Beidha — Nabataean Small Petra Extension Neolithic Tell
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (7000–6500 BCE) then Nabataean Little Petra·PPNB then Nabataean·🇯🇴 Ma'an Governorate, Jordan
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About Beidha — Nabataean Small Petra Extension Neolithic Tell
Beidha — Nabataean Small Petra Extension Neolithic Tell in Ma'an Governorate, Jordan is a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (7000–6500 BCE) then Nabataean Little Petra tell attributed to PPNB then Nabataean. Twin tells at Beidha: PPNB village 7000 BCE with earliest stone houses and later Nabataean siq at Little Petra. Kirkbride Beidha PPNB early village with naviform cores and houses before Petra nabataeans.
Why it mattersKey Negev–Anatolian highland site
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Desert agriculture technology
- 02Roman frontier model
Theories
- 01Incense trade water management
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. 7000 BCE village; Nabataean 50 CE
- Period
- Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (7000–6500 BCE) then Nabataean Little Petra
- Culture
- PPNB then Nabataean
- Purpose
- Twin tells at Beidha: PPNB village 7000 BCE with earliest stone houses and later Nabataean siq at Little Petra
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 7000 BCE village; Nabataean 50 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Systematic survey
On the ground
Structures & features
30.3700° N · 35.4400° E · 1100 m · 3 mapped features
Beidha — Nabataean Small Petra Extension Neolithic Tell — High Tell Summit
summitSummit with buildings
30.3701° N · 35.4401° EBeidha — Nabataean Small Petra Extension Neolithic Tell — Lower Slopes
slopeLower settlement slopes
30.3698° N · 35.4402° EBeidha — Nabataean Small Petra Extension Neolithic Tell — Fortification Glacis
glacisGlacis
30.3704° N · 35.4398° E