Fayfa

Fayfa, or al-Fayfa, is an archaeological site in Jordan located near the Dead Sea. Its remains have been extensively looted.

History

It is believed that Fayfa corresponds with the historic site of Praesidium, a location listed on the 6th century A.D. Madaba Map, rediscovered in 1884.^[1]

During the Mamluk period, the area of Fayfa was occupied in order to exploit "the rich agricultural potential of the entire area."^[2]

Threats

The site has been subjected to significant looting.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Notes

^ Gregory, Caspar René (Oct 1898). "The Mâdaba Map". The Biblical World. 12 (4). The University of Chicago Press: 244–250. doi:10.1086/472343. JSTOR 3136537. S2CID 144175150.
^ Roller, Duane W. (Apr 1984). "News Letter from the Levant (Southern Section), 1982". American Journal of Archaeology. 88 (2). Archaeological Institute of America: 217–228. doi:10.2307/504997. JSTOR 504997. S2CID 163617677.
^ MacDonald, B. (1992). The southern Ghors and Northeast 'Araban archaeological survey. Sheffield: J.R. Collins Publications.
^ MacDonald, B.; Clark, G.A. (1987). "Southern Ghors and Northeast 'Arabah archaeological survey 1986, Jordan: a preliminary report". Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. 31: 391–418.
^ Rast, W.E.; Schaub, R.T. (1974). "Survey of the southeastern plain of the Dead Sea, 1973". Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. 19: 5–53.

External links

Feifa, Iron Age / Nabataean Fort, Early Bronze graves in foreground

External links

Stanford Archaeology Center (August 24, 2009). "Cultural Heritage Resource: Fayfa". Stanford. Retrieved August 15, 2012.

Photos of Feifa at the American Center of Research

[1] Gregory, Caspar René (Oct 1898). "The Mâdaba Map". The Biblical World. 12 (4). The University of Chicago Press: 244–250. doi:10.1086/472343. JSTOR 3136537. S2CID 144175150.

[2] Roller, Duane W. (Apr 1984). "News Letter from the Levant (Southern Section), 1982". American Journal of Archaeology. 88 (2). Archaeological Institute of America: 217–228. doi:10.2307/504997. JSTOR 504997. S2CID 163617677.

[3] MacDonald, B. (1992). The southern Ghors and Northeast 'Araban archaeological survey. Sheffield: J.R. Collins Publications.

[4] MacDonald, B.; Clark, G.A. (1987). "Southern Ghors and Northeast 'Arabah archaeological survey 1986, Jordan: a preliminary report". Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. 31: 391–418.

[5] Rast, W.E.; Schaub, R.T. (1974). "Survey of the southeastern plain of the Dead Sea, 1973". Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. 19: 5–53.

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