Chronology and Strategic Significance of the Hilltop Fortress, Umm Tawabin in Jordan: Some Conclusions from the 2015-2018 Survey and Excavations by the Ghor As-Safi Project

Abstract

Umm Tawabin (‘Mother of Bread Ovens’ in Arabic) is a large fortress overlooking the Wadi ‘Arabah and southern Dead Sea in Jordan. From the time of its discovery by a Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF...