The Wadi Faynan Fourth and Third Millennia Project, 1997: Report on the First Season of Test Excavations at Wadi Faynan 100

AbstractAbstractThis report presents results of a two month test excavation at Wadi Faynan 1OO, an eleven-hectare site in the centre of the valley. Four operations at the edges of the site all revealed in situ remains of the late fourth millennium B.C. (Early Bronze Age I, c. 3500–3000 B.C.) Evidence of Nabataean occupation is also present. The EBI occupation is characterized by rectilinear stone structures, courtyards, outdoor activity areas with pits, fire installations and ephemeral walls. These remains suggest domestic activities, including evidence of metalworking.