Description
Book Synopsis
Although segments of the Ayl to Ras an-Naqab territory have been investigated for the past one hundred years, this is the first comprehensive and systematic survey of the area. Two volumes, with DVD.
Trade Review
'These two volumes are the latest in a series of publications of surveys in southern Jordan led by Burton MacDonald, who deserves credit for documenting a great many archaeological sites in under-investigated regions and for bringing them to publication in a timely manner. He provides much data for future analysis, as well as guidance for heritage management.' (E.B. Banning, Antiquity, December 2013)
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
List of Lithic Drawings
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and Symbols
Archaeological Periods and Dates
Volume 1
1. Introduction, Burton MacDonald
2. Site Descriptions, Burton MacDonald, Larry G. Herr, D. Scott Quaintance, and Geoffrey A. Clark
Volume 2
3. Random Square Descriptions; Topographical Zones 1, 2, and 3, Burton MacDonald, Larry G. Herr, D. Scott Quaintance, and Geoffrey A. Clark,
4. The ARNAS Palaeolithic Collections in Regional Context, Geoffrey A. Clark
5. Settlement Patterns Developed on the Basis of the Ceramics Collected at the ARNAS Random Squares and Sites Burton MacDonald
6. Inscriptions, Rock Drawings and Wus?m from the A yl to Ras an-naqab Archaeological Survey, Michael C. A. Macdonald
7. Summary and Conclusions, Burton MacDonald
Appendix 1. Sites 001–209 with WGS 1984 Coordinates
Appendix 2. Random Square Coordinates
Appendix 3. Publications to Date
Appendix 4. Lithic Registration
Appendix 5. Pottery Registration
Appendix 6. Material Culture
Appendix 7. Cultural-Temporal Units Represented at ARNAS Sites 1
References
Contributors
Indices 533
CONTENTS OF THE DVD (in the jacket at the back of vol. 2)
1. Random Square Descriptions and Images (Burton MacDonald, Larry G. Herr, D. Scott Quaintance, and Geoffrey A. Clark)
2. Site Descriptions and Images (Burton MacDonald, Larry G. Herr, D. Scott Quaintance, and Geoffrey A. Clark)
3. Table 4.3: “A compilation of all debitage, cores, and retouched pieces from the ARNAS 2006 and 2007 field seasons recorded by their sample number.” (Geoffrey A. Clark)
4. Settlement Pattern Maps for all Cultural-Temporal Units Represented at ARNAS Sites (Cartographic Design: Gary L. Christopherson, Center for Applied Spatial Analysis, University of Arizona, Tucson)
