Season
Second Season
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Site Names
Hisban, Hesban, Hesbon, Heshbon, Esbus, حسبان, חשבון
Creation Date
7-20-1971
Descriptor Level A
Area F
Descriptor Level B
Square No. T-4
Descriptor Level C
Basket No. 8
Descriptor Level D
Locus No. 4
Description
Obj. Reg. No. 587
Stratum: 09, 10
Material: Iron
Period: Late Arabic (Islamic), Byzantine
Allocated to: AUAM 71.149
Notes: 5 pieces, "b" is broken into 2 making 6 pieces
No measurements; a, b, d about same size (0.5 thick); c + e about 0.3 cm thick.
Very badly rusted
a + b have "knot" perhaps; e has remains of cloth
Notes Reverse: Associated objects:
543 bronze fibula (cruciform); 544 ivory fragment; 559 earring (ring type); 586 tacks; 588 two earrings (gold pen. rings); 590 bead; 591 bead; 593 bronze fibula (cruciform)
Locus list:
Considered a sealed locus
8 individuals buried
2 skulls found in situ, other remains were disturbed by reburials
Locus List Continued:
F:4:5 North balk grave chamber (592 bracelet [ONLY])
F:4:6 Loculus extending from floor eastward (752 incense shovel; 753 earring; 750 earrings; 751 ivory ring (plain))
F:4:7 (759-761 glass bracelets)
AUSS XI p. 124:
Rectangular Shaft Tombs Type 4
Shaft => Capstones => Recesses => Loculi
"Each of the two side recesses contained a grave which was found covered by both dirt and large capstones. Clearance of the south grave revealed that nine bodies had been placed in it, one atop the others, over an extended period of time. 17 [17 ... tomb (disarray) repeatedly opened for secondary burials.] Earrings, bracelets, and two brooch-like ivory fibulae were among the objects associated with the burials. In clearing the north grave chamber the remains of four bodies, two gold earrings, an ivory ring, and a bracelet were found. The east end loculus contained the remains of three skeletons, an incense shovel, two gold earrings, a large copper ring, and part of an iron key." West end - ceiling fall - small skull fragments of young child. "Four glass bracelets were found intact..." Roman date: fibulae + incense shovel. Pottery Byzantine sherds; Tomb cut during Roman period => family tomb into beginning Byzantine.