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A Preliminary Typology of Brick and Tubuli from the Late Roman Bath at ‘Ayn Gharandal, Jordan
Download2019-01-01
During the 2015 field season of the ‘Ayn Gharandal Archaeological Project, excavators uncovered a large corpus of ceramic building materials from the heating system of the site’s late Roman bath. Such material typically receives little scholarly attention, yet its study can reveal a great deal...
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A Typological Assessment of the Nabatae- an, Roman and Byzantine Ceramic Building Materials at al-Ḥumayma and Wādī Ramm
Download2016-01-01
Reeves, M. Barbara, Harvey, Craig A.
Ceramic building materials such as bricks, pipes and roof tiles are commonly found on Jordanian archaeological sites, yet generally these materials have generated very little interest from archaeologists1. This lack of study is unfortunate given that, just like any other artifacts, the appearance...
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From the Ground to the Air to the Computer: Re-conceptualizing the Site Plan for the Archaeological Site of Humayma
Download2023-01-01
Reeves, M. Barbara, Harvey, Craig A.
In 2022, Al Humaymah Excavation Project began creating a new site plan to contextualize better past archaeological work at Al Humaymah and to show the siteʼs potential for future work. This preliminary report presents an introduction to the site and our methodology for creating the new site plan.
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Organization of the water supply for the Trajanic frontier fort in the Nabataean settlement of Hawara
Download2024-01-01
Oleson, John Peter, Harvey, Craig A.
This article explores the impact of Roman imperialism on the water infrastructure of Humayma, Jordan (Nabataean Hawara, Roman Hauarra). In particular, the uniqueness of a large water reservoir within the Roman auxiliary fort at the site is explored in the context of the site as a strategic way...
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2021-01-01
Reeves, M. Barbara, Harvey, Craig A.
The 2014 season of the al-Ḥumaymah Excavation Project was devoted to surveying rock-carved graffiti and other human activity areas on Jabal Kalkhah and the sandstone ridges west of al-Ḥumaymah’s Nabataean through early Islamic settlements (Reeves, Harvey and Seymour 2018). In the course of this...
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2018-01-01
Reeves, M. Barbara, Harvey, Craig A., Seymour, Brian
In May 2014 the Ḥumayma Excavation Project (HEP) conducted a short survey in the sandstone hills and ridges to the west of Ḥumayma’s Nabataean to early Islamic settlement.
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2022-01-01
In the summer of 2015, the ‘Ayn Gharandal Archaeological Project excavated a large section of the site’s Late Roman bath. This excavation resulted in the collection of a considerable quantity of ceramic building materials, including bricks, tubuli (specialized rectangular heating pipes), and...