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Document Details : Title: The Excavation at Tell Abu-Sarbut Subtitle: A Mamluk Village in The Jordan Valley Author(s): STEINER, Margreet Journal: ARAM Periodical Volume: 9 Issue: 1-2 Date: 1997 Pages: 145-151 DOI: 10.2143/ARAM.9.1.2002173 Abstract : Until recently archaeological interest in the Islamic civilizations of the Middle East has focused on their monumental and artistic aspects: on the layout of cities, the architecture of castles and mosques, on texts, and on the fine glazed pottery. The material culture of the villages and the country-side has received hardly any attention. Although it is well known that the Jordan Valley was a thriving agricultural area where many new crops such as indigo and sugar were introduced during the Islamic period, hardly any archaeological information is available on the life of the farmers and their material belongings. |
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