Numeira — Dead Sea Plain
Numeira — Dead Sea Plain Tell
Early Bronze III (2700–2300 BCE)·EBA·🇯🇴 Karak Governorate, Dead Sea plain, Jordan
About
About Numeira — Dead Sea Plain
Numeira — Dead Sea Plain in Karak Governorate, Dead Sea plain, Jordan is a Early Bronze III (2700–2300 BCE) ancient city attributed to EBA culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey EBA site illustrating Early Bronze III (2700–2300 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Numeira — Dead Sea Plain
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for EBA
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
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. 2700 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze III (2700–2300 BCE)
- Culture
- EBA
- Purpose
- EBA town burned, possible Sodom candidate
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2700 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
31.1322° N · 35.5322° E · 391 m · 3 mapped features
- Numeira — Dead Sea Plain — Main MoundmoundMain tell mound Numeira — Dead Sea Plain 15 m high with stratified phases31.1330° N · 35.5330° E
- Numeira — Dead Sea Plain — Lower TownsettlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns31.1313° N · 35.5317° E
- Numeira — Dead Sea Plain — Gate AreagateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions31.1333° N · 35.5315° E
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