RESULTS OF A PILOT SURVEY STUDY IN THE REGION OF MUSHASH HUDRUJ, SOUTH EASTERN JORDAN

Authors

  • Mohammad B. Tarawneh Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Department of Archaeology, P.O. Box 285 Petra-Jordan
  • Zeyad M. al-Salameen United Arab Emirates University, Department of History and Archaeology, P.O. Box 17771, Al-Ain- UAE
  • Fawzi Q. Abudanah Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Department of Archaeology, P.O. Box 285 Petra-Jordan

Keywords:

Bayir, Bedouin, Inscription, Hunting Trap, Wadi System

Abstract

Survey work was carried out in the region of Mushash Hudruj near the Jordanian- Saudi borders in 2004, 2005 and 2009. The fifinds of this project include a north Arabian inscription, a cairn, an animal trap, stone circles, flflint mines and water harvesting systems. These features demonstrate that this region was utilized by pastoral nomads who depended purely on a mobile subsistence pattern, governed by the availability of pasture and water. This pattern of seasonal movement is still practiced by modern Bedouin who move mainly within the wadi system which have become the main areas of attraction for Bedouin since prehistoric times, and have played a major role in the survival of these groups and their flflocks.

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Published

2023-07-27

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2012)

Section

Articles