Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West
Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West Site
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)·Iron Age·🇯🇴 Harrat al-Sham, Jordan
About
About Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West
Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West in Harrat al-Sham, Jordan is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient village attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient-village traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 800 BCE
- Period
- Early Medieval (500–1000 CE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Funerary and ritual complex
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.4868° N · 36.6278° E · 712 m · 3 mapped features
- Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary ancient-village feature at Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West31.4876° N · 36.6286° E
- Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West31.4861° N · 36.6272° E
- Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West — Outlierrock artOutlier at Chumash Plank Canoe Workshop West31.4879° N · 36.6268° E