MEGA-Jordan Site Report

Primary Site name: KERAK CASTLE

Other Site Names: حصن الغراب, قلعة الكرك, KARAK CASTLE, JADIS: 2106001

Governorate: KARAK Sub-governorate: Karak

MEGA Number: 10139

Site Map:

Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.70084 31.18074, 35.70092 31.18133, 35.70125 31.18193, 35.70149 31.18192, 35.70174 31.18184, 35.70223 31.18162, 35.70298 31.18106, 35.7024 31.18049, 35.7022 31.18025, 35.702 31.17992, 35.70179 31.17936, 35.70153 31.1792, 35.70112 31.17923, 35.70053 31.17941, 35.70067 31.18018, 35.70084 31.18074

Total Area (m²): 41213.5; Perimeter (m): 837.5

Buffer Zone (m): 5

Period(s) Recorded for Site:

9018 (Chalcolithic, Unspecified); 9021 (Early Bronze II-III); 9024 (Early Bronze, Unspecified); 9027 (Middle Bronze, Unspecified); 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); 9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9044 (Roman, Early); 9047 (Byzantine, Early); 9049 (Byzantine, Unspecified); 9052 (Islamic, Fatimid); 9053 (Islamic, Ayyubid); 9054 (Islamic, Mamluk); 9055 (Islamic, Unspecified); 9056 (Crusader); 9057 (Ottoman, Early); 9058 (Ottoman, Late); 9059 (Ottoman, Unspecified); 9060 (Modern (1915-1950)); 9999 (Unspecified/Unknown Period)

DoA Office Responsible:

Karak Antiquities Office

Site Investigators:

Investigator(s): SATE MASSADEH, DOA; KHALED TARAWNEH, DOA

Investigation Date: None

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

Site Significance:

Scientific Value	توفير معلومات عن العمارة العسكرية الاسلامية في القرنين 13/14 ميلادي كون قلعة الكرك من اكبر القلاع الاسلامية وما زالت تحتفظ بكثير من معالمها الاصيله
Historical Value	ارتباطها بمعركة حطين الخالدة التي كانت بداية لتحرير الكرك بشكل خاص وجنوب الاردن بشكل عام من الوجود الصليبي
Aesthetic Value	اطلالتها على اودية الكرك ووقوعها على قمة جبل
Social Value
Spiritual Value

Surveys:

Record History:

Last Modified By Sate Massadeh

Last Modified On January 25, 2011

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:
44532	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9031 Iron Age I
44534	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9035 Iron Age, Unspecified
44535	899 Unspecified/Unknown General Site Element (Specify)	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
44536	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9047 Byzantine, Early
44537	825 Statue/Sculpture/Bas-Relief	9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
44538	503 Castle	9056 Crusader
44540	799 Unspecified/Unknown Inscription	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
44541	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
44542	799 Unspecified/Unknown Inscription	9034 Iron Age III (Persian)
44543	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9018 Chalcolithic, Unspecified
44544	801 Baths	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
44545	701 Inscription, Arabic	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
44546	506 Fortress	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
44547	511 Palace	9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
44548	506 Fortress	9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
44549	701 Inscription, Arabic	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
44550	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9052 Islamic, Fatimid
44552	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9053 Islamic, Ayyubid
44553	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9039 Hellenistic, Unspecified
44554	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9024 Early Bronze, Unspecified
44555	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9056 Crusader
44556	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9030 Late Bronze, Unspecified
44557	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9027 Middle Bronze, Unspecified
44558	420 Tombstone	9049 Byzantine, Unspecified
44559	902 Sherd/Flint Scatter or Other Material Culture (Excavated)	9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
44560	511 Palace	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
44561	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9021 Early Bronze II-III
44562	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9055 Islamic, Unspecified
44563	701 Inscription, Arabic	9056 Crusader
44564	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9032 Iron Age IIa-b
44566	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
44567	514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)	9058 Ottoman, Late
44568	514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)	9060 Modern (1915-1950)
44569	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9044 Roman, Early
44565	304 Mosque	9054 Islamic, Mamluk
44551	408 Cemetery	9999 Unspecified/Unknown Period
44533	901 Sherd/Flint Surface Scatter (Unexcavated)	9033 Iron Age IIc
44539	301 Church/Chapel	9056 Crusader
58333	838 Water Structure, Reservoir (Birket)	9056 Crusader
58334	837 Water Structure, Qanat	9056 Crusader 9053 Islamic, Ayyubid 9054 Islamic, Mamluk
58349	205 Press, Oil	9056 Crusader 9053 Islamic, Ayyubid 9054 Islamic, Mamluk 9057 Ottoman, Early 9058 Ottoman, Late
58350	207 Stables	9056 Crusader 9053 Islamic, Ayyubid 9054 Islamic, Mamluk 9057 Ottoman, Early 9058 Ottoman, Late
58359	502 Caravanserai	9056 Crusader 9053 Islamic, Ayyubid 9054 Islamic, Mamluk 9057 Ottoman, Early 9058 Ottoman, Late
58362	515 Tower	9054 Islamic, Mamluk 9057 Ottoman, Early 9058 Ottoman, Late
58364	599 Unspecified/ Unknown Habitation/Military	9053 Islamic, Ayyubid 9054 Islamic, Mamluk 9057 Ottoman, Early 9058 Ottoman, Late
58365	515 Tower	9053 Islamic, Ayyubid 9054 Islamic, Mamluk 9057 Ottoman, Early 9058 Ottoman, Late
58366	515 Tower	9056 Crusader 9053 Islamic, Ayyubid 9054 Islamic, Mamluk 9057 Ottoman, Early 9058 Ottoman, Late
58367	515 Tower	9056 Crusader 9053 Islamic, Ayyubid 9054 Islamic, Mamluk 9059 Ottoman, Unspecified
58363	599 Unspecified/ Unknown Habitation/Military	9053 Islamic, Ayyubid 9054 Islamic, Mamluk

