Umm Huwaiwitat
A Neolithic site near Petra, Jordan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3583322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Plekhov (0000-0002-4594-7180, Portland State University, corresponding author), Cristiano Nicosia (0000-0002-4716-8893, University of Padua), Luiza Osorio G Silva (0000-0003-1848-3445, University of Chicago), Sarah Newman (0000-0003-1503-7589, University of Chicago), Felipe Rojas (0000-0003-0240-4714, John Brown University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue | 394 |
| Pages | 850-868 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2023.45 |
| OpenAlex | W4379516467 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
Studies of the rural landscapes around the Nabataean/Roman city of Petra in Jordan have tended to assume a developmental trajectory based on that of the urban centre. Recent archaeological investigations at the site of Umm Huwaiwitat, however, shed light on the longer-term histories of human occupation and land use in the region north of Petra. Excavation has revealed Late Neolithic deposits formed by the burning of animal dung and the disposal of ash. These deposits underlie walls, today serving as agricultural terraces, which date to at least the Early Bronze Age. Umm Huwaiwitat therefore provides a microcosm of the long-lived and constantly reworked agricultural landscapes of the Middle East
Ancient history · Archaeology · Bronze Age · Excavation · Geography · Middle East · Archaeological Research and Protection · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History
Estimating population size, density and dynamics of Pre-Pottery Neolithic villages in the central and southern Levant
The social dimensions of water management at Petra, Jordan
People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years
Contextualising Beidha, Jordan, in the Southern Levantine PPNB
The ‘invisible’ product
Age determination of Petra's engineered landscape – optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and radiocarbon ages of runoff terrace systems in the Eastern Highlands of Jordan
Phytolith-rich layers from the Late Bronze and Iron Ages at Tel Dor (Israel)
An Investigation of Microscopic Calcareous Spherulites from Herbivore Dungs
Formation, morphology and interpretation of darkened faecal spherulites
Early neolithic exploitation patterns in the Levant
Domestication Revisited
Five Seasons at the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Village of Beidha In Jordan
Bayesian Analysis of Radiocarbon Dates
The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP)
Animal exploitation at a large late Pre-Pottery Neolithic settlement
Age determination of runoff terrace systems in Petra, Jordan, using rock surface luminescence dating
Neolithic Statues from 'Ain Ghazal
The Brown University Petra Archaeological Project
European agricultural terraces and lynchets
Pottery Neolithic landscape modification at Dhra
Assembling Petra's rural landscapes
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |