Primary Site name: KHANAZIR
Other Site Names: JADIS: 1903001
Governorate: TAFILAH Sub-governorate: Tafilah
MEGA Number: 8748
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 NumberElement TypePeriod(s) Recorded for Site Element:
37982901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9017 Chalcolithic, Late
37983901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9031 Iron Age I
37984515 Tower
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
37985411 Grave
9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
37986901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9044 Roman, Early
37987901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
37988401 Burial, Cairn/Tumulus
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
37989901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9060 Modern (1915-1950)
37990823 Rock-cut Basin
9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
37991415 Tomb, Cist
9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
37992901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified
37993901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9033 Iron Age IIc
37994408 Cemetery
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
37995901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9032 Iron Age IIa-b
37996901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9055 Islamic, Unspecified
37997901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
37998515 Tower
9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
37999901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
38000901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9047 Byzantine, Early
38001901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
38002899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
38003901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
Site References:
Primary AuthorDateTitle
FRANK F.1934Aus der 'Araba. I. Reiseberichte
GLUECK N.1935Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2)
KING G.R.D. ET AL.1987Survey of Byzantine and Islamic Sites in Jordan. third Season Preliminary Report (1982): The Southern Ghor.
RAST W.E. & SCHAUB R.T.1974Survey of the Southeastern Plain of the Dead Sea, 1973
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