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Wadi Araba in Classical and Late Antiquity: An Historical Geography Andrew M. Sli)ith Il
BAR International Series 2173 2010
Wadi Araba in Classical and Late Antiquity: An Historical Geography Andrew M. Smith Il
BAR International Series 2173 2010
Published by Archaeopress Publishers of British Archaeological Reports Gordon House 276 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 7ED England
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CONTENTS List of Figures ix
Ackowledgements
Chapter One: Introduction l. Introduction Il. Thc NaturalEnvironment Geography Topography Climate. Water Resources Vegetation and Soils Fauna
Mineralogical Resources . Other Natural Resources..
111.Sources IV. Previous Explorations and Rcsearch in Wadi Araba Thc Ninctcenth Ccntury Three Pioneers- Alois Musil, Fritz Frank, and Nelson Glueck The Twentieth Century Thc Twenty-First Century
NOTES
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Chapter Two: Cities, Forts, and Caravanserais
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I. Introduction
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Urban Communities Aqaba (Aila, Ailane) Faynan (Phaino).. 111.Forts and Caravan Stations Mezad Dafit Rujm Taba Yotvata Gharandal
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Khirbct cs-Sa'idiyccn Mczad Bc'cr Menuha Qasr ct-Tayyiba. Khirbct as-Faysif.
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Bir Madhkur BMP-CAS Site 13 Khirbct Umm Qhuntera
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Moyct 'Awad
'Ain Rahcl. Tell cl-Mirad Khirbet Ratiyc. Khirbct al-Hassiya Mczad Hazcva Qasr et-Tlah
NOTES Chapter Three: Regional Settlement Activity
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I. Introduction.
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The Southem WadlAraba Arabah V.xpcdlttonSitc 44