W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem, Israel

W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem

Now housed with the Department of Antiquities, Amman, Jordan

• A 6E and A 6N shaft tombs
• The relationship between tombs A 6E and A 6N was unclear.
• A 53 charnel house
• Looted at some point. Looters tunneled into the entryway.
• Minimum of 15 burials, both articulated and disarticulated. Disarticulation could be the result of
  1. Moving earlier burial to make room for new individuals;
  2. Collapse of an upper shelf;
  3. Displacement during the post-burial period of erosion. ^[1]Schaub, R. Thomas and Walter E. Rast. 1989. Bab edh-Dhra’. Excavations in the Cemetery Directed by Paul W. Lapp (1965-67). Reports of the Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain, Jordan, Volume 1. Winona … Continue reading
• EB IB burial tradition with some elements of EB IA retained. Circular form.
• A 54
• A 81E, A 81N, A 81S shaft tombs, 4 chambers
• The object of recent (1965) looting
• C 1 shaft tomb, single chamber
• Oblong oval chamber, burials placed directly on the floor (no matting), 2 disarticulated humans
• Basalt bowl, limestone macehead, beads

Bab edh-Dhra Pottery Held at the Albright for Exhibition Purposes – 14 Pieces

In March of 2011 all of the Bab adh-Dhra’ Tomb Groups at the W.F. Albright Institute were returned to the Department of Antiquities in Jordan. For exhibition purposes and with the permission of the Department of Antiquities, the Albright retained the following 14 pieces:

1. 1 jar 8.673
2. 1 small bowl 676
3. 1 bowl 194
4. 1 ledge-handled jar Bab edh-Dhra 8 677 (41)
5. 1 bowl 8 678 – 93
6. 1 juglet, A-51 359
7. 1 bowl, 671
8. 1 juglet, 260
9. 1 small juglet, 401
10. 1 juglet, 369
11. 1 small juglet, 382
12. 1 small juglet, 388
13. 1 small jar, 372
14. 1 teapot, P-23