New Research into the Early and Middle Bronze Age in Central Jordan: Murayghat.

TY - JOUR

T1 - New Research into the Early and Middle Bronze Age in Central Jordan: Murayghat.

AU - Kerner, Susanne

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - The site of Murayghat, southwest of Madaba, consists of a central limestone knoll with numerous structures built from standing stones, single orthostat stones (Hadjar al-Mansoub), dolmen fields overlooking them, and domestic architecture situated around the central knoll. Originally build in the Early Bronze Age, a reuse of the site is attested from the Middle Bronze Age. The dolmens are simple trilithon structures, which show planning and a relation with the possible cultic center. The EB I architecture features apsidal rooms and large walls made from orthostats similar to those on the central knoll. The site fits into the Early Bronze Age development of large cemetery structures related to settlement sites.

AB - The site of Murayghat, southwest of Madaba, consists of a central limestone knoll with numerous structures built from standing stones, single orthostat stones (Hadjar al-Mansoub), dolmen fields overlooking them, and domestic architecture situated around the central knoll. Originally build in the Early Bronze Age, a reuse of the site is attested from the Middle Bronze Age. The dolmens are simple trilithon structures, which show planning and a relation with the possible cultic center. The EB I architecture features apsidal rooms and large walls made from orthostats similar to those on the central knoll. The site fits into the Early Bronze Age development of large cemetery structures related to settlement sites.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 2166-3548

VL - 7

SP - 165

EP - 186

JO - Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies

JF - Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies

IS - 2

ER -