Khirbat Faris: Rural Settlement, Continuity and Change in Southern Jordan. The Nabatean to Modern Periods (1st century BC – 20th century AD)
Volume 1: Stratigraphy, Finds and Architecture
By (author) Alison McQuitty By (author) Holly Parton By (author) Andrew Petersen
Paperback (Published)
(April 2020)
ISBN: 9781789693898
8.07 x 11.46 inches
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This volume is the first of three which chart the temporal and spatial occupational fluctuations at the site of Khirbat Faris in Southern Jordan and the stories of the communities that lived there. The excavation report follows the site and its environs throughout their many phases of use and occupation, from the 13th century BC to t
Khirbat Faris: Rural Settlement, Continuity and Change in Southern Jordan. The Nabatean to Modern Periods (1st century BC – 20th century AD) is the first of three volumes which chart the temporal, and spatial, occupational fluctuations at the site of Khirbat Faris in Southern Jordan and the stories of the communities that lived there. The detailed final excavation report follows the site and its environs throughout their many phases of use and occupation, from the 13th century BC to the present day. It provides a firm foundation for the succeeding discussions on key questions affecting our picture of the Nabatean, Late Antique and Islamic Levant. This well-illustrated book is essential reading for archaeologists, architectural historians, historical geographers, ethnographers: for anyone trying to understand the impact of varied environmental, social and economic forces upon settlement; for anyone seeking to unravel ways in which the use of ethnographic and historical data, together with archaeology and the types of excavation and analysis employed, can best respond to questions about rural settlement; for anyone eager to unpick the relationship between ‘The Desert’ and ‘The Sown’, between nomad and farmer, between tribe and state, between Christianity and Islam.
"Preface and Acknowledgements ; Part I: IntroductionAlison McQuittyAlison McQuittyPart II: Excavations and StratigraphyAlison McQuittyAlison McQuittyAlison McQuittyAlison McQuittyPART III: FindsHolly Parton with contributions by Mouna Khoury and Alison McQuittyHolly Parton with contribution by Jeremy JohnsHolly Parton with contributions by Douglas Baird and Dominique CollonPart IV: ConclusionsAlison McQuittyAndrew PetersenAlison McQuittyAppendices Part I: IntroductionAlison McQuittyAlison McQuitty Part II: Excavations and StratigraphyAlison McQuittyAlison McQuittyAlison McQuittyAlison McQuitty PART III: FindsHolly Parton with contributions by Mouna Khoury and Alison McQuittyHolly Parton with contribution by Jeremy JohnsHolly Parton with contributions by Douglas Baird and Dominique Collon Part IV: ConclusionsAlison McQuittyAndrew PetersenAlison McQuitty Appendices
Alison McQuitty is an archaeologist who has worked on projects in England, Jordan and Syria with a particular interest in the post-mediaeval period, ethnoarchaeology and vernacular architecture. Alison became the first Director of the Council for British Research in the Levant. Alison is co-director of the Khirbat Faris Project. ;
Holly Parton is an archaeologist specialising in finds processing and storage management. She has worked on projects in Greece, Turkey, Italy, the Levant, Libya, Central Asia and Qatar, covering a wide range of periods from prehistoric through to the 19th century AD. She is particularly interested in mills, of all kinds, and is a longstanding member of The International Molinological Society (TIMS). ;
Andrew Petersen is Director of Research in Islamic Archaeology at the University of Wales Lampeter. He has carried out fieldwork in many parts of the Islamic world including Iraq, Oman, Jordan, Palestine, UAE and Qatar. For the last two years, he has been working on the archaeology of coastal settlement in northern Qatar in collaboration with the Qatar Museums Authority.
- By (author) Alison McQuitty
- By (author) Holly Parton
- By (author) Andrew Petersen
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