Tell Nimrin — Wadi Shu'eib Mouth
Chalcolithic to Byzantine (4500 BCE–600 CE)·Canaanite·🇯🇴 Jordan Valley, Jordan
About
About Tell Nimrin — Wadi Shu'eib Mouth
Tell Nimrin — Wadi Shu'eib Mouth in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Chalcolithic to Byzantine (4500 BCE–600 CE) tell attributed to Canaanite. Valley tell at Wadi Shu'eib alluvial fan with EB water tunnel. Flanagan: Chalcolithic pits, EB fort with stone foundations and cultic pit.
Why it mattersKey Levantine tell with multi-period stratigraphy informing chronology of the Jordan Valley
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Stratigraphic sequence
- 02Biblical identification debated
Theories
- 01Border fortress model
- 02Trade route control
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. 4500 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic to Byzantine (4500 BCE–600 CE)
- Culture
- Canaanite
- Purpose
- Valley tell at Wadi Shu'eib alluvial fan with EB water tunnel
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1925 CE
Woolley/Petrie survey
On the ground
Structures & features
31.9150° N · 35.6150° E · -250 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Nimrin — Wadi Shu'eib Mouth — Summit Citadel
citadelCitadel or summit fort on tell
31.9151° N · 35.6151° ETell Nimrin — Wadi Shu'eib Mouth — Glacis and Wall Circuit
glacisOuter fortification glacis
31.9148° N · 35.6151° ETell Nimrin — Wadi Shu'eib Mouth — Lower Town / Cemetery
lower townExtension settlement or cemetery
31.9154° N · 35.6148° E