Community Archaeology at Umm el-Jimal: Including the Recently Settled Umm el-Jimal Community in the Heritage of the Ancient Site

Vries, Bert de

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“…Unfortunately, its calibrated age covers a very long period of time because the measured conventional 14 C age (as represented by the red curve on the y ‐axis in Figure 6) intersects the calibration curve (the blue line in Figure 6) in a small plateau region. Therefore, it is in agreement not only with Corbett and Reynolds’ (1957) proposed date, after ad 415, but also with De Vries’ (1998) proposed dates (late fifth century ad or early sixth century ad ). However, it does not support the unaccepted date ( ad 344) of Butler (1913).…”

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“…The ancient city of Umm el‐Jimal, located in the northeastern part of Jordan (Figure 1), is a key archaeological site in Jordan because of the presence of 16 churches as well as its long and continuous record of occupation from the first century to the eighth century ad (De Vries, 1998).…”

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“…De Vries (1998, p. 230) argued that ‘the Corbett's date for Julianos Church is too early, and that a late fifth or even sixth century date would be more realistic’. His argument is based on the fact that most of the datable churches in sites of close vicinity (including Bostra) to Umm el‐Jimal were constructed from the early to mid‐sixth century ad , and the spread of churches would have begun in the Bishop's seat in Bostra before the more distant and rural sites like Umm el‐Jimal.…”

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The chronology of Julianos Church, Umm el‐Jimal, Jordan: AMS radiocarbon dates of its synthronon

Al‐Bashaireh,

Lindauer

2023

Arab Archaeol Epigr

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An ongoing long debate on the chronology of Julianos Church, Umm el‐Jimal, northeast Jordan, started in the early 20th century. It was claimed to be the earliest dated church (ad 344) by an inscription not found in situ. After five decades, it was proven that the inscription was mistakenly associated to the church, and ‘after the start of the fifth century ad’ was suggested as a new date. It is still argued that this new date is an early one, and the church might have been built in the late fifth to early sixth century ad when compared to the dated churches of sites surrounding Umm el‐Jimal. This research aims to reconstruct the chronology of Julianos Church by AMS radiocarbon dating organic inclusions collected from mortar samples from the pavement, the coats of the tiers of the bench and the steps of the throne of the synthronon. The AMS radiocarbon dates agree with the archaeological data in that Julianos Church was renovated after its good‐quality initial construction. Hence, the last decades of the sixth century ad (565–607) are interpreted to be the most probable date for the renovation of the synthronon, while the fifth century ad, probably the second half (465–507 ad), might be the construction date of the old mosaic floor (i.e., the church).

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The chronology of Julianos Church, Umm el‐Jimal, Jordan: AMS radiocarbon dates of its synthronon

Al‐Bashaireh,

Lindauer

2023

Arab Archaeol Epigr

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Cultural Heritage Damage Assessment at Khirbet al-Khalde in a Longue Durée Perspective: Multiscalar Methodologies and Survey Results

Harvey,

Intagliata,

Mokránová

et al. 2024

Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies

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Fieldwork projects in the Middle East and North Africa are increasingly integrating a wide variety of methodologies, and often such rapidly developing approaches are results of the fragile situation in the region. While this trend, moving away from purely traditional approaches, is welcome and promises to open new avenues of investigation, the utilization of legacy data, which holds a vast trove of information, is often overlooked in the process of publishing results. Such legacy data can help us understand the sites in a more holistic way both before, during, and after fieldwork. This contribution advocates for the inclusion of legacy data as preparation for survey and fieldwork and shows in which ways the analysis of such data can aid the understanding of a site in its longue durée perspective, especially when integrated with other research approaches.

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Community Archaeology at Umm el-Jimal: Including the Recently Settled Umm el-Jimal Community in the Heritage of the Ancient Site

Cited by 2 publications

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The chronology of Julianos Church, Umm el‐Jimal, Jordan: AMS radiocarbon dates of its synthronon

The chronology of Julianos Church, Umm el‐Jimal, Jordan: AMS radiocarbon dates of its synthronon

Cultural Heritage Damage Assessment at Khirbet al-Khalde in a Longue Durée Perspective: Multiscalar Methodologies and Survey Results

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