Dates of Excavation: 27 April-13 June 1999
Description of Excavation
The Tafila-Busayra Archaeological Survey (TBAS) is a three year project (1999-2001). It attempts to connect, both geographically and chronologically, with the work of the Wadi al-Hasa Archaeological Survey (WHS)(1979-1983) and the Southern Ghors and Northeast ëArabah Archaeological Survey (SGNAS)(1985-1986). This it will survey an area of ca. 480 square km in the region from just west of Tafila and Busayra to Jurf ad-Darwish in the east. This area represents the territory immediately to the south and east respectively of that which the WHS and SGNAS covered.
Director:
Dr. Burton MacDonald, St. Francis Xavier University
Contact Person: Dr. Burton MacDonald, Department of Religious Studies, P.O. Box 5000, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 2W5 CANADA
E-mail: bmacdona@stfx.ca
Web site: http://www.stfx.ca/people.bmacdona/tbasweb/welcome.htm
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