 Iron Age IIc |
| 37994 | 408 Cemetery | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 37995 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9032 Iron Age IIa-b |
| 37996 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9055 Islamic, Unspecified |
| 37997 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9059 Ottoman, Unspecified |
| 37998 | 515 Tower | 9034 Iron Age III (Persian) |
| 37999 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB) |
| 38000 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9047 Byzantine, Early |
| 38001 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 38002 | 899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify) | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 38003 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
Site References:
| Primary Author | Date | Title |
| FRANK F. | 1934 | Aus der 'Araba. I. Reiseberichte |
| GLUECK N. | 1935 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2) |
| KING G.R.D. ET AL. | 1987 | Survey of Byzantine and Islamic Sites in Jordan. third Season Preliminary Report (1982): The Southern Ghor. |
| RAST W.E. & SCHAUB R.T. | 1974 | Survey of the Southeastern Plain of the Dead Sea, 1973 |
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