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Three cemeteries and a Byzantine Church: a ritual landscape at Yasieleh, Jordan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2015

Abdulla Al-Shorman
Abdulla Al-Shorman*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Yarmouk University, Jordan (Email: [email protected])
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Abstract

The Byzantine period in Jordan represents a dramatic change in landscape from the Roman period that preceded it. In this case study the author shows how a sixth century Byzantine church was surrounded by three cemeteries which reflected and maintained the social ranks of the congregation and their different roles in agricultural production.

Keywords

Yasielehlandscape archaeologyJordanburialsmortuary practice
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Research
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Antiquity , Volume 78 , Issue 300 , June 2004 , pp. 306 - 313
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2004

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