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A Late Hellenistic–Early Roman Fortress at Khirbat Mudayna as-Saliya, Central Jordan.

Authors :
Ji, Chang-Ho
Source :
Palestine Exploration Quarterly. Sep2020, Vol. 152 Issue 3, p207-233. 27p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Mudayna as-Saliya is a fortress site at the summit of an isolated promontory near the eastern end of Wadi Mujib, central Jordan. Archaeological surveys of the site have exposed potential evidence of Iron Age and classical period use with its occupational zenith in the late Hellenistic-early Roman period. The ruin on the surface is remarkably similar in architectural and hydrological design to the fortress of Machaerus. This paper, based on available survey data, suggests that the Hasmoneans were responsible for the construction of the fortress at Mudayna as-Saliya, which was reused by the Nabateans during the early Roman period. Finding a potential Hasmonean desert fortress on the desert fringe of eastern Transjordan was unexpected, and it might have significant ramifications for the study of Hasmonean, Herodian, and Nabatean kingdoms in central Jordan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00310328
Volume :
152
Issue :
3
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Palestine Exploration Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
146011375
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/00310328.2020.1759297