Primary Site name: MA`IN
Other Site Names: JADIS: 2112001, MA'IN
Governorate: MADABA Sub-governorate: Ma'ien
MEGA Number: 10262
Site Map:
Coordinates (Long Lat): 35.73525 31.67944, 35.73525 31.67956, 35.7354 31.67956, 35.7354 31.67944, 35.73525 31.67944
Total Area (m²): 198.8; Perimeter (m): 56.4
Buffer Zone (m): 0
Period(s) Recorded for Site:
9043 (Nabataean, Unspecified); 9048 (Byzantine, Late); 9050 (Islamic, Umayyad)
DoA Office Responsible:
Madaba Antiquities Office
Site Investigators:
Investigator(s): JADIS IMPORT, DOA; None
Investigation Date: None
Site Comments: [e.g., accuracy of coordinates; directions to Site]
Site Significance:
Scientific Value
Historical Value
Aesthetic Value
Social Value
Spiritual Value
Surveys:
Record History:
Last Modified By Samar Habahbeh
Last Modified On March 16, 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 7 site element(s) have been recognized at this site:
MEGA NumberElement TypePeriod(s) Recorded for Site Element:
45457816 Mosaic
9048 Byzantine, Late
45458816 Mosaic
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
45459301 Church/Chapel
9050 Islamic, Umayyad
45460801 Baths
9048 Byzantine, Late
45461301 Church/Chapel
9048 Byzantine, Late
45462514 Settlement, No Fortifications (Village)
9048 Byzantine, Late
45463825 Statue/Sculpture/Bas-Relief
9043 Nabataean, Unspecified
Site References:
Primary AuthorDateTitle
CROWFOOT G.M.1938Mat Impressions on Pot Bases
DE VAUX R.1938Une mosaique byzantine a Ma'in (Transjordnie)
DE VAUX R.1939(DE VAUX R.), Ma'in
IBRAHIM M.1974Excavations in Jordan 1973-1974
PICCIRILLO M.1976Al-Deir - Ma'in, Madaba = Studia Hierosolymitana 1, Jerusalem,p.127-154.
PICCIRILLO M.1984The Umayyad Churches of Jordan
PICCIRILLO M.1982Chiese e mosaici di Giordania 1982 = PICCIRILLO ed.,
PICCIRILLO M. & RUSSAN M.1976A Byzantine Church at ed-Deir (Ma'in)
VAN ELDEREN B.1973Excavations of Byzantine Churches and Mosaics in 1973
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