S-53
Site Type: Settlement
Periodization:
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Modern: |
Islamic: | |
Pre-Islamic: | |
Bronze Age: | |
Neolithic: | |
Palaeolithic: |
Terrain: First Ledge
Site Condition: Excellent
Coordinates: 1746551 N, 250143 E
Elevation: 829 MSL
Length: 120 m
Width: 110 m
Long Axis: E–W
Comparanda/References: McCorriston (2000)
Notes: At least a dozen stone circles, all evidently very old, on the first ledge (about 70m above the wadi floor). Also, 1 lookout (A-19), also very old but apparently younger than the rest of the site. Only sherd collected inside A-19. Each circle is 4–8m in diameter, with many trampled areas within and between them—leading me to believe that this is a village or a seasonal camp of some sort. However, there are no obvious lithics, so maybe this a graveyard of a type that I haven’t seen before.
One sherd recorded is possibly Islamic.
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