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AMMAN — There are two typical megalithic structures that can be found in Jordan-dolmens and menhirs. Dolmens are a single-chamber megalithic tombs consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a table, or a flat capstone. The name dolmen derives from the Breton language and means a stone table.
Headline Tell Hisban ‘a living laboratory’ of Mamluk periphery — US scholar There has been a boom in studies devoted to the Mamluk period (1250-1517) due to a recent “rural turn” in Islamic archaeology, according to a US archaeologist. Speaking during a webinar titled “The Rural Renaissance of Mamluk Jordan: Tell Hisban in Context” on Thursday, Professor Bethany Walker from the University of Bonn, Germany, said: “The rural turn in Islamic archaeology pushed scholars away from castle sites”. Another reason for the shift is the collaboration between archaeologists and ...