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S-42

Name:
 اليوية (al-Yuwayyah)

Site Type:
 Mortuary

Periodization:

	Possible	Probable	Certain
Modern:
Islamic:
Pre-Islamic:
Bronze Age:
Neolithic:
Palaeolithic:

Terrain:
 Spur/Ridge

Site Condition:
 Excellent

Coordinates:
 1778552 N, 274684 E

Elevation:
 713 MSL

Length:
 250 m

Long Axis:
 NW–SE

Notes:
 Cairns, lines, and stone circles stretched along a ridge and on its slopes. Numerous cairns, some standing over 1m high. Other cairn sites visible across wadis to the east and southeast. Very few surface collections (only 2 possible lithics). Top of ridge about 100m above wadi bottom. A spring is in the cliff face to the west of the site, and a newer (but probably still ancient) check dam is in the wadi below the spring. Paths and use areas are evident throughout the site.

Architecture:
 (none)

Object(s):
 O-41
 O-42

Ceramic(s):
 (none)

Inscription(s):
 (none)

Drawing(s):
 (none)

Map(s):
 M-12

Photograph(s):
 P-44
 P-45
 P-46
 P-47
 P-48
 P-49
 P-109
 P-110
 P-111
 P-112
 P-113
 P-114
 P-125