The Origins, Development and Practice of Economic and Social Strategies in the Middle East from Earliest Times to the Modern Day Excavations at Wadi Faynan 16, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic A Site in Southern Jordan

Abstract

Following the large structure identifi ed in 2009 and reported in last year’s Bulletin, our main priority this year was to see if we could excavate this structure in its entirety. We also had a number of other important tasks, including trying to excavate a sample of the other buildings we had exposed in the previous seasons. Our 2010 season was the last of the three seasons currently funded by the AHRC, so we were very aware of deadlines and the possibility we might not be able to return for quite a while. Once again, we were pleased that almost all of our team were able to return to the excavation — and that once again Mohammad was able to escape to come and dig full-time with us.