Shuqayra al-Gharbiyya: A new Early Islamic Compound in Central Jordan

Mu'tah University's Department of Archaeology and Tourism has discovered a new early Islamic building at Shuqayra al-Gharbiyya in south-central Jordan. The large administrative building was constructed during the Umayyad and Abbasid periods in the seventh through ninth centuries ce. The fortified building's design, its well-preserved mosaic floor, and marble architectural features recall the prestigious attributes of early Islamic architecture built throughout the Levant in places such as Qasr al-Kharaneh and Khirbat al-Mafjar. (Résumé de la revue)