SITE ReportSeptember 11, 2024
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Primary Site name: GHARANDAL
Other Site Names: ARINDELA, JADIS: 2101001, غرندل
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Governorate:
TAFILAH
Sub-governorate:
Bsaira
MEGA Number:
9821
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Site Map:
Coordinates
(Long Lat):
35.65569 30.71461, 35.65558 30.71426, 35.65532 30.7144, 35.6555 30.71465, 35.65488 30.71484, 35.65425 30.71516, 35.6544 30.71534, 35.65449 30.71546, 35.6546 30.71557, 35.65489 30.71565, 35.65517 30.71569, 35.65504 30.71532, 35.65582 30.71504, 35.65569 30.71461
Total Area (m²):
9579.4;
Perimeter (m):
520.2
Buffer Zone (m):
0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
| 9005 (Epi-Paleolithic); 9024 (Early Bronze, Unspecified); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9044 (Roman, Early); 9046 (Roman, Unspecified); 9048 (Byzantine, Late); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9055 (Islamic, Unspecified); 9057 (Ottoman, Early); 9059 (Ottoman, Unspecified); 9060 (Modern (1915-1950)); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period) |
DoA Office Responsible:
| Tafila Antiquities Office |
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s):
Ahmad Marafi, DOA; Emad Droos, DOA
Investigation Date:
None
Site Comments:
[e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
| الى الجنوب من مدينة الطفيلة حوالي 22 كم في لواء بصيرا |
Site Significance:
| Scientific Value | |
| Historical Value | |
| Aesthetic Value | |
| Social Value | |
| Spiritual Value |
Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By
Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On
August 20, 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 16 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
| MEGA Number | Element Type | Period(s) Recorded for Site Element: |
| 42756 | 899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify) | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 42752 | 514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village) | 9059 Ottoman, Unspecified |
| 42758 | 514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village) | 9060 Modern (1915-1950) |
| 42750 | 513 Settlement, Fortified | 9046 Roman, Unspecified |
| 42753 | 514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village) | 9050 Islamic, Umayyad |
| 42747 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified |
| 42748 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9057 Ottoman, Early |
| 42757 | 899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify) | 9005 Epi-Paleolithic |
| 42754 | 514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village) | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 42751 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9054 Islamic, Mamluk |
| 42759 | 202 Animal Pen | 9044 Roman, Early |
| 42749 | 820 Public Building | 9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period |
| 42761 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9055 Islamic, Unspecified |
| 42760 | 513 Settlement, Fortified | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
| 42755 | 901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated) | 9043 Nabataean, Unspecified |
| 42762 | 301 Church/Chapel | 9048 Byzantine, Late |
Site References:
| Primary Author | Date | Title |
| AL-BALADHURI A.B.Y. | 1866 | Kitab Futuh al-Buldan , Leiden. |
| AL-ISTAKHRI A. | 1870 | Viae Regnorum , Leiden. (= BGA 1) |
| AL-YA`QUBI A. | 1892 | Kitab al-Buldan , Leiden. (=BGA 7) |
| AVI-YONAH M. | 1976 | Gazeteer of Roman Palestine , Jerusalem. (= Qedem 5) |
| BRUENNOW R. & VON DOMASZEWSKI A. | 1904 | Die Provincia Arabia auf Grund Zweier in den Jahren 1897 und 1898 unternommenen Reisen und der Berichte fruherer Reisender, 3 vols. , Strassburg. |
| GLUECK N. | 1933 | Explorations in Eastern Palestine I , Philadelphia. (AASOR 14 =EEP 1) |
| HILL G. | 1897 | A Journey to Petra - 1896 |
| IBN AL-FAKIH | 1885 | Kitab al-Boldan , Leiden. (=BGA 5) |
| IBN HAUKAL A.K. | 1938 | Opus Geographicum , Leiden. (= BGA 2) |
| IBN KHURRADADHBEH | 1889 | Kitab al-Masalik wa'l Mamalik , Leiden. (= BGA 6) |
| LAGRANGE M.J. | 1897 | Notre exploration de Petra |
| MUSIL A. | 1908 | Arabia Petraea. I: Moab, II: Edom. Topographischer Reisebericht, Wien. |
| SOURDEL-THOMINE J. | 1965 | Al-Djebal |
| Walmsley, A. | 1999 | Town and Village: Site Transformations in South Jordan (The Gharandal ArchaeologicalProject, Second Season Report). |
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