Beit Ras/Capitolias: an archaeological project 2014–2016
Polish excavations at the site of Beit Ras (ancient Capitolias) in the governorate of Irbid, northern Jordan, investigated an area in the northern part of the ancient town, to the west of the Roman-age theater. Three seasons of fieldwork were conducted, starting in 2014 with a survey using the elect...
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| description | Polish excavations at the site of Beit Ras (ancient Capitolias) in the governorate of Irbid, northern Jordan, investigated an area in the northern part of the ancient town, to the west of the Roman-age theater. Three seasons of fieldwork were conducted, starting in 2014 with a survey using the electric resistivity method to detect ancient structures. The presence of architectural features was noted, dated by surface finds spanning a period from the 1st–2nd through the 12th–13th centuries AD. In the next two seasons, in 2015 and 2016, excavation of three archaeological trenches led to the discovery of the remains of a winery and a section of the city wall, as well as a sequence of floors. This established a chronology of usage from the Roman to the early medieval period and proved that this part of the town was mostly domestic in character, at least during the Byzantine and early Islamic periods. Evidence of destruction of a nearby church was also found, tentatively attributed to a Sassanian raid in AD 614 or soon after. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f111c4360b95406cb9e98e95217650852024-04-08T12:26:06ZdeuUniversity of Warsaw PressPolish Archaeology in the Mediterranean1234-54152083-537X2017-12-0126147550510.5604/01.3001.0012.180201.3001.0012.1802Beit Ras/Capitolias: an archaeological project 2014–2016Jolanta Młynarczyk0University of Warsaw, Institute of ArchaeologyPolish excavations at the site of Beit Ras (ancient Capitolias) in the governorate of Irbid, northern Jordan, investigated an area in the northern part of the ancient town, to the west of the Roman-age theater. Three seasons of fieldwork were conducted, starting in 2014 with a survey using the electric resistivity method to detect ancient structures. The presence of architectural features was noted, dated by surface finds spanning a period from the 1st–2nd through the 12th–13th centuries AD. In the next two seasons, in 2015 and 2016, excavation of three archaeological trenches led to the discovery of the remains of a winery and a section of the city wall, as well as a sequence of floors. This established a chronology of usage from the Roman to the early medieval period and proved that this part of the town was mostly domestic in character, at least during the Byzantine and early Islamic periods. Evidence of destruction of a nearby church was also found, tentatively attributed to a Sassanian raid in AD 614 or soon after.http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0012.1802Beit Rasancient Capitoliasarchaeological surveyexcavationswinerycity wall |
| spellingShingle | Jolanta Młynarczyk Beit Ras/Capitolias: an archaeological project 2014–2016 Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean Beit Ras ancient Capitolias archaeological survey excavations winery city wall |
| title | Beit Ras/Capitolias: an archaeological project 2014–2016 |
| title_full | Beit Ras/Capitolias: an archaeological project 2014–2016 |
| title_fullStr | Beit Ras/Capitolias: an archaeological project 2014–2016 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Beit Ras/Capitolias: an archaeological project 2014–2016 |
| title_short | Beit Ras/Capitolias: an archaeological project 2014–2016 |
| title_sort | beit ras capitolias an archaeological project 2014 2016 |
| topic | Beit Ras ancient Capitolias archaeological survey excavations winery city wall |
| url | http://pam-journal.pl/gicid/01.3001.0012.1802 |
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