S-84

Name:
 خشامر-بئر علي ٢ (Ḫašāmar/Biʾr ʿAlī 2)

Site Type:
 Isolated Structure

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

Terrain:
 Scree

Site Condition:
 Excellent

Coordinates:
 1760135 N, 242224 E

Elevation:
 716 MSL

Notes:
 Fortress remains. Mud brick with cobble foundations. Probably Islamic, but some Pre-Islamic looking sherds found, too. Plaster walls can be seen poking through the rubble. Square structure. Perhaps had turrets, based on the curvature at the west end of its south wall. Tallest wall (north) stands over three meters high. On the scree, about 40 meters over the nearest field (which, itself, is cut into the alluvium).
Paul C. Zimmerman, 2004–2024. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License