Social Complexity in Northern Jordan

Settlement Patterns in the First Millennium BCE through Archaeological Survey and Excavation

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

AvMarta Lorenzon,Melis Uzdurum,Paula Gheorghiade,Antti Lahelma

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This open access investigation of Northern Jordan in the first millennium BCE offers new insights into the mechanisms of social complexity, showing how communities adapted to their environments, negotiated power and interacted with their neighbours.The Iron Age Levant is a pivotal period in human history, representing a crucial phase in the evolution of complex societies. This era witnessed the emergence of new political structures, economic systems and cultural expressions that have had a lasting impact on subsequent civilizations. With the focus on Northern Jordan, a region much less studied than the surrounding areas of the Levant, the case studies of Tall Ya’moun and Tall al-Assara present the most recent archaeological excavations and surveys from fortified settlement sites and their surroundings.Individual chapters discuss topics such as observations on architecture, the results of different types of scientific analyses, and detailed analyses of specific artefacts such as pottery, stone vessels and bones. The contributors employ cutting-edge digital and analytical methodologies, such as soil geochemistry, archaeobotany, zooarchaeology, network analysis, GIS and 3D technologies. As a result, this book presents an important step forward in outlining the role of Northern Jordan in the political and cultural map of the Iron Age Levant, and it also sheds light on the origins of many modern cultural and religious practices.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Research Council of Finland.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-10-15
Mått160 x 236 x 16 mm
Vikt480 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor216
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781350521339

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Marta Lorenzon is Academy Research Fellow and docent in archaeology at the University of Helsinki, Finland.Melis Uzdurum is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Cultures at the University of Helsinki, Finland.Paula Gheorghiade is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Social Resilience Lab, University of Aarhus, Denmark. Antti Lahelma is University Lecturer and docent in archaeology at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

List of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsPart I: Framing Complexity in Northern Jordan1. Introduction Antti Lahelma (University of Helsinki, Finland), Maher Tarboush (Yarmouk University, Jordan), Marta Lorenzon (University of Helsinki, Finland), Stefan L. Smith (Leibniz-Zentrum für Archaologie (LEIZA), Germany) and Paula Kouki (Hamina Museum, Finland)2. Complexity and Networks During the First Millennium in Northern Jordan Dries Daems (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Paula Gheorghiade (University of Aarhus, Denmark)Part II: Regional Connectivity3. Tracing Connections: Pottery Typologies from Northern Jordan Paula Gheorghiade (University of Aarhus, Denmark), Stanley Klassen (University of Toronto, Canada), and Dries Daems (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands)4. Archaeometry and Connectivity in Ceramic Technologies Elisabeth Holmqvist (University of Helsinki, Finland) and Ahmed Al-Shorman (Yarmouk University, Jordan)5. Chipped Stone Tool Assemblages in Northern Jordan during Prehistoric and Protohistoric TimesSamuele Mugnai (University of Florence, Italy) and Domenico Lo Vetro (University of Florence, Italy)Part III: Materialities: The Case Study of Tall Ya’moun and Tall al-Assara6. Resilience and Assertion in the Jordanian Highlands Antti Lahelma, Maija Holappa, Saimi Kautonen, Samuel Reinikainen, Anu Ketonen, and Kirsi Valkama (all University of Helsinki, Finland)7. Pottery Traditions: Regionality, Longevity and SpecializationPaula Gheorghiade ((University of Aarhus, Denmark), Stanley Klassen (University of Toronto, Canada), and Dries Daems (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands)8. Environmental Archaeology: Faunal and Floral RemainsMatteo Penco (University of Florence, Italy) and Doga Karakaya (University of Helsinki, Finland)9. Architecture and the Built Environment Marta Lorenzon (University of Helsinki, Finland), Tia Sager (University of Toronto, Canada), Keenan Drake (Archaeologist and cultural resource manager), and Benjamín Cutillas-Victoria (University of Madrid, Spain)Part IV: Synthesis10. Pathways of Social Complexity: Evidence from Northern Jordan during the First Millennium BCE Melis Uzdurum and Antti Lahelma (both University of Helsinki, Finland)Part V: Community Outreach and Preservation11. Local Heritage, Unauthorised Excavation, and Community Engagement in Northern Jordan Ahed al-Smadi (Yarmouk University, Jordan), Päivi Miettunen (University of Helsinki, Finland), Rick Bonnie (University of Helsinki, Finland), Ali Khwaileh (Yarmouk University, Jordan), and Mohammed Shunnaq (Yarmouk University, Jordan)12. Towards Future Research Marta Lorenzon (University of Helsinki, Finland), Paula Gheorghiade (University of Aarhus, Denmark),and Hussein Al-Sababha (Yarmouk University, Jordan)Index