2008 Season at Tall al-’Umayri and Subsequent Studies

Larry G. Herr is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at Burman University.Douglas R. Clark is Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Near Eastern Archaeology at La Sierra University.Lawrence T. Geraty is Associate Director of the Center for Near Eastern Archaeology at La Sierra University.Monique Roddy is Associate Professor of History and Codirector of the Honors Program at Walla Walla University.

• Dedication to Suha and Gary HuffakerStratum Chart for Tall al-ʿUmayriList of FiguresPART ONE: OVERVIEWChapter 1: “An Overview of the 2008 Season of the Madaba Plains Project at Tall al-ʿUmayri”—Larry G. HerrChapter 2: “Excavation and Cumulative Results, 1984 to 2008 Seasons”—Larry G. HerrPART TWO: TALL AL-ʿUMAYRIChapter 3: “Field A: Iron I and Iron II Buildings”—Robert D. Bates and Larry G. HerrChapter 4: “Fields B and N: The Northwest Sector”—Kent V. BramlettChapter 5: “Field H: The Southwestern Sector”—Monique D. RoddyChapter 6: “Field L: The Southcentral Edge of the Site”—David C. Hopkins, Mary Petrina Boyd, and Larry G. HerrChapter 7: “Field M: The Central Top of the Tell”—Aren S. LaBiancaPART THREE: SUBSEQUENT STUDIESChapter 8: “The Pottery”—Larry G. HerrChapter 9: “Collar Rim Store Jar Manufacturing Techniques, Pre-fire Markings, Repair Holes, Reshaped Sherds, and Other Features of Pottery Excavated at Tall al-ʿUmayri, 2008”—Gloria LondonChapter 10: “The Objects and Artifacts”—Douglas R. ClarkChapter 11: “Tall ad-Drayjat Hinterland Excavations, 1989”—Larry G. Herr, with Randall W. Younker and Paul J. RayChapter 12: “The Excavation and Field Analysis of a Late Human Skeleton Found at Tall al-ʿUmayri, Jordan, in July 2008”—Julie L. CormackChapter 13: “Descriptive Analysis of Isolated Human Skeletal Fragments Found at Tall al-ʿUmayri, Jordan”—Julie L. CormackChapter 14: “The Development of the Collared Pithos on the Central Plateau of Transjordan during the Iron Age”—Larry G. Herr