A Late Hellenistic–Early Roman Fortress at Khirbat Mudayna as-Saliya, Central Jordan
Mudayna as-Saliya is a fortress site at the summit of an isolated promontory near the eastern end of Wadi Mujib, central Jordan. Archaeological surveys of the site have exposed potential evidence of Iron Age and classical period use with its occupational zenith in the late Hellenistic-early Roman pe...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2020]
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Palestine exploration quarterly
Year: 2020, Volume: 152, Issue: 3, Pages: 207-233 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Alexander Judea, King 126 BC-76 BC
/ Herod I Judea, King 73 BC-4 BC
/ Jordan
/ Vatican Palace
/ Wüstenschloss
/ Nabataeans
/ Maccabean Revolt
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | Mudayna as-Saliya is a fortress site at the summit of an isolated promontory near the eastern end of Wadi Mujib, central Jordan. Archaeological surveys of the site have exposed potential evidence of Iron Age and classical period use with its occupational zenith in the late Hellenistic-early Roman period. The ruin on the surface is remarkably similar in architectural and hydrological design to the fortress of Machaerus. This paper, based on available survey data, suggests that the Hasmoneans were responsible for the construction of the fortress at Mudayna as-Saliya, which was reused by the Nabateans during the early Roman period. Finding a potential Hasmonean desert fortress on the desert fringe of eastern Transjordan was unexpected, and it might have significant ramifications for the study of Hasmonean, Herodian, and Nabatean kingdoms in central Jordan. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1301 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Palestine exploration quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/00310328.2020.1759297 |