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Location

Jordan, Thughrat ‘Uşfūr
geo:32.331818,35.911335

Period or year

not yet provided

Classification

industry
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Thughrat ‘Usfur A

data access 40853

See:

Nizar Abu-Jaber, Catreena Hamarneh, Documentation and Protection of the Quarries of Gerasa in: Levant 2013 Vol.45/1, pp. 57-68
Nizar Abu-Jaber, Ziad al Saad and Nihad Smadi: The quarryscapes of Gerasa (Jarash), Jordanin: in: Geological Survey of Norway Special Publication 12, pp. 67-75- http://www.ngu.no/upload/publikasjoner/Special%20publication/SP12_s67-75.pdf

Relevant museums

Archeologisch museum van Amman
Het oude archeologische museum van Jordanië.
Jordan, Amman
Amman, Jordan Museum
The new historical museum of Jordan; substantial archaeological collection.
Jordan, Amman

Nearby sites

Thughrat ‘Usfur B
Ancient quarry of Gerasa. Thughrat ‘Usfur/Usfor B. Asfur/Asfour.
Jordan, Thughrat ‘Uşfūr
Khirbet el Kibdeh
Iron age settlement & enclosure.
Jordan, Thughrat ‘Uşfūr
Roman Rd
Roman Rd
Jordan, Khirbat ash Shawāhid
Majjar Quarry
Al Majjar quaary
Jordan, Jarash

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2017-04-11) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
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Suggested citation: Elżbieta , Thughrat ‘Usfur A. https://vici.org/vici/40853, accessed 2026-11-06.