Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension

Why it mattersKey ancient-village for Petra region, Ma'an, illustrating PPN Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 7000 BCE

Period

Pre-Pottery Neolithic (7500-6500 BCE)

Culture

PPN Culture

Purpose

Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space

Excavation

Excavation ongoing

1. c. 7000 BCE

   Initial construction of Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension main structure

2. c. 884 BCE

   Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension

3. 1999–2019

   Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection

• Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension — Main Ancient-Village Feature

  structure

  Primary structure at Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits

  30.4117° N · 35.4614° E

• Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure

  enclosure

  Ancillary enclosure at Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits

  30.4119° N · 35.4610° E

• Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel

  rock art

  Outlier rock_art panel linked to Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape

  30.4132° N · 35.4627° E

• Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex

  hydraulic

  Hydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Ba'ja Clifftop Cistern Terrace North — Southern Extension with plastered basin

  30.4104° N · 35.4624° E