Landscapes of the Dead Research Project [LOD] Aerial and Pedestrian Site Monitoring at Fifa an Early Bronze Age I Cemetery on the Dead Sea Plain, JordanProject Directors: Morag M. Kersel and Austin (Chad) HillDepartment of Antiquities Collaborators: Mohammad al-Zaharan, Jehad Darweesh, Basil Halasah, Dr. Jemilah IshtaweyThe Landscapes of the Dead Research Project is...
Tombs #91 E:The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyOn display: NoEducational purposes: YesThis tomb group was excavated in 1977 during the excavations of W.E. Rast and R.T. Schaub. As an element of partage, the tomb group became a part of the Expedition’s share of the finds legally exported from Jordan with the appropriate documentation...
The Vatican Museums:7 potsThe large bowl (inventory #38718) is a gift from the Pontificio Istituto Biblico to Pope John Paul II in 1986. (H. 20cm; diam 28.5cm)On display: Yes.Educational purposes: YesSix of the pots are gifts from the Pontificio Istituto Biblico in Jerusalem to the Vatican Museums in 1975. There is no accompanying archival information. The only...
Tombs #A 44& #A 72NW:On display/Present Location: NoEducational purposes: YesA 72 NW shaft tomb with 3 chambers·: 58 pots and one vase: $1127 [1]Lapp, Nancy. 1977. Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archives.A 44 charnel house: 144 vessels (64 displayable): 1216 [2]Lapp, Nancy. 1977...
Tomb #A 72SA 72 NW shaft tomb with 3 chambers44 pots: $855 (Lapp, 1977)On display/Present Location: NoEducational purposes: Used in object based learning initiative The southern chamber was not as tightly sealed as the other chambers related to the shaft A 72. The irregularly shaped shaft had a tendency to squared corners was cut into the natural huwwar deposit. The...
Tomb #A 12:A 12 shaft tomb14 pots: $266 [1]Lapp, Nancy. 1977. Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archives.On display: A recreated tomb was on display 1982- until the 1990sEducational purposes: YesThe shaft tomb A 12 had a single chamber. Neither the shaft not the entry were well preserved and A 12...
Tomb #G2:EB II500 pots (86 displayable): $1634 [1]Lapp, Nancy. 1977. Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archives.On display: No informationCharnel house A 21 was the first discovered by the 1965-67 expedition. It was constructed out of the natural graves and huwwar of the slope. The walls were...
Tomb #A 7SShaft tomb with 2 chambers13 pots: $247 [1]Lapp, Nancy. 1977. Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archives.Not on displayEducational purposes: YesThe entryways to both chambers were poorly preserved and the blocking stones were both missing. The south chamber was roughly round in shape. The...
Donated to the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum by Frank and Joan Mount who collected these artifacts while living and traveling in the Middle East in the 1960s.Educational purposes: Yes
Tomb #A 79WOn display: Yes at the Musee Royaux d’Art et HistoireEducational purposes: Yes
Tomb #G2:Excavated in 1977On DisplayEducational purposes: YesCorrespondence from 1972-1973 between the British Museum and The Museum of Art and Archaeology at the University of Missouri indicates a transfer of a tomb group from Missouri to the British Museum. There is no information referring to a specific tomb group just to pots from Bab adh-Dhra’ excavated in 1965...
Tomb #A 5SShaft tomb with 2 chambers13 pots and 2 basalt bowls: $297 [1]Lapp, Nancy. 1977. Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archives.Not on displayEducational purposes: YesThe blocking stone of this chamber had fallen and the entry could only be estimated. The floor of the chamber contained a thin...
Tomb #A 65W13 pots and 1 basalt bowl: $272 [1]Lapp, Nancy. 1977. Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR ArchivesOn display: Yes. In a coffee table display recreating the original placement of the tomb contents at the McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago ILEducational purposes: YesThe shaft tomb A 65...
