Complex Communities: The Archaeology of Early Iron Age West-Central Jordan

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ix Figures 1.1. Map of the southern Levant 8 3.1. Map of Early Iron Age settlements in west-central Jordan 50 3.2. (A) Map of Lahun’s Early Iron Age settlement (B) Aerial image of Lahun looking south 63 3.3. (A) Map of al-‘Aliya denoting buildings and other structures (B) Aerial image of al-‘Aliya looking north 64 3.4. (A) Map of al-Mu‘arradja denoting various structures (B) Aerial image of al-Mu‘arradja looking south 65 4.1. Al-‘Aliya Building 200 76 4.2 Al-‘Aliya Building 600 77 4.3. Fortification walls of al-‘Aliya 79 4.4. Fortification walls of al-Mu‘arradja 80 4.5. (A) Al-‘Aliya tower looking east (B) Corner of al-Mu‘arradja tower illustrating free-standing tower 81 4.6. The wadi riparian zone below al-‘Aliya and al-Mu‘arradja 84 4.7. Al-Mu‘ammariyya citadel building 92 4.8. Al-‘Aliya Building 100 93 4.9. Bowls, kraters, jars, cooking pots, and juglets from al-‘Aliya 97 Illustrations x · Illustrations 5.1. The Balu‘a stele 110 5.2. Lahun’s (A) “Scarab House” and (B) Building 100 117 5.3. Al-‘Aliya Building 500 and Room 503’s kitchen 119 5.4. Illustration and profile drawing of bowl with red pigments 123 5.5. Two simulations of reconstructed vessels. (A) Vessels in a low-lit building interior. (B) Same vessels in a low-lit open courtyard context. 126 Table 4.1 Identification for all bones recovered at al-‘Aliya 88 ...