Area Z, Khirbat Nuqayb al-Asaymir

3D Model

Area Z is one of the largest buildings at Khirbat Nuqayb al-Asaymir in Faynan. Of the five excavation areas at the site, Area Z was the only one with evidence of multiple strata, or levels, both dating to the early 13th century AD. In its earlier phase, the building was a dining hall or other public building, perhaps the site’s main gathering area. In the later phase, the building was enclosed by extending its walls, and bins were built along the interior walls to convert it for use as a metallurgical workshop.

Photography and model by Matthew D. Howland.

Further reading: Jones, Ian W. N., Kathleen C. Bennallack, Aaron Gidding, Mohammad Najjar, and Thomas E. Levy. 2022. “Islamic Faynān: The Settlement History of a Mining Region in Southern Jordan between the 7th and 19th Centuries AD.” In Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan XIV, 653-667. Amman: Department of Antiquities of Jordan.

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