Mountains of Edom : archaeological research of the Institute of Archeology of the Jagiellonian University in southern Jordan (2014-2017)

Materiały z konferencji "Archeologia gór – pamięci profesora Andrzeja Żakiego", która odbyła się w dniach 13-14 października 2017 roku w Nowym Targu

In September 2014 a new Polish research project in the Middle East dedicated to the Bronze Age began. Archaeologists and students from the Institute of Archeology of the Jagiellonian University started exploratory work in Southern Jordan. The project is headed by Dr Piotr Kołodziejczyk. In cooperation with the Jordanian Department of Antiquities, an area located in the vicinity of the city of At-Tafila was selected, where archaeologists expect to find traces of the presence of a man from the Stone Age to Roman times. Nearby there are important archaeological sites such as the capital of the Edomites - Bosra (now Buseira) or the rock refugium Sela, often interpreted as an important cult site and arena of the great battle between Israelites and Edomites. In the mentioned area also the famous Wadi Feynan - a copper rope mine, which played a key role in the processing of this raw material and its export in the early Bronze Age is located. In the years 2014-2016, the project carried out surface survey works, and from 2017 excavation works are also carried out at selected sites.