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Umm al-Biyara: Excavations by Crystal-M. Bennett in Petra 1960-1965
Umm al-Biyara: Excavations by Crystal-M. Bennett in Petra 1960-1965
Umm al-Biyara: Excavations by Crystal-M. Bennett in Petra 1960-1965
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Umm al-Biyara, the highest mountain in Petra, southern Jordan, was the first Iron Age Edomite site to be extensively excavated. It was a domestic, unwalled site of stone-built longhouses dating to the 7th-6th centuries BCE. The stratigraphy, pottery, small finds and inscribed material, including the important bulla of Qos-Gabr, King of Edom are described, supplemented by chapters on the use of space and a landscape study of mountain-top sites in the Petra region. The later Nabataean remains on the edge of the summit indicate a major Nabataean complex of buildings, possibly a palace, which would make this the first Nabataean palace in Petra to be explicitly identified.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateAug 26, 2011
ISBN9781842176481
Umm al-Biyara: Excavations by Crystal-M. Bennett in Petra 1960-1965

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