Settlement patterns and military organisation in the region of Udhruh (Southern Jordan) in the Roman and Byzantine periods
This thesis considers the changes to settlement and land use that occurred in the region of Udhruh, southern Jordan,following the annexation of the Nabataean kingdom by Rome in AD 106 until the Early Islamic period. The region experienced a long flourishing period of history as part of the Nabataean kingdom in the hinterland of the capital at Petra.H istorical and archaeologica resources clearly indicate its importance throughout most of the historical periods after the Roman conquest. A legionary fortress is still fairly well preserved at Udhruh and other military structures have long been suspected at Ayl and Sadaqa and elsewhere. Apart from Alistair Killick's study in the 1980s( not yet fully published), the area has received little scholarly attention. This study provides for the first time a detailed survey of about 336 archaeological sites, most of which were undocumented. These were recorded in the course of two seasons of fieldwork and many of these sites demonstrated continued occupation and activity up to the last century. Overall, there is exceptional preservation and very little disturbance of the archaeological remains from the period under study. The thesis also considers evidence for the region
Abudanh, Fawzi
Settlement patterns and military organisation in the region of Udhruh (Southern Jordan) in the Roman and Byzantine periods. This thesis considers the changes to settlement and land use that occurred in the region of Udhruh, southern Jordan,following the annexation of the Nabataean kingdom by Rome in AD 106 until the Early Islamic period. The region experienced a long flourishing period of history as part of the Nabataean kingdom in the hinterland of the capital at Petra.H istorical and archaeologica resources clearly indicate its importance throughout most of the historical periods after the Roman conquest. A legionary fortress is still fairly well preserved at Udhruh and other military structures have long been suspected at Ayl and Sadaqa and elsewhere. Apart from Alistair Killick's study in the 1980s( not yet fully published), the area has received little scholarly attention. This study provides for the first time a detailed survey of about 336 archaeological sites, most of which were undocumented. These were recorded in the course of two seasons of fieldwork and many of these sites demonstrated continued occupation and activity up to the last century. Overall, there is exceptional preservation and very little disturbance of the archaeological remains from the period under study. The thesis also considers evidence for the region
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