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The Digital Archaeological Atlas of the Holy Land

 


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DAAHL Site Record for Libb:

DAAHL SITE #: 353100517
ELEVATION: 696
SITE NAME: Khirbet Libb
LATITUDE: 31.60630
LONGITUDE: 35.76130
NOTES: Libb is situated on a large oblong khirbat oriented on a southwest-northeast axis and located approximately 13 kilometers south of the modern town of Madaba. The population of the modern town is about 10,000. The site appears to be positioned atop two terraces, with the Wadi Libb located to the north and east. Numerous cisterns are located within the site boundaries, which are used for the collection of water in winter during the rainy season. Surrounded by low sloping hills, the site sits in a fertile valley located on the southwest edge of the Madaba Plain, virtually in a bowl-shaped landform. At the time of the survey, olive trees, fig trees, tunas, and grapes were observed growing in the fields that surround the site. Grain crops are rotated through fields in the area, which are sometimes left fallow. Large exposures of limestone bedrock are also present along the slope of the khirbat. The site was surveyed by the Tell Madaba Archaeological Project in 2000 and 2001. Elevation determined from Google Earth at highest point on the site. Elevation from Google Elevation Service.

Site Components:
PERIOD FEATURE TYPE SIZE (ha) DESCRIPTION
Unspecified Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Unspecified Village Site (No Fortifications) 0
Unspecified Cave / Rockshelter 0
Unspecified Other / Unspecified Structure or Wall Foundations 0
Unspecified Agricultural Terrace/Plot 0
Unspecified Cistern
Iron I Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Iron I Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Iron IIa/b Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Iron IIa/b Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Iron IIc Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Iron IIc Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Nabatean Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Nabatean Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Roman Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Roman Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Byzantine Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Byzantine Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Islamic Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Islamic Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Umayyad Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Umayyad Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Abbasid Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Abbasid Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Ayubid/Mamluk Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Ayubid/Mamluk Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Mamluk Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Mamluk Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Ottoman Sherd / Flint Scatter 0
Ottoman Multi-Period Stratified Site (Tell or Khirbet)
Ottoman Village Site (No Fortifications) 0
Site Pictures:
DESCRIPTION THUMBNAIL
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Late Ottoman building at Libb - looking North Photo by: S. Savage. Photo Date: 2000-08-08. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010, Stephen H. Savage. All rights reserved..
Closeup of Late Ottoman building at Libb - looking North Photo by: S. Savage. Photo Date: 2000-08-08. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010, Stephen H. Savage. All rights reserved..
Late Ottoman building at Libb - looking Northeast Photo by: S. Savage. Photo Date: 2000-08-08. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010, Stephen H. Savage. All rights reserved..
Late Ottoman building at Libb - looking West Photo by: S. Savage. Photo Date: 2000-08-08. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010, Stephen H. Savage. All rights reserved..
Late Ottoman building at Libb - looking Southwest Photo by: S. Savage. Photo Date: 2000-08-08. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010, Stephen H. Savage. All rights reserved..
Closeup of doorway and window of Late Ottoman building at Libb - looking North Photo by: S. Savage. Photo Date: 2000-08-08. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010, Stephen H. Savage. All rights reserved..
Late Ottoman building at Libb - looking Southwest Photo by: S. Savage. Photo Date: 2000-08-08. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010, Stephen H. Savage. All rights reserved..
Late Ottoman building at Libb - looking Southeast Photo by: S. Savage. Photo Date: 2000-08-08. Copyright: Copyright (c) 2010, Stephen H. Savage. All rights reserved..

Condition Report: 1993-09-04
OVERALL CONDITION: No Information
OVERALL RATING: Site Destroyed (Excavation impossible)
CUMULATIVE RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
SEVERITY OF RISK: Unknown
DATE VISITED: 1993-09-04
ENTERED BY: HA
DATE ENTERED: 1993-09-04
Disturbances in this Condition Report:
DISTURBANCE: Agricultural Use (General)
RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
TIMING: Unknown
DISTURBANCE: Threshing Floor
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: Road Work
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: Threshing Floor
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: Bulldozing
RISK: Unknown / Not Noted
TIMING: Unknown

 
References:
REFERENCE: BRUENNOW R. & VON DOMASZEWSKI A.1904
TITLE: Die Provincia Arabia auf Grund Zweier in den Jahren 1897 und 1898 unternommenen Reisen und der Berichte fruherer Reisender, 3 vols. , Strassburg.
REFERENCE: GLUECK N.1933a
TITLE: Explorations in Eastern Palestine I , Philadelphia. (ASOR 14 =EEP 1)