MEGA-Jordan Site Report

Primary Site name: ABU al-KHARAZ

Other Site Names: تل ابو الخرز, Tell Abu el Kharaz, ABU EL KHARAZ, JADIS: 2020006

Governorate: IRBID Sub-governorate: Al-Agwar Al-Shamalyah

MEGA Number: 9583

Site Map:

Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.59658 32.39921, 35.59605 32.39988, 35.59542 32.4002, 35.59436 32.40046, 35.59328 32.40051, 35.5929 32.4005, 35.59267 32.40018, 35.59265 32.39985, 35.59285 32.39923, 35.59315 32.39817, 35.59335 32.39794, 35.5938 32.39779, 35.59513 32.39775, 35.59567 32.39785, 35.59628 32.39811, 35.59651 32.39853, 35.59667 32.39901, 35.59658 32.39921

Total Area (m²): 90088.7; Perimeter (m): 1118.8

Buffer Zone (m): 0

Period(s) Recorded for Site:

9001 (Paleolithic, Lower); 9017 (Chalcolithic, Late); 9019 (Early Bronze I); 9020 (Early Bronze II); 9022 (Early Bronze III); 9023 (Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)); 9024 (Early Bronze, Unspecified); 9025 (Middle Bronze Iia); 9026 (Middle Bronze IIb-c); 9028 (Late Bronze I); 9029 (Late Bronze IIa-b); 9030 (Late Bronze, Unspecified); 9031 (Iron Age I); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9034 (Iron Age III (Persian)); 9035 (Iron Age, Unspecified); 9039 (Hellenistic, Unspecified); 9045 (Roman, Late); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9048 (Byzantine, Late); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad); 9051 (Islamic, Abbasid); 9052 (Islamic, Fatimid); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)

DoA Office Responsible:

Irbid Antiquities office

Site Investigators:

Investigator(s): Husein Jarrah , DoA; None

Investigation Date: None

Site Comments: [e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]

elev. 180-

Site Significance:

Scientific Value
Historical Value
Aesthetic Value
Social Value
Spiritual Value

Surveys:

Record History:

Last Modified By Samar Habahbeh

Last Modified On April 14, 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 83 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:

MEGA Number	Element Type	Period(s) Recorded for Site Element:
41775	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9045 Roman, Late
41772	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9045 Roman, Late
41764	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9029 Late Bronze IIa-b
41762	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9039 Hellenistic, Unspecified
41754	699 Unspecified/Unknown Industrial	9019 Early Bronze I
41752	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
41773	515 Tower	9033 Iron Age IIc
41757	834 Water Structure, Aqueduct	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
41751	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9052 Islamic, Fatimid
41769	830 Tabun	9045 Roman, Late
41778	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9033 Iron Age IIc
41774	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9028 Late Bronze I
41770	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9033 Iron Age IIc
41761	702 Inscription, Aramaic	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
41763	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9051 Islamic, Abbasid
41753	506 Fortress	9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified
41821	101 Tall/Tell	9052 Islamic, Fatimid
41828	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9019 Early Bronze I
41822	830 Tabun	9033 Iron Age IIc
41812	829 Storage Facility/Silo	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
41825	829 Storage Facility/Silo	9020 Early Bronze II
41826	101 Tall/Tell	9046 Roman, Unspecified
41824	513 Settlement, Fortified	9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
41816	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
41811	515 Tower	9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified
41808	830 Tabun	9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
41805	513 Settlement, Fortified	9029 Late Bronze IIa-b
41800	101 Tall/Tell	9028 Late Bronze I
41768	810 Isolated Structure/House	9033 Iron Age IIc
41818	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9023 Early Bronze IV (EB-MB)
41759	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9022 Early Bronze III
41802	101 Tall/Tell	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
41787	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9047 Byzantine, Early
41793	830 Tabun	9028 Late Bronze I
41804	101 Tall/Tell	9039 Hellenistic, Unspecified
41801	101 Tall/Tell	9051 Islamic, Abbasid
41781	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9050 Islamic, Umayyad
41785	513 Settlement, Fortified	9028 Late Bronze I
41790	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9017 Chalcolithic, Late
41814	513 Settlement, Fortified	9001 Paleolithic, Lower
41780	834 Water Structure, Aqueduct	9033 Iron Age IIc
41799	804 Courtyard	9029 Late Bronze IIa-b
41796	101 Tall/Tell	9048 Byzantine, Late
41792	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
41806	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9047 Byzantine, Early
41784	506 Fortress	9031 Iron Age I
41803	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9026 Middle Bronze IIb-c
41782	810 Isolated Structure/House	9029 Late Bronze IIa-b
41789	825 Statue/Sculpture/Bas-Relief	9033 Iron Age IIc
41783	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9031 Iron Age I
41813	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9028 Late Bronze I
41809	804 Courtyard	9020 Early Bronze II
41810	829 Storage Facility/Silo	9033 Iron Age IIc
41815	834 Water Structure, Aqueduct	9019 Early Bronze I
41807	101 Tall/Tell	9029 Late Bronze IIa-b
41832	829 Storage Facility/Silo	9019 Early Bronze I
41779	101 Tall/Tell	9017 Chalcolithic, Late
41758	101 Tall/Tell	9047 Byzantine, Early
41767	101 Tall/Tell	9031 Iron Age I
41786	101 Tall/Tell	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
41750	513 Settlement, Fortified	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
41776	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9046 Roman, Unspecified
41831	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
41777	513 Settlement, Fortified	9020 Early Bronze II
41827	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
41771	308 Temple	9029 Late Bronze IIa-b
41830	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9026 Middle Bronze IIb-c
41829	499 Unspecified/Unknown Funerary	9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
41823	101 Tall/Tell	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
41755	101 Tall/Tell	9020 Early Bronze II
41819	507 Hearth	9001 Paleolithic, Lower
41820	101 Tall/Tell	9033 Iron Age IIc
41797	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9020 Early Bronze II
41760	513 Settlement, Fortified	9019 Early Bronze I
41756	399 Unspecified/Unknown Religious Structures	9029 Late Bronze IIa-b
41766	702 Inscription, Aramaic	9033 Iron Age IIc
41794	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9048 Byzantine, Late
41791	101 Tall/Tell	9019 Early Bronze I
41765	406 Burial, Pit	9028 Late Bronze I
41795	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9025 Middle Bronze Iia
41788	825 Statue/Sculpture/Bas-Relief	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
41798	513 Settlement, Fortified	9033 Iron Age IIc
41817	810 Isolated Structure/House	9019 Early Bronze I

Site References:

Primary Author	Date	Title
FISCHER P.M.	1993	Tell Abu al-Kharaz: the Swedish Jordan Expedition 1991, Second SSeason Preliminary Excavation Report.
GLUECK N.	1951	Explorations in Eastern Palestine IV , New Haven. (AASOR 25-28 =EEP4)
GLUECK N.	1943	Jabesh-Gilead
IBRAHIM M. ET AL.	1976	The East Jordan Valley Survey, 1975
STEUERNAGEL D.C.	1926	Der 'Adschlun. Nach den Aufzeichnungen von Dr. G.Schumacher

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