Inter-site Relationships on the Madaba Plain: Surveys Around the Ancient Town of Nebo (Khirbat al-Mukhayyat, Jordan)

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Khirbat al-Mukhayyat is located approximately 6 km northwest of the city of Madaba and has long been associated with the ancient town of Nebo. The Khirbat al-Mukhayyat Archaeological Project (KMAP) was established to investigate the economic and ritual importance of the site across multiple periods and its connection to contemporary sites in the region. Building on the work of the Tell Madaba Archaeological Project (TMAP), KMAP continued the tradition of investigating the role of presumed urban centres and their relationship to other sites within a regional settlement network.

This poster will present the results of KMAP’s four survey seasons (2017-2023) as well as two surveys conducted by TMAP at the nearby sites of Libb and Ma’in. This survey work has investigated a number of Late Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Early Bronze Age sites around Mukhayyat. A series of Iron Age hill forts and villages has also been identified in the region.

In addition, a number of burial caves, likely dating to the Byzantine period, have been identified in the wadi west of the site. The evidence produced by these surveys clearly illustrates the importance of this region throughout antiquity.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 39876.0