MEGA-Jordan Site Report

Primary Site name: TUWANEH

Other Site Names: توانه, JADIS: 2101004

Governorate: TAFILAH Sub-governorate: Hesa

MEGA Number: 9824

Site Map:

Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.72386 30.74632, 35.72268 30.74743, 35.72201 30.74919, 35.72224 30.75048, 35.72273 30.75173, 35.72465 30.75485, 35.72646 30.7551, 35.72941 30.75482, 35.72931 30.75025, 35.72881 30.74907, 35.72831 30.7477, 35.72712 30.74636, 35.72549 30.74612, 35.72386 30.74632

Total Area (m²): 550682.8; Perimeter (m): 2824.5

Buffer Zone (m): 0

Period(s) Recorded for Site:

9002 (Paleolithic, Middle ); 9012 (Neolithic, Pottery); 9032 (Iron Age IIa-b); 9033 (Iron Age IIc); 9034 (Iron Age III (Persian)); 9038 (Hellenistic, Late); 9040 (Nabataean, Early); 9041 (Nabataean, Middle); 9042 (Nabataean, Late); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9044 (Roman, Early); 9045 (Roman, Late); 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); 9055 (Islamic, Unspecified); 9059 (Ottoman, Unspecified); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)

DoA Office Responsible:

Tafila Antiquities Office

Site Investigators:

Investigator(s): JADIS IMPORT, DOA; Jarosław Bodzek, Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków

Investigation Date: None

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

Site Significance:

Scientific Value	Ancient town of Tuwaneh is one of the largest settlements dated to Nabatean, Roman and Byzantine periods. Located on the course of via Nova Traiana it seems to be an important site for understanding local settlement network as well as local trade networks.
Historical Value
Aesthetic Value
Social Value
Spiritual Value

Surveys:

Record History:

Last Modified By Samar Habahbeh

Last Modified On October 17, 2019

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 49 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:

MEGA Number	Element Type	Period(s) Recorded for Site Element:
42770	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
42771	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
42772	814 Milestone	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
42773	801 Baths	9045 Roman, Late
42774	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
42775	513 Settlement, Fortified	9040 Nabataean, Early
42776	513 Settlement, Fortified	9048 Byzantine, Late
42777	799 Unspecified/Unknown Inscription	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
42778	513 Settlement, Fortified	9047 Byzantine, Early
42779	902 Sherd/Flint Scatter or Other Material Culture (Excavated)	9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
42780	513 Settlement, Fortified	9051 Islamic, Abbasid
42781	417 Tomb, Rock-cut with Simple Entrance or Dromos	9046 Roman, Unspecified
42782	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9046 Roman, Unspecified
42783	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
42784	513 Settlement, Fortified	9045 Roman, Late
42785	801 Baths	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
42786	821 Road	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
42787	513 Settlement, Fortified	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
42788	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9042 Nabataean, Late
42789	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9033 Iron Age IIc
42790	513 Settlement, Fortified	9041 Nabataean, Middle
42791	308 Temple	9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
42792	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
42793	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9012 Neolithic, Pottery
42794	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
42795	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
42796	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9002 Paleolithic, Middle
42797	502 Caravanserai	9046 Roman, Unspecified
42798	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
42799	835 Water Structure, Cistern	9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
42800	838 Water Structure, Reservoir (Birket)	9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
42801	814 Milestone	9046 Roman, Unspecified
42802	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9052 Islamic, Fatimid
42803	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9045 Roman, Late
42804	505 Cave/Shelter	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
42805	514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)	9055 Islamic, Unspecified
42806	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9050 Islamic, Umayyad
42807	513 Settlement, Fortified	9055 Islamic, Unspecified
42808	515 Tower	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
42809	513 Settlement, Fortified	9042 Nabataean, Late
42810	408 Cemetery	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
42811	308 Temple	9046 Roman, Unspecified
42812	821 Road	9045 Roman, Late
42813	513 Settlement, Fortified	9052 Islamic, Fatimid
42814	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
42815	513 Settlement, Fortified	9038 Hellenistic, Late
42816	513 Settlement, Fortified	9044 Roman, Early
71098	502 Caravanserai	9046 Roman, Unspecified
71537	801 Baths	9046 Roman, Unspecified 9047 Byzantine, Early

Site References:

Primary Author	Date	Title
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.	1935	Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2)
GLUECK N.	1933	Explorations in Eastern Palestine I , Philadelphia. (AASOR 14 =EEP 1)
GLUECK N.	1939	Explorations in Eastern Palestine III , New Haven. (AASOR 18-19= EEP 3)

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