Narrating Archaeological Sites and Places

Fifty Years of the Madaba Plains Project at Tall Hisban, Tall al-`Umayri, and Tall Jalul

Edited by Douglas R. Clark Edited by Oystein S. LaBianca Edited by Randall W. Younker

Book cover: Narrating Archaeological Sites and Places

Extent: 278 pages

Publisher: Equinox Publishing

Subjects: Ancient Near East

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(November 2025)

ISBN: 9781800506558

7.99 x 10 inches

Price: $120.00

In stock

In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Madaba Plains Project, this volume reflects on the decades of archaeological fieldwork experience at Tall Hisban, Tall al-`Umayri and Tall Jalul. In addition to lessons learned and issues addressed, the volume presents the backstories that represent the heart and soul of the MPP, focusing on those that illuminate the efforts to interpret and narrate these archaeological sites. Founding directors, co-directors, and a selection of the core staff and veterans explain the trajectory of their efforts to understand and narrate the place where they have been working by discussing their professional ties, sources of inspiration, personal aspirations and ambitions, regrets and triumphs, accumulative understandings, and remaining questions. They then offer reflective accounts of how their long-term interactions with the local communities have not only helped to build bridges of friendship and cooperation, but shape and inform their understanding of the goals and limitations of their scientific mission and future potential

  • Edited by Douglas R. Clark
  • Edited by Oystein S. LaBianca
  • Edited by Randall W. Younker