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 blocking stone was a small slab plastered with several medium-sized stones into the entry. The chamber was an irregular rectangle shape with angular walls on all three sides. [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 The human remains in the center of the chamber had traces of a mat impression, with three skulls lined to the left of the pile and 4 ceramic vessels and macehead stacked against the wall. The disarticulated pile was neater than usual with the long bones laid parallel across the pile. 2 of the 3 skulls were almost complete. Most of the 44 ceramic vessels are intact, and take various forms and sizes, including bowls, jars and juglets, many of which are burnished with a red slip. The majority are not decorated, although some do have a single incised band just below the rim [2]Jamieson, Andrew and Gemma Lee. 2020. Bab adh-Dhra’ Tomb A 72 South, Jordan: Object Biography and Object-Based Learning. Ancient Near Eastern Studies (57): 313-336.
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| ↑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 Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. |
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| ↑2 | Jamieson, Andrew and Gemma Lee. 2020. Bab adh-Dhra’ Tomb A 72 South, Jordan: Object Biography and Object-Based Learning. Ancient Near Eastern Studies (57): 313-336. |