Mobile Peoples - Permanent Places

This study explores the relationship between nomadic communities in the Black Desert of north-eastern Jordan (c. 300 BC and 900 AD) and the landscapes they inhabited and extensively modified. This book focuses on the architectural features created in the landscape some 2000 years ago which were used...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Huigens, Harmen O.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Archaeopress, 2019.
Subjects:	Stone buildings > Jordan > Antiquities. Jordan > Civilization > Antiquities. Jordan
Online Access:	Click for online access

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright Information
Contents
List of Figures
Figure 1.1 Examples of stone-built features from harra landscapes in north-eastern Jordan, including (a) a cairn with a pendant tail extending towards the left, (b) a wheel or jellyfish, (c) a desert kite, and (d) a series of enclosures. Aerial photos by
Figure 1.2 Map of modern Jordan indicating the extent of the Harrat ash-Sham basalt field. Drawn by M. Kriek.
Figure 1.3 Map of the Black Desert and its surrounding, indicating the Jebel Qurma region (1) and sites referred to in this book: 2) Maitland's Mesa
3) Wisad Pools
4) Cairn of Hani'
5) al-Risha
6) Burqu'
7) Ithra
8) Kaf
9) Hazim
10) Khirbet 'Umari
Figure 2.1 Satellite photo of the Jebel Qurma region, with relevant features indicated (insert: location of the study area (green) in Jordan). Base map: Landsat 7, true colours.
Figure 2.2 A harra surface in the Jebel Qurma region showing the densely packed fields of angular basalt rocks.
Figure 2.3 Two seasonal conditions of Wadi Rajil: completely dry with steeply carved banks
and filled with fast flowing water after torrential rains. Photos by P. Akkermans.
Figure 2.4 A mudflat before and after heavy rainfall. Photos of the Jebel Qurma region by author (right) and P. Akkermans (left).
Figure 2.5 The Jebel Qurma region, outlined in blue, with the borders (i.e. watersheds) of its three drain-age basins indicated in red. Base map: Landsat 7, true colours. Watershed boundaries are based on HydroSHEDs data.
Figure 2.6 The Jebel Qurma region on false colour Landsat 8 imagery (bands 7-6-5), highlighting litho-logical differences on the surface: (1) basalt
(2) sand covering basalts
(3) chert
and (4) mudflats.
Figure 2.7 A 90 m resolution SRTM DEM of the Jebel Qurma region (green) overlain by a 12 m resolu-tion WorldDEM (red).
Figure 2.8 Geological map of the Jebel Qurma region. Adapted from Abdelhamid (1999) and Rabba' (1998, 2005).
Figure 2.9 Elevation map of the Jebel Qurma region with relevant topographic features indicated. Base map: SRTM DEM.
Figure 2.10 The Jibal Fuluq Dhalma in the Jebel Qurma region, featuring low flint-covered hills intersected by deep, narrow wadis. Photos by P. Akkermans.
Figure 2.11 The Qurma plateau has steep slopes leading up to an extensive upland
Broad valleys run down from this upland. Photos by P. Akkermans.
Figure 2.12 Table mounts in the Jebel Qurma region, including Jebel Qurma (top) and an aerial view of the table mount near Wadi Qattafi (bottom). Photos by P. Akkermans (top) and D. Boyer (bottom
courtesy of APAAME).
Figure 2.13 Extensive gravel plains and low isolated hillocks in the Hazimah area of the Jebel Qurma re-gion. Photos by author.
Figure 2.14 Result of a Hillslope Position Classification, which differentiates between various topographic features based on slope degree, elevation, and surface curvature.

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