International Journal of Archaeology

Volume 9, Issue 1, June 2021

  • The Discovery of the Great Wall of Jordan, Southern Levant

    Mohammed Waheeb

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, June 2021
    Pages: 1-9
    Received: 3 December 2020
    Accepted: 28 December 2020
    Published: 12 January 2021
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    Abstract: Great wall of Jordan also known as Khatt Shebib is a unique ancient wall situated in Southern Jordan near Maan City. The remains of the wall which includes towers, barracks, rooms …etc. are 150 km long from south to north, making it the longest linear archaeological site in southern Levant &in Jordan. The archaeological remains of the wall were fir... Show More
  • On Cleaning Methods and the Raw Radiocarbon Data from the Shroud of Turin

    Larry Schwalbe, Bryan Walsh

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, June 2021
    Pages: 10-16
    Received: 19 February 2021
    Accepted: 5 March 2021
    Published: 12 March 2021
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    Abstract: The Shroud of Turin is a long, narrow strip of linen cloth believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus. The Shroud is unique because faint images of a crucified man are clearly visible on one surface. These body images along with accompanying blood stains have been the subject of scientific inquiry for over a hundred years, yet the process of ... Show More
  • A Novel Method of Archaeological Bronze Identification - Electromagnetic Signatures vs Chemical Composition

    Lucas Braddock Chen

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, June 2021
    Pages: 17-23
    Received: 22 February 2021
    Accepted: 8 March 2021
    Published: 12 March 2021
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    Abstract: Bronze metallurgy was a significant step in human technology and civilization as societies evolved from the Neolithic to the Bronze period and acquired the ability to shape different metals into useful tools. The technology to work with copper and bronze was independently developed across the world and, due to different smelting techniques and loca... Show More
  • A Find of Transoceanic Pottery at Bwejuu Island of the Rufiji Delta and Mafia Island, Tanzania: More Clue to the Elusive Ancient Azania’s Metropolis of Rhapta

    Mandela Peter Ryano, Felix Arkard Chami

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, June 2021
    Pages: 24-33
    Received: 8 January 2021
    Accepted: 31 January 2021
    Published: 7 April 2021
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    Abstract: The island of Bwejuu is one of the islands of the Mafia archipelago on the central coast of Tanzania. It is only 15 km off the Rufiji Delta and its inhabitants carry out cultivation activities on the delta. The Rufiji delta has been considered by several scholars to be the location of the elusive ancient Azania’s metropolis of Rhapta. Past research... Show More