Site References:

Primary Author	Date	Title
ABEL F.-M.	1930	Epigraphie grecque : I. Inscription funeraire de Kerak
ALAMI Y.	1975	Preservation and Restauration of Archaeological Sites 1975-1978
ALAMI Y.	1970	The Department of Antiquities : Achievements in 1969-1970
ALBRIGHT W.F.	1924	The Archaeological Results of an Expedition to Moab and the DeadSea
AVI-YONAH M.	1976	Gazeteer of Roman Palestine , Jerusalem. (= Qedem 5)
BLISS F.J.	1895	Narrative of an Expedition to Moab and Gilead in March, 1895
BURCKHARDT J.L.	1822	Travels in Syria and the Holy Land, 1812 , London.
CANOVA R.	1954	Iscrizioni e monumenti protocristiani del paese di Moab , Vatican.
DE LUYNES L.	1874	Voyages a la Mer Morte, a Petra et sur la rive gauche du Jourdain. Oeuvre posthume publiee par ses petit-fils sous la directionde M. le comte de Vogue, 4 vols. , Paris.
DE SAULCY L.F.	1853	Voyage autour de la Mer Morte et dans les terres bibliques, execute de Decembre 1850 a Avril 1851, 2 vols. & atlas , Paris.
DOUGHTY C.M.	1888	Travels in Arabia Deserta, 2 vols. , Cambridge.
FREEDMAN D.N.	1964	A Second Mesha Inscription
GAUTIER L.	1901	Am Toten Meere und im Lande Moab
GLUECK N.	1935	Explorations in Eastern Palestine II , New Haven. (AASOR 15 = EEP 2)
GLUECK N.	1934	Explorations in Eastern Palestine and the Negeb
GUTWEIN K.C.	1981	Third Palestine. A Regional Study in Byzantine Urbanization.
HADIDI A.	1981	Archaeological Work of the Department of Antiquities
HARLAN J.R.	1982	The Garden of the Lord : a plausible reconstruction of natural resources of Southern Jordan in Early Bronze Age
HILL G.	1896	A Journey East of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, 1895
HILL T.	1891	With the Beduins , London.
HORNSTEIN C.A.	1898	A Visit to Kerak and Petra
IRBY C.L. & MANGLES J.	1823	Travels in Egypt and Nubia, Syria and the Holy Land during the Years 1817 and 1818 , London.
KLEIN F.A.	1879	Notizen uber eine Reise nach Moab im Jahre 1872
LAGRANGE M.J.	1897	Notre exploration de Petra
LYNCH W.F.	1849	Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea , Philadelphia.
MILIK J.T.	1960	Chronique archeologique : Inscriptions au pays de Moab
MUSIL A.	1908	Arabia Petraea. I: Moab, II: Edom. Topographischer Reisebericht, Wien.
NEGEV A.	1969	The Chronology of the Middle Nabatean Period
RATTI L.	1984	Eglises locales de la province Palestina Tertia
REDFORD D.B.	1982	A Bronze Age Itinerary in Transjordan (Nos.89-101 of Thutmose III's List of Asiatic Toponyms)
REED W.L. & WINNETT F.V.	1963	A Fragment of an Early Moabite Inscription from Kerak
ROSENBERGER M.	1978	The Coinage of Eastern Palestine , Jerusalem.
SAVIGNAC M.R. & ABEL M.	1905	Inscriptions grecques et latines
SEETZEN U.J.	1859	Reisen durch Syrien, Palastina, Phonicien, die Transjordan-Lander, Arabia Petraea und Unter-Aegypten , Berlin.
SMAIL R.C.	1973	The Crusaders in Syria and the Holy Land , London. (= Ancient Peoples and Places 8:2)
SPIJKERMAN A.	1978	The Coins of the Decapolis and Provincia Arabia , Jerusalem.
TOY S.	1955	A History of Fortification from 3000 B.C. to A.D. 1700 , Melbourne-London-Toronto.
TRISTRAM H.B.	1873	The Land of Moab. Travels and Discoveries on the East Side of the Dead Sea and the Jordan , London.
WEIPPERT M.	1966	Archaologischer Jahresbericht
WEIPPERT M.	1964	Archaologischer Jahresbericht
WILSON C.W.	1899	Adress delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Fund
WORSCHECH U.	1984	Archaologischer Survey der nordwestlichen Ard el-Kerak 1984 = PICCIRILLO ed.,

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