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1. Bronze Age Cities along the Dead Sea.

Author

Rast, Walter E.

Subjects
*ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations, *BRONZE Age
Abstract

Discusses the results of archaeological excavations from a Jordanian site on the Dead Sea. Discoveries of cemeteries dating to the early Bronze Age; First people who are known to be active at the site of Bab edh-Dhra; Burials; Collapse of Bab edh-Dhra; Early Bronze III city; Reason why the last settlers of the Early Bronze Age stayed in the southeastern plain until about 2200 B.C.

Published
1987

2. Preliminary Report of the 1981 Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain, Jordan.

Author

Schaub, R. Thomas and Rast, Walter E.

Subjects
ARCHAEOLOGICAL expeditions, ARCHAEOLOGICAL excavations, ARCHAEOLOGICAL research, ANCIENT architecture
Abstract

The article presents finding of archeological excavations on the Dead Sea Plain of Jordan. The history of occupation of the area is analyzed and the uncovered remnants of building walls and structures found in the various layers and locations are discussed. The article discusses the geological formation of the area. The article analyzes fortifications, gates, and structures and burial practices found at the excavations.

Published
1984
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