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Heshbon Expedition
The Heshbon Expedition is the name commonly used to refer to five seasons of archaeological excavations looking for biblical Heshbon at Tall Hisban in Jordan. The excavations were carried out by a team of archaeologists from Andrews University between 1968 and 1976. The first three campaigns (1968, 1971, and 1973) were led by Siegfried H. Horn of the Theological Seminary at Andrews University and Roger S. Boraas of Upsala College and last two (1974, 1976) by Lawrence T. Geraty, Horn's successor at Andrews, and Boraas. Biblical mentions of Heshbon There are 38 references to Heshbon in the Old Testament, most of which recall in various ways the conquest by the Israelite tribes of Sihon, king of the Amorites at Heshbon, and the subsequent rebuilding of the town by the tribe of Reuben. Archaeological findings The Heshbon Expedition failed to find clear archaeological evidence proving the Biblical account or existence of a King Sihon at Tall Hisban. This has led some scholars to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heshbon
Heshbon (also Hesebon, Esebon, Esbous, Esebus; ar, حشبون, links=no, la, Esebus, links=no, he, חשבון, links=no, grc, Ἐσεβών, Ἐσσεβών, Ἐσβούτα, Ἐσβούς, Ἔσβους, Ἔξβους, links=no) were at least two different ancient towns located east of the Jordan River in what is now the Kingdom of Jordan, historically within the territories of ancient Ammon. The Bronze Age Heshbon of biblical King Sihon has not been identified. The town of Esbus from the Roman and Byzantine period has been identified with a Tell (archaeology), tell (archaeological mound) known in Arabic as Tell Hisban or Tell Ḥesbān. Location of Tell Hisban The Roman and Byzantine town is believed to have been located at the ruin called Hesbân or Hisban, about southwest of Amman, and to the north of Madaba, on one of the highest summits of the mountains of Moab. A large ruined reservoir is located east of the place, and below the town there is a fountain. Biblical re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Archaeology
Processual archaeology (formerly, the New Archaeology) is a form of archaeological theory that had its beginnings in 1958 with the work of Gordon Willey and Philip Phillips, ''Method and Theory in American Archaeology,'' in which the pair stated that "American archaeology is anthropology, or it is nothing" (Willey and Phillips, 1958:2), a rephrasing of Frederic William Maitland's comment: "My own belief is that by and by, anthropology will have the choice between being history, and being nothing." The idea implied that the goals of archaeology were, in fact, the goals of anthropology, which were to answer questions about humans and human culture. That was a critique of the former period in archaeology, the cultural-history phase in which archaeologists thought that any information that artifacts contained about past people and past ways of life would be lost once the items became included in the archaeological record. All they felt could be done was to catalogue, describe, and cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abila (Decapolis)
Abila, distinguished as Abila in the Decapolis ( grc-gre, Ἄβιλα Δεκαπόλεως, ''Abila Dekapoleos''), and also known for a time as Seleucia ( grc-gre, Σελεύκεια, ''Seleúkeia''), and Raphana, was a city in the Decapolis; the site, now referred to as ( ar, قويلبة; also Quwaylibah, Qualibah), occupies two tells, Tell al-Abila and Khirbet Tell Umm al-Amad. The site was submitted to the list of tentative World Heritage sites under criteria I, III and IV on June 18, 2001, by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Etymology The name "Abila" is derived from the Semitic word Abel (in Hebrew, "meadow" and in Arabic, "green growth"). The largest site is located amidst verdant agricultural fields near the modern spring. Roman temples, Byzantine churches and early mosques lie amidst olive groves and wheat fields. The name of the south hill, Umm al-Amad, means "Mother of the Columns", where large columns can be found. Geology The natural stone of the Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tall Balua
Tall commonly refers to: *Tall, a degree of height **Tall, a degree of human height Tall may also refer to: Places * Tall, Semnan, a village in Semnan Province of Iran * River Tall, a river in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom Arts. entertainment, and media * '' Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan'', a 2006 documentary film * Mr. Tall, a fictional character in the ''Mr. Men'' series Other uses * Tall (surname), a surname * Tall tale, a lie or fictitious story *Tell (archaeology), or tall, a type of archaeological site See also * List of people known as the Tall * TAL (other) * Tell (other) Tell may refer to: *Tell (archaeology), a type of archaeological site *Tell (name), a name used as a given name and a surname *Tell (poker) A tell in poker is a change in a player's behavior or demeanor that is claimed by some to give clues to ... * * * {{disambig, geo ar:طويل ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tall Jawa
