Tombs

Tomb 30:

           Tomb 30 is a horizontal shaft tomb that is 1,795 mm long, 552 mm wide, and 945 mm in height.  Scattered skeletal fragments indicate two adults, one aged 20 to 35 and the other aged 35 to 50 years.  The tomb contained one glass shard and modern trash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomb 31:

           Tomb 28 is a horizontal shaft tomb, with a stone cut grave in the floor.  Length is 890 mm, width is 620 mm, and height is 1,190 mm.  Skeletal fragments indicate a child aged 8 to 11 years.  The tomb contained no artifacts but did contain modern trash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomb 32:

           Tomb 29 is a horizontal shaft tomb that is 2,000 mm long, 700 mm wide, and 1,000 mm in height.  The tomb was robbed-out but did contain skeletal fragments, 2 glass shards, and modern trash.

Text Box: University of Arkansas Department of Anthropology


Yarmouk University Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology


The Department of Antiquities of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan











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