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Khirbet al-Mafjar: New Excavations and Hypotheses for an Umayyad Monument
Khirbet al-Mafjar is an Islamic monument near Jericho, famous for its mosaics, statues and stuccos of the Umayyad period. The site was excavated in the 1930s and 1940s. New excavations called the Jericho Mafjar Project are a joint venture by the Palestinian department and the University of Chicago. The present article demonstrates the process of hypothesis and excavations employed in the course of this research. The most recent season in 2015 found a new data set using remote sensing techniques. This new information has produced a new hypothesis on a Roman occupation, presented from different perspectives.
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Khirbat al-Mafjar and Its Place in the Archaeological Heritage of Palestine
Khirbat al-Mafjar is a well-known Umayyad palace complex located near Jericho. The monument is one of the most important cultural symbols of early Islamic archaeology in Palestine. This article discusses the site's initial association with the caliphate of Walid ibn Yazid in light of new excavations. Recent discoveries suggest the existence of an early Islamic agricultural estate and the potential for a new understanding of early Islamicqusuror proto-urban settlements.
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Jerusalem and the Beginnings of the Islamic City
The idea of Jerusalem was fundamental in the earliest formulation of Islam, a part of the Abrahamic faith begun in the Hijaz during the early 7th century C.E. The Muslim conquests of Byzantine territory brought the Arab population to the Holy City (al-Quds) and possession of the Temple Mount (the Haram al-Sharif). The religious importance of this occupation was expressed in the building of a mosque and a shrine. While economic and administrative aspects are elements that define the foundation of an Islamic city, it was these ritual aspects that made Jerusalem the first and most important Islamic city after
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