Tafila-Busayra Archaeological Survey 1999-2001, West-central Jordan

Burton MacDonald is a professor in the Department of Religious Studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. MacDonald has written a variety of books and scholarly articles about the archaeology, history and biblical importance of Jordan.

• List of Figures List of Tables List of Lithic Drawings List of Architectural Drawings List of Photos List of Contributors Archaeological Periods and Dates Abbreviations and Symbols Acknowledgments 1. Introduction   Burton MacDonald 2. Regional Geological Setting of the Tafila, Busayra, and Jurf ad-Darawish Areas   Khaled Moumani 3. Exploring Prehistoric Land-Use Patterns in the Tafila-Busayra Survey Ares   Michael P. Neeley 4. Settlement Patterns during the Neolithic-Islamic Periods in the Tafila-Busayra Survey Area   Burton MacDonald 5. Trend Surfaces: From Site Location and Random Square, Pottery-Count Data   Burton MacDonald and Marcy Rockman 6. Random Square Descriptions (Zones 1,2,3, and Busayra)   Burton MacDonald, Larry G. Herr, and Michael P. Neeley 7. Site Descriptions (1-290)   Burton MacDonald, Larry G. Herr, and Michael P. Neeley 8. Summary and Conclusions   Burton MacDonald Appendices: 1. Two "Recycled" Inscriptions from the Tafila-Busayra Archaeological Survey   Traianos Gagos 2. TBAS Material Culture References Indices