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Recent wadi surveys shed additional light on the prehistoric occupation of the central Azraq Basin, Jordan
ID Beller, Jeremy A. (Author), ID Craig, Caitlin (Author), ID O'Neil, Holly (Author), ID Richardson, Sarah J. (Author), ID Collard, Mark (Author)

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Abstract
The Azraq Basin in Jordan’s eastern desert features Qa’ Azraq, a seasonally flooded mudflat, and a spring-fed wetland complex that was vital for hominin populations in prehistory. A recent survey focused on prehistoric lithic artefacts along wadis draining into Qa’ Azraq, yielding over 900 artefacts. The chronologically diagnostic materials mainly originate from four Levantine prehistoric periods: the Lower, Middle, and Upper Palaeolithic, and Neolithic. While many artefact locations align with past findings, new discoveries alter our understanding of the basin’s prehistory. The study concludes with an updated prehistoric overview and recommendations for future fieldwork.

Language:English
Keywords:Pleistocene, Palaeolithic, Acheulean, Levallois, wetlands, desert archaeology
Work type:Article
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:FF - Faculty of Arts
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Year:2025
Number of pages:Str. 246-268
Numbering:Vol. 52
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-180575 This link opens in a new window
ISSN on article:1854-2492
DOI:10.4312/dp.52.19 This link opens in a new window
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Publication date in RUL:11.03.2026
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Title:Documenta Praehistorica
Shortened title:Doc. Praehistor.
Publisher:Oddelek za arheologijo Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani, Oddelek za arheologijo Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani, Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
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Secondary language

Language:Slovenian
Title:Nove raziskave v vadijih pojasnjujejo prazgodovinsko poselitev v osrednjem delu kotline Azraq v Jordaniji
Abstract:
Azraška kotlina v jordanski vzhodni puščavi obsega Qa’ Azraq, sezonsko poplavno blatno ravnico, ter z izviri napajani močvirni kompleks, ki je bil v prazgodovini ključnega pomena za človeške populacije. Med nedavnim terenskim pregledom, osredotočenim na razporeditev prazgodovinskih kamnitih orodij vzdolž vadijev, ki se iztekajo v Qa’ Azraq, je bilo dokumentiranih vel kot 900 najdb. Artefakte lahko kronološko umestimo v štiri prazgodovinska obdobja v Levanti: zgodnji, srednji in pozni paleolitik ter neolitik. Čeprav se številna nova najdišča prekrivajo z že znanimi lokacijami, pa nova odkritja pomembno dopolnjujejo in ponekod spreminjajo dosedanje razumevanje prazgodovinske poselitve. Študijo zaključimo s posodobljenim pregledom prazgodovine območja in s priporočili za nadaljnje terensko raziskovanje.

Keywords:pleistocen, paleolitik, Acheulean, Levallois, močvirja, arheologija puščav

Projects

Funder:Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Funding programme:Postdoctoral fellowship
Project number:756-2020-0674

Funder:Research Council of Norway
Funding programme:Centres of Excellence (SFF)
Project number:262618
Name:Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour
Acronym:SapienCE

Funder:EC - European Commission
Funding programme:H2020
Project number:101034309
Name:Shaping European Research Leaders for Marine Sustainability
Acronym:SEAS

Funder:Canada Research Chairs
Project number:231256

Funder:Canada Foundation for Innovation
Project number:36801

Funder:British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund
Project number:962-805808

Funder:Simon Fraser University

Funder:ACOR
Funding programme:Burton MacDonald and Rosemarie Sampson Fellowship

Funder:ACOR
Funding programme:Jennifer C. Groot Memorial Fellowship

Funder:EC - European Commission
Funding programme:HE
Project number:101052761
Name:Dispersals, resilience, and innovation in Late Pleistocene SE Africa
Acronym:DISPERSALS

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