Overview
Presents the results of a programme of survey and excavation conducted under the directorship of the author at the site of Kataret es-Samra, strategically located at the interface of the ghor and the zor of the Eastern Jordan Valley, to the north of the confluence of the Wadi Zarqa (Biblical Jabbok). It reports on the excavation of a Middle Bronze/Late Bronze (MB/LB) Age tomb that contained eleven interments strengthening the argument, suggested by earlier salvage work at the site, that this is part of an extensive cemetery. Material recovered from both survey and soundings on neighbouring ""Tell"" Kataret es-Samra suggest that it was most probably the home of those who were buried in the tomb. Examination of the faunal remains by Priscilla Lange suggest that the settlement at Kataret es-Samra was based primarily on a pastoral economy. Study of the pottery and other material culture from both tomb and tell has been brought up-to-date and incorporated through the contributions of Teresa Burge and Peter Fischer, emphasizing comparanda (materials for comparison) from Transjordanian sites excavated since 1985, when the Kataret es-Samra field work was completed.
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Author: Albert Leonard Jr
Publisher: American Society of Overseas Research
Imprint: American Society of Overseas Research
Weight: 0.740kg
ISBN: 9780897570992
ISBN 10: 0897570995
Pages: 140
Publication Date: 30 September 2017
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A report on the excavation of Tomb 2 and a survey with test excavations undertaken in 1985 at the tell site of Kataret es-Samra in the Katar region of the central Jordan River valley, near the confluence of the Zerqa and Jordan Rivers. [...] a solid report on a small archaeological project, albeit belated in publication, which will hopefully inspire other such projects to follow suit. Alexander Ahrens * American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 122, No. 3 (July 2018) *
...[The] volume is a solid report on a small archaeological project...which will hopefully inspire other such projects to follow suit. --Alexander Ahrens, American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 122, No. 3 (July 2018) * American Journal of Archaeology Vol. 122, No. 3 (July 2018) *
Author Information
Albert Leonard, Jr. is Professor Emeritus in both the Departments of Classical Archaeology and Near Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona; he specializes in the social impact of interregional trade among the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean world.
