Presents the results of a programme of survey and excavation
conducted under the directorship of the author at the site of
Kataret es-Samra, strategically located at the interface of the
ghor and the zor of the Eastern Jordan Valley, to the north of the
confluence of the Wadi Zarqa (Biblical Jabbok). It reports on the
excavation of a Middle Bronze/Late Bronze (MB/LB) Age tomb that
contained eleven interments strengthening the argument, suggested
by earlier salvage work at the site, that this is part of an
extensive cemetery. Material recovered from both survey and
soundings on neighbouring "Tell" Kataret es-Samra suggest that it
was most probably the home of those who were buried in the tomb.
Examination of the faunal remains by Priscilla Lange suggest that
the settlement at Kataret es-Samra was based primarily on a
pastoral economy. Study of the pottery and other material culture
from both tomb and tell has been brought up-to-date and
incorporated through the contributions of Teresa Burge and Peter
Fischer, emphasizing comparanda (materials for comparison) from
Transjordanian sites excavated since 1985, when the Kataret
es-Samra field work was completed.
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