نتائج المرحلة الأولى من المسوحات الأثرية الميدانية في منطقة البادية الأردنية الشمالية

الملخص EN

This Paper dealt with cultural heritage of the Northern Jordanian Badiah, located in the north-eastern part of Jordan, lying NE of al-Mafraq, between latitudes 32º-33º N and longitudes 36º-39º E., by visiting, documenting and studying the cultural features and archaeological remains of this region.

Initial results of this research indicate that this area was populated over a range of archaeological periods, started from the stone ages up to the present.

This area seems to have been populated intensively during certain periods such as (the Nabataean, Roman, Byzantine and The early Islamic periods) by prosperous communities which seem to have created and enjoyed a manageable and comfortable human habitat in this area.

Such an intensive population over different specific periods is an indication of the importance of this area as a bridge between both the northern and southern regions, as well as between the western and eastern regions.