Tall Jawa is an archaeological and historical site in central Jordan. Excavations and research have revealed the remains of an Iron Age village of the ancient Kingdom of Ammon. A two-storey house of the early Islamic period was also found, providing insight of the seventh to eighth century transition from Christianity to Islam in Central Transjordan. Today Tall Jawa stands as a '' tell'' — a mound of ruins — overlooking the Madaba Plain. Amongst local people, it is known as 'the Rock' but the ancient name of the settlement is not known. Location Tall Jawa stands at an elevation of above sea level, close to the Iron Age capital city of Rabbath-Ammon. It is located west-northwest of the modern city of Jawa, south of modern Amman. History Tall Jawa was known to nineteenth-century travellers and explorers. Nelson Glueck conducted the first archaeological survey on site in 1933 and modern day excavations commenced in 1989. No other research is known to have taken place b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesban North Church Project
Hesban ( fa, حسبان , also Romanized as Ḩesbān; also known as Ḩesbānlū) is a village in Bastamlu Rural District, in the Central District of Khoda Afarin County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 67, in 12 families. References Populated places in Khoda Afarin County {{KhodaAfarin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalul
Jalul is an archaeological site and small village in the Amman Governorate in northwestern Jordan.Maplandia world gazetteer Archaeology The site of Tell Jalul spans 18 acres and is the largest tell (archaeological mound) in the central Jordanian plateau region. It is located east of the city of Madaba and west of the Queen Alia International Airport. The tell is oblong in shape and measures about . Reports and surveys Ruins at Jalul were reported by several 19th-century explorers. Jalul was mentioned as a ruined site north of Madaba by the German explorer Ulrich Seetzen during his 1805–1807 explorations in Transjordan. It was also mentioned in passing by the Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812. Jalul was described by the English traveler James Silk Buckingham during his visits to the area in 1816. He reported that it was the largest site he had seen in Transjordan after Amman and that Jalul occupied a commanding position on "the brow of an elevated ridge of the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tall Al-Umayri
Tall al-’Umayri is an archaeological dig site in western Jordan that dates from the Early Bronze Age (3200–2100 BCE) to the Hellenistic period (323–30 BCE). It is located near the modern capital of Amman, and is significant for its well-preserved evidence of a temple, as well as archaeological evidence of a network of small farms believed to produce wine. Excavations were proceeding . Location The site sits atop a low ridge between the Queen Alia Airport highway and Amman National Park, c. 2900 feet above sea level. While the location offers few natural defenses, the location was probably selected to take advantage of a natural spring that flowed as recently as the 1930s according to local historian Raouf Abujaber. It appears that this would have been the only reliable water source for travelers between Amman and Madaba. Excavation The site was first noted by Charles Warren in 1867, but was apparently not visited again by archaeologists until the Hisban regional survey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madaba Plains Project
The Madaba Plains Project, or MPP, was founded by veterans of the Heshbon Expedition to continue archaeological survey and excavations research in the hills and plains between Amman and Madaba. MPP is notable for its longevity and influence on archaeology in Jordan. An estimated 2,000 plus students, volunteers and professors have participated in MPP's projects over the past fifty years and MPP is considered Jordan's longest ongoing archaeological project. Founding members and sponsoring institutions The partnership was organized between 1980 and 1981 at Andrews University during a year-long National Endowment for the Humanities-sponsored workshop devoted to planning the final publication series of the Heshbon Expedition. The initial founders of the group were Lawrence T. Geraty, Oystein S. LaBianca, and Larry Herr. The three started and directed the MPP's first project outside Tall Hisban, Tall al-Umayri, south of Amman. Douglas Clark joined the leadership team in 1982, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Herr
Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment *Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer *Larry Boone, American country singer * Larry Collins, American musician, member of the rockabilly sibling duo The Collins Kids *Larry David (born 1947), Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director *Larry Emdur, Australian TV host *Larry Feign, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong *Larry Fine, of the Three Stooges *Larry Gates, American actor *Larry Gatlin, American country singer *Larry Gelbart (1928–2009), American screenwriter, playwright, director and author *Larry Graham, founder of American funk band Graham Central Station *Larry Hagman, American actor, best known for the TV series ''I Dream of Jeannie'' and ''Dallas'' *Larry Henley (1937–2014), American singer and songwriter, member of The Newbeats *Larry Hov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sauer
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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