SITE ReportMay 2, 2024
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Primary Site name: FEIFA-WESTERN SEGMENT
Other Site Names: JADIS: 1903058, FEIFA -WESTERN SEGMENT, FIFA CEMETERY, مقبرة فيفا
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Governorate:
KARAK
Sub-governorate:
Al-Agwar Al-Janobeyah
MEGA Number:
8774
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.45599 30.94053, 35.45574 30.94082, 35.45589 30.94134, 35.45646 30.94188, 35.45709 30.94212, 35.4576 30.94191, 35.4582 30.94164, 35.45852 30.94131, 35.45875 30.94075, 35.45904 30.94048, 35.45994 30.94048, 35.46074 30.94004, 35.46149 30.93953, 35.46206 30.93895, 35.46204 30.93854, 35.46154 30.93757, 35.46006 30.93767, 35.45841 30.93792, 35.45785 30.93812, 35.45733 30.93894, 35.45682 30.93954, 35.45643 30.93988, 35.45599 30.94053
Total Area (m²):
165853.8;
Perimeter (m):
1719
Buffer Zone (m):
0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9019 (Early Bronze I); 9035 (Iron Age, Unspecified) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Karak Antiquities Office |
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s):
Morag Kersel, DePaul Univ.; None
Investigation Date:
None
Site Comments:
[e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
| The site is located at UTM coordinates NW corner E 734644 N 342567 I: SW corner E 734649 N 3425542; NE E 735139 N 3425471: E 735 109 N 3425333, -299m below sea level. MEGA Jordan coordinates: Long. 35.45884 La!. 30.93955. The site is located just north of the modern town of Fifa on the Ghor es-Safi road. |
Site Significance:
| Scientific Value | Fifa contains thousands cist tombs whose use spanned the emergence and collapse of the first walled, urban settlements in the region . In the archaeology of the southern Levant this site represents an incredibly important resource for researchers: it is one of only four large known EBA cemeteries (the others being Bab-edh Dra', Jericho and Naqa). |
| Historical Value | Early evidence for the site comes from Frank, who in 1932 mentions an Early Bronze site at Fifa (Frank 1934). In 1936 Nelson Glueck may have seen the site during his aerial survey of Trans jordan (Glueck 1937). |
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| Spiritual Value |
Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By
Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On
March 23, 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 2 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 61618 | 513 Settlement, Fortified | 9035 Iron Age, Unspecified |
| 61617 | 408 Cemetery | 9019 Early Bronze I |
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