Gokstad Boat House Outlier North — Harrat al-Sham (Azraq)
Gokstad Boat House Outlier North Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Iron Age·🇯🇴 Harrat al-Sham, Jordan
About
About Gokstad Boat House Outlier North — Harrat al-Sham (Azraq)
Gokstad Boat House Outlier North in Harrat al-Sham, Jordan is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) earthwork 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 Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) earthwork traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Gokstad Boat House Outlier North
- 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 Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Agricultural and hydraulic centre
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
31.4202° N · 36.1355° E · 155 m · 3 mapped features
- Gokstad Boat House Outlier North — Principal FeaturestructurePrimary earthwork feature at Gokstad Boat House Outlier North31.4210° N · 36.1363° E
- Gokstad Boat House Outlier North — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary complex at Gokstad Boat House Outlier North31.4195° N · 36.1349° E
- Gokstad Boat House Outlier North — Outlierrock artOutlier at Gokstad Boat House Outlier North31.4213° N · 36.1345° E