Tomb #A 66 Shaft tomb Early EB IA 23 pots and 1 basalt bowl: $462[1]Lapp, Nancy. 1977. Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archives. Images of the Tomb Group on display at Christ Seminary-Seminex, St. Louis Missouri Not on display Educational purposes: Yes A robber pit just east of the central shaft...
Tomb #A 68S19 pots, one stone vase: $386[1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to Claremont School of Theology for $368On display/Present Location: No, Graduate Department Storage, Claremont School of TheologyEducational...
Tomb #A 11One of the earliest tombs excavatedMost likely looted23 pots: $437[1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to Bethel Theological SeminaryOn display/Present Location: Unknown, Bethel Theological SeminaryEducational...
Newsletter: October 2011 Tomb Groups:A 6E; A 6N;A 53; A 54;A 81E; A 81N;A 81S; C 1;A 51; A 21W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, JerusalemNow housed with the Department of Antiquities, Amman, JordanA 6E and A 6N shaft tombsThe relationship between tombs A 6E and A 6N was unclear.A 53 charnel houseLooted at some point. Looters tunneled into the...
Tomb #A 6yN10 pots and 1 stone vase: $215[1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to Western Theological SeminaryOn display/Present Location: No, Western Theological SeminaryEducational purposes: No, in storageTomb group A 67N...
Tomb #A 65E A 65 E was formerly known as A 65N 12 pots: $228[1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago IL Sold to Wesley Theological Seminary On display/Present Location: Some, Wesley Theological Seminary Educational purposes: Yes...
Tomb #A 82SW15 pots: $285[1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to Wartburg Theological SeminaryOn display/Present Location: No, UnknownEducational purposes: NoTomb A 82SW was part of shaft tomb A 82, with an enlarged top and...
Tomb #A 70/A 73/C 3/C 714 pots and 1 vase: $291[1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to University of MissouriOn display/Present Location: No, University of MissouriEducation purposes: Only for requested scholarly...
Spencer Museum Archival Docs Spencer Museum of Art, Jordanian Potteryfrom Bab edh-Dhra Tomb Group EB I A10Spencer Museum of Art, Jordanian Pottery from Bab edh-Dhra Tomb Group EB I A10Tomb Group A10 at the University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art was a gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Hay Bechtel in honor of Helen Foresman Spencer, courtesy of the Department of Antiquities...
Tomb #A 45One of the earliest tombs; made in the establishing stages of the cemetery21 pots: $399[1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to Trinity Lutheran SeminaryOn display/Present Location: Yes, Seminary Library Trinity...
Tomb #A 71SOne of the larger tomb groups46 pots: $874[1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to McGill UniversityOn display/Present Location: Yes, The Redpath Museum at McGill UniversityEducational purposes: Yes (? People have...
Tomb #A 82SEPart of A 82Located right next to A 85 (same time period because pottery was similar)19 pots, one vase: $386 [1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to Lowie Museum of University of California originally, then sold...
Tomb #A 68NA 68 Found while another tomb group was being excavatedA 68 was a charnel house5 parts of A 68, including A 68N.23 pots and one vase: $462 (Lapp, 1977) [1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to Anderson College (Now...
Tomb Groups: Housed at the Citadel Museum, Amman and in the Department of Antiquities storage facilities A 1; A 3; A 4; A 5E; A 7E; A 13; A 20; A 21; A 41; A 42; A 43; A 46; A 47; A51; A 52; A 65S; A 68E; A 68SE; A 68W; A 69; A 71N ; A 71W; A 76E; A 76W; A 77; A 82E; A 82E; A 83; A 84; A 85; C 2; C 4; C 5; C 6; D 1 Learn more about the Bab adh-Dhra` settlement and...
Tomb #A 67E10 pots: $1901[1]Correspondence from Nancy Lapp to ASOR Corporation Representatives 1977, 058 Lapp-ASOR December 1977, ASOR Archival, Department of Anthropology, DePaul University, Chicago ILSold to Baylor UniversityPresent Location: On DisplayEducational purposes: YesTomb group A 67E is an interesting case because, unlike most of the other tomb groups, it...