Papers by Micaela Sinibaldi
Palestine Exploration Quarterly, Oct 1, 2023
A report on the results of the first set of C14 analyses from the two mosques of Baydha, funded b... more A report on the results of the first set of C14 analyses from the two mosques of Baydha, funded by a grant of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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The Beidha Documentation Project: The Mosques, 2023
Beidha is a part of the Petra National Park. This project uncovered the remains of two mosques an... more Beidha is a part of the Petra National Park. This project uncovered the remains of two mosques and these are documented here.
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Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 155:4, 358-361 , 2023
A brief report on preliminary C14 analyses carried out by the Islamic Baydha Project at the two m... more A brief report on preliminary C14 analyses carried out by the Islamic Baydha Project at the two mosques of Baydha, funded by a grant of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
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The Beidha Documentation Project, 2024
Beidha lies within the Petra National Park. This project uncovered a Nabataean Hall that had been... more Beidha lies within the Petra National Park. This project uncovered a Nabataean Hall that had been converted to a church in the Byzantine era. In addition, this paper includes sections on medieval ceramics, a Greek inscription, a Nabataean tomb, and observations on the presence of the Crusaders at Beidha.
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Beidha Documentation Project, 2023
Beidha lies within the Petra Archaeological Park. The area of Beidha called Um-Qssa East contains... more Beidha lies within the Petra Archaeological Park. The area of Beidha called Um-Qssa East contains a complex water system that includes several cisterns including one of the largest open air cisterns in the region. Additionally, a monumental Nabataean Hall is documented.
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Beidha Documentation Project: Siq al-Amti, 2023
Beidha lies within the Petra Archaeological Park. The area of Beidha known as Siq al-Amti or Amti... more Beidha lies within the Petra Archaeological Park. The area of Beidha known as Siq al-Amti or Amti Canyon is documented. The remains include a large square building which is approached by awidewalkway. Also in the canyon are two wine presses, a dam, a triclinium, and the largest covered cistern in the area.
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This paper documents the partial excavation of two medieval mosques at Beidha in Jordan within th... more This paper documents the partial excavation of two medieval mosques at Beidha in Jordan within the Petra Archeological Park.
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Archaeology in Jordan, 2022
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Levant, 2022
This paper presents the results of a study of the 12th-century Crusader Lordship of Transjordan a... more This paper presents the results of a study of the 12th-century Crusader Lordship of Transjordan and discusses the traditional view that the principal role of this region was that of frontier of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The possibility of applying the concept of frontier to Transjordan is discussed in the context of a debate on the relationship between frontiers and castles, and of the conclusions obtained from the analysis of settlement patterns of this case study. On the basis of the documentary and archaeological data reviewed here, it is argued that the lordship had several roles, including military, political, economic and social, that were of crucial importance for the entire kingdom, to which it was tightly connected. Simply seeing the lordship and its castles as defining a frontier is not only incorrect, but also fails to reflect this region’s complexity and identity. Additionally, it is demonstrated that the common understanding that Transjordan was an isolated and peripheral region needs to be modified; instead, the elements of continuity with the rest of the kingdom were numerous and significant, to the point that several important socio-economic, military and strategic aspects of the kingdom depended largely on the existence of the Lordship of Transjordan.
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Archaeology in Jordan 2: 2018-2019, American Center of Oriental Research, 2020
A report on work undertaken by the Islamic Baydha Project during the 2018–2019 seasons.
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Micaela Sinibaldi (2019) The IslamicBaydhaProject, Baydha (Petra Region), season 2018, Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 151:3-4, 252-255,, 2019
A summary report of the excavations of the Islamic Baydha Project, season 2018.
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Archaeology in Jordan, ACOR Newsletter, seasons 2016-2017, edited by J. D. M. Green, B.A. Porter and C.P. Shelton, 2018., 2018
The summary results of the Islamic Baydha Project, seasons 2016 and 2017 are reported on pages 74... more The summary results of the Islamic Baydha Project, seasons 2016 and 2017 are reported on pages 74-75.
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Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, 2015
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American Journal of Archaeology, 2016
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American Journal of Archaeology, 2017
In three field seasons, between 2010 and 2012, the Brown University Petra Archaeo- logical Projec... more In three field seasons, between 2010 and 2012, the Brown University Petra Archaeo- logical Project (BUPAP) conducted a diachronic archaeological survey of the northern hinterland of Petra, Jordan. While regional reconnaissance has a long history in Jordan, it has rarely been conducted with the “intensive” methodologies today characteristic of projects elsewhere, most proximately in the Mediterranean. Such an approach is ideally suited for the territory north of Petra, the setting for a wide-ranging variety of human activity from the Lower Paleolithic to the present. The survey component of BUPAP, the Petra Area and Wadi Silaysil Survey (or PAWS), covered some 1,000 ha (10 km2), most of which was traversed by closely spaced (10 m) fieldwalking in 1,321 individual survey units. In the course of this work, PAWS recorded patterns in the distribution of tens of thousands of artifacts. In addition, more than 1,000 individual archaeological features were identified and documented; geophysical survey was conducted in several areas; and test excavations were carried out in 10 locations of particular interest. This article provides an overview of the PAWS survey and related activity—discussing motivations, methods, and results—and touches on key issues concerning the long-term human history of the study area.
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Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 2015
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Book chapters by Micaela Sinibaldi
The Pottery of Jordan. A manual. Edited by Jehad Haron and Douglas R. Clark, ACOR and MRAMRP, 2022
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Sinibaldi, M., Karak Castle in the Lordship of Transjordan: Observations on the Chronology of the Crusader-period Fortress, in P. Edbury, D. Pringle and B. Major,“Bridge of Civilisations.” The Near East and Europe c.1100-1300, Oxford, Archaeopress, 2020, 97-114. , 2020
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Link to the volume Bridge of Civilisations:
https://www.oxbowbooks.com/dbbc/bridge-of-civilizations-the-near-east-and-europe-c-1100-1300.html?fbclid=IwAR3z0UnzIWOxL0rqYAVHVoFlL9WBqzTH0AyiQbVSeLGw82d_7KozamIH-DY
Link to the volume Bridge of Civilisations:
https://www.oxbowbooks.com/dbbc/bridge-of-civilizations-the-near-east-and-europe-c-1100-1300.html?fbclid=IwAR3z0UnzIWOxL0rqYAVHVoFlL9WBqzTH0AyiQbVSeLGw82d_7KozamIH-DY
co-edited with Micaela Sinibaldi, Balazs Major and Jennifer A Thompson
projects elsewhere, most proximately in the Mediterranean. Such an approach is ideally
suited for the territory north of Petra, the setting for a wide-ranging variety of human activity from the Lower Paleolithic to the present. The survey component of BUPAP, the Petra Area and Wadi Silaysil Survey (or PAWS), covered some 1,000 ha (10 km2), most
of which was traversed by closely spaced (10 m) fieldwalking in 1,321 individual survey units. In the course of this work, PAWS recorded patterns in the distribution of tens of thousands of artifacts. In addition, more than 1,000 individual archaeological features were identified and documented; geophysical survey was conducted in several areas; and test excavations were carried out in 10 locations of particular interest. This article provides an overview of the PAWS survey and related activity—discussing motivations, methods, and results—and touches on key issues concerning the long-term human history of the study area.
A summary of the first results of the Islamic Baydha Project and the Late Islamic Baydha Project, directed by Micaela Sinibaldi, and of the archaeological research conducted at Baydha through the years by several other teams.
By Sarah Toth Stub, published on Archaeology Magazine, November/December 2019 issue.