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Archaeology of the landscape in the region of Gadara/Jordan 2001 – 2020
Der Tall Zira´a 2009
In the coming years, the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (GPIA), in cooperation with the Biblical Archaeological Institute Wuppertal (BAI) as well as with other scholars and scientific institutions, will explore the lower section of the Wadi el-‛Arab. After the BAI started the archaeological explorations in 2001, the GPIA institutes in Amman and Jerusalem began to participate in the project in 2004 and 2006, respectively.
The aim is to explore the diverse civilisations, spanning 8,000 years in the history of humankind, in this geopolitically important wadi, which is attractive not only because of its landscape but also because it served as an important link between the Mediterranean and Transjordan. The most significant site in the Wadi el-‛Arab is Tall Zira‛a (geographic coordinates: 211 940/225 180). The tall measures 300x300 m in diameter; its highest point is located at 17 m below sea level.
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