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Wadi Araba in Classical and Late Antiquity: An historical geography
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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

BAR S2173 WadiAraba in C/asica/ and Late Anåquity: An Historical Geography @ Archaeopress and A M Smith Il 2010

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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