Primary Site name: TAWAHIN EL-SUKKAR
Other Site Names: TAWAHIN ES-SUKKAR, JADIS: 1904029, طواحين السكر
Governorate: KARAK Sub-governorate: Al-Agwar Al-Janobeyah
MEGA Number: 8810
Site Map:
Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.47518 31.02069, 35.47499 31.02071, 35.47479 31.02077, 35.47442 31.02092, 35.47435 31.02098, 35.47471 31.0214, 35.47466 31.02253, 35.47569 31.02257, 35.47569 31.02188, 35.47567 31.02153, 35.47569 31.02119, 35.47585 31.02085, 35.47568 31.0208, 35.47554 31.02079, 35.47539 31.02077, 35.47529 31.02072, 35.47518 31.02069
Total Area (m²): 20419.8; Perimeter (m): 628.5
Buffer Zone (m): 0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
9006 (Kebaran); 9020 (Early Bronze II); 9022 (Early Bronze III); 9024 (Early Bronze, Unspecified); 9034 (Iron Age III (Persian)); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9048 (Byzantine, Late); 9049 (Byzantine, Unspecified); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad); 9051 (Islamic, Abbasid); 9052 (Islamic, Fatimid); 9053 (Islamic, Ayyubid); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9059 (Ottoman, Unspecified); 9060 (Modern (1915-1950)); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)
DoA Office Responsible:
Al- Aghwar al- Janubiyya Antiquities Office
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s): Jihad Darwish, DOA; Ahmad Marafi, DoA; JAMILA Shtiwi, DOA
Investigation Date: None
Site Comments: [e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
الى الشرق من الشارع العام بحوالي 600 م الى الجنوب من بلدة الصافي/النقع
Site Significance:
Scientific Value
Historical Value
Aesthetic Value
Social Value
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Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On September 9, 2014
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 11 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
MEGA NumberElement TypePeriod(s) Recorded for Site Element:
38334901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
38333834 Water Structure, Aqueduct
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
38329901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
38335901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)
9060 Modern (1915-1950)
38325204 Mill
9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
58971603 Kiln
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
58972699 Unspecified/Unknown Industrial
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
58973837 Water Structure, Qanat
9054 Islamic, Mamluk
59270833 Wall, unspecified
9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
59271833 Wall, unspecified
9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
59871833 Wall, unspecified
9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
Site References:
Primary AuthorDateTitle
Jones, R.et al.2000The Tawahin as-Sukker and Khirbat ash-Shaykh 'Isa Project Phase I: the Surveys
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
TRISTRAM H.B.1873The Land of Moab. Travels and Discoveries on the East Side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan , London.
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