'No parallel in region' for central Jordan Iron Age site — Canadian archaeologist
AMMAN — Hirbet Atarus is a small Iron Age site located in central Jordan, some 14km northwest from Dhiban and 4km east from Machaerus fortress.The temple is now described as three parallel rooms that measure 353 sq.m. and fronting on a courtyard. “There is no parallel in the region” for a temple with such rooms, noted Canadian archaeologist, Professor Emerita Michele Daviau,