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The Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land

 


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DAAHL Site Record for Ayla:

DAAHL SITE #: 352900018
SIZE: 22000
ELEVATION: 8
SITE NAME: Ayla
LATITUDE: 29.52820
LONGITUDE: 35.00080
NOTES: Elevation from Google Elevation Service.
Alternate Site Names:
MNEMONIC ARTICLE SITE NAME
AQABA / AYLA

Site Components:
PERIOD FEATURE TYPE SIZE (ha) DESCRIPTION
Unspecified Other / Unspecified Structure or Wall Foundations 0
Unspecified Smelting Site / Slag Heap / Dross 0
Unspecified Mosaic / Tesserae / Opus Sectile / Opus Reticulatum 0
Unspecified Latin Inscription 0
Upper Paleolithic Church / Chapel 0
Iron Age Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Persian (Iron III) Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Nabatean Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Nabatean Other / Unspecified Structure or Wall Foundations 0
Nabatean Mine 0
Nabatean Kiln 0
Roman Milestone / Curbstone / Road Marker 0
Roman Latin Inscription 0
Early Roman Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Early Roman Other / Unspecified Structure or Wall Foundations 0
Early Roman Tabun / Oven 0
Early Roman Mine 0
Early Roman Kiln 0
Late Roman Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Late Roman Other / Unspecified Structure or Wall Foundations 0
Late Roman Storage Facility / Silo 0
Late Roman Tabun / Oven 0
Byzantine Fortified Settlement / Structure 0
Byzantine Tower 0
Byzantine Statue / Sculpture / Bas-Relief 0
Byzantine Greek Inscription
Early Byzantine Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Early Byzantine Tower 0
Early Byzantine Church / Chapel 0
Early Byzantine Rock Cut Basin 0
Early Byzantine Aqueduct or Water Channel 0
Early Byzantine Cemetery / Necropolis 0
Early Byzantine Rock-Cut Shaft Tomb/Cave 0
Late Byzantine Tower 0
Late Byzantine Aqueduct or Water Channel 0
Late Byzantine Kiln 0
Umayyad Fortified Settlement / Structure 0
Umayyad Aqueduct or Water Channel 0
Umayyad Kiln 0
Umayyad Kufic Inscription 0
Abbasid Fortified Settlement / Structure 0
Abbasid Mosque / Minaret 0
Abbasid Aqueduct or Water Channel 0
Abbasid Baths / Bathroom 0
Abbasid Storage Facility / Silo 0
Abbasid Tabun / Oven 0
Abbasid Stone Lines / Fences / Enclosures 0
Abbasid Kiln 0
Abbasid/Fatimid Fortified Settlement / Structure 0
Abbasid/Fatimid Mosque / Minaret 0
Abbasid/Fatimid Aqueduct or Water Channel 0
Abbasid/Fatimid Baths / Bathroom 0
Abbasid/Fatimid Storage Facility / Silo 0
Abbasid/Fatimid Tabun / Oven 0
Abbasid/Fatimid Stone Lines / Fences / Enclosures
Abbasid/Fatimid Kiln
Abbasid/Fatimid Frescoes 0
Abbasid/Fatimid Kufic Inscription 0
Fatimid Fortified Settlement / Structure 0
Fatimid Mosque / Minaret 0
Fatimid Aqueduct or Water Channel 0
Fatimid Baths / Bathroom 0
Fatimid Storage Facility / Silo 0
Fatimid Tabun / Oven 0
Fatimid Frescoes 0

Condition Report: 1997-06-04
OVERALL CONDITION: Good
OVERALL RATING: Preservation Imperative
CUMULATIVE RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
SEVERITY OF RISK: Unknown
NOTES: Disturbance also code (22). Oldest church in jordan?end of 3rd cent.-beginning of 4th cent.AD. Dated during season 2000. Coin foound dates to 4th cent.AD.season 2000. An inscription in latin found on a marble piece reads AYLA. Season 2000. (SAAR S
DATE VISITED: 1997-06-04
ENTERED BY: GP/QF.
DATE ENTERED: 1997-06-04
Threats in this Condition Report:
THREAT: Road or Highway (construction)
THREAT SEVERITY: Little or no damage
THREAT: Quarrying
THREAT SEVERITY: Little or no damage
THREAT: Cultivation
THREAT SEVERITY: Little or no damage
THREAT: Erosion - General
THREAT SEVERITY: Severe damage or total loss
THREAT: Construction - General
THREAT SEVERITY: Significant damage
THREAT: Water Control Facility / Structure (operation)
THREAT SEVERITY: Little or no damage
THREAT: Other Development
THREAT SEVERITY: Significant damage
THREAT: Other Human Impacts - Other
THREAT SEVERITY: Little or no damage

Disturbances in this Condition Report:
DISTURBANCE: Deflation
RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
TIMING: Unknown
DISTURBANCE: Road Work
RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
TIMING: Unknown
DISTURBANCE: Construction
RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
TIMING: Unknown

 

Condition Report: 0000-00-00
OVERALL CONDITION: No Information
OVERALL RATING: No Information
CUMULATIVE RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
SEVERITY OF RISK: Unknown
DATE VISITED: 0000-00-00
DATE ENTERED: 0000-00-00
Threats in this Condition Report:
THREAT: Road or Highway (construction)
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Quarrying
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Cultivation
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Erosion - General
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Construction - General
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Water Control Facility / Structure (operation)
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Other Development
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Other Human Impacts - Other
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown

Disturbances in this Condition Report:
DISTURBANCE: Other Disturbances
RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
TIMING: Unknown

 

Condition Report: 0000-00-00
OVERALL CONDITION: No Information
OVERALL RATING: No Information
CUMULATIVE RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
SEVERITY OF RISK: Unknown
DATE VISITED: 0000-00-00
DATE ENTERED: 0000-00-00
Threats in this Condition Report:
THREAT: Road or Highway (construction)
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Quarrying
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Cultivation
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Erosion - General
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Construction - General
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Water Control Facility / Structure (operation)
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Other Development
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown
THREAT: Other Human Impacts - Other
THREAT SEVERITY: Unknown

Disturbances in this Condition Report:
DISTURBANCE: Trench (pipeline, sewage, aquaduct)
RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
TIMING: Unknown

 
References:
REFERENCE: WHITCOMB D.1988
TITLE: A Fatimid Residence at Aqaba, Jordan.
SERIAL NAME: ADAJ 32,p.207-224.
REFERENCE: WHITCOMB D.1989
TITLE: Mahesh Ware: Evidence of Early Abbasid Occupation from SouthernJordan.
SERIAL NAME: ADAJ 33,p.269-286.
REFERENCE: WHITCOMB D.1993
TITLE: The Fourth Gate at Ayla: A Report on the 1992 Excavations at Aqaba.
SERIAL NAME: ADAJ 37,p.533-543.