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Abila of the Decapolis is the largest Graeco-Roman city in Jordan with a tremendous wealth of funerary remains, and thus has the potential to improve our understanding of ancient culture and mobility. This is the first comprehensive synthesis of burial types, practices, and evidence for societal collapse in the growing field of bioarchaeology of Jordan. The book provides a comprehensive descriptive catalogue of the tombs and classification of tomb types, documented by over a hundred plans and 3D reconstructions. It also presents a model to explain the decline of Abila at the end of the Byzantine period. It will be a unique source for students and researchers interested in the funerary architecture and bioarchaeology of the classical period (Greek, Roman, and Byzantine). Abila of the Decapolis is the largest Graeco-Roman city in Jordan with a tremendous wealth of funerary remains, and thus has the potential to improve our understanding of ancient culture and mobility. This is the first comprehensive synthesis of burial types, practices, and evidence for societal collapse in the growing field of bioarchaeology of Jordan. The book provides a comprehensive descriptive catalogue of the tombs and classification of tomb types, documented by over a hundred plans and 3D reconstructions. It also presents a model to explain the decline of Abila at the end of the Byzantine period. It will be a unique source for students and researchers interested in the funerary architecture and bioarchaeology of the classical period (Greek, Roman, and Byzantine). Abdulla Al-Shorman is a bioarchaeologist and a civil engineer who has applied his knowledge of construction, design, and technical drawing to understand the architecture of ancient tombs and devise appropriate tomb typologies. His expertise in biological and forensic anthropology has developed his knowledge in archaeothanatology and archaeology, which bears fruit in this book. He currently a faculty member at the Department of Anthropology at Yarmouk University in Jordan. PREFACE 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 8 ABILA OF THE DECAPOLIS 17 THE NECROPOLIS OF ABILA AND TOMB TYPES 22 TOMB TYPE IA 24 TOMB TYPE IB 25 TOMB TYPE II 25 TOMB TYPE III 25 TOMB TYPE IV 26 TOMB TYPE VA 26 TOMB TYPE VB 26 TOMB TYPE VC 27 TOMB TYPE VD 27 TOMB TYPE VI 27 TOMB TYPE VII 27 TOMB TYPE VIII 27 TOMB TYPE IX 28 TOMB TYPE X 28 TOMB TYPE XI 28 DESCRIPTION OF ABILA TOMBS 41 BURIAL PRACTICES AT ABILA 73 CHRONOLOGY 73 CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF TOMBS 74 BURIAL PRACTICES 75 THE SKELETAL REMAINS 80 THE FALL OF ABILA 87 THE FALL OF THE BYZANTINE JORDAN 88 THE FALL OF ABILA OF THE DECAPOLIS 91 BEYOND THE TOMBS 92 ABILA: THE WHOLE STORY 96 PLANS OF TYPE IA 100 PLANS OF TYPE IB 137 PLANS OF TYPE II 142 PLANS OF TYPE III 158 PLANS OF TYPE IV 170 PLANS OF TYPE VA 186 PLANS OF TYPE VB 190 PLANS OF TYPE VC 212 PLANS OF TYPE VD 219 PLANS OF TYPE VI 221 PHOTO OF TYPE VIII 224 PLANS OF TYPE IX 225 TOMB TYPE X- COLUMBARIA 228 TOMB TYPE XI 228 PHOTOGRAPHS 233 REFERENCES 237 INDEX 254 Blank Page 6 Al-Shorman prelims.pdf 1 Cover 1 Title Page 2 Copyright Information 4 Copyright Information 4 Blank Page 16 This is the first comprehensive synthesis of burial types, practices, and evidence for societal collapse in the growing field of bioarchaeology of Jordan, focusing on Abila of the Decapolis, the largest Graeco-Roman city in Jordan with a tremendous wealth of funerary remains. A comprehensive synthesis of burial types, practices, and evidence for societal collapse in the growing field of bioarchaeology of Jordan, focusing on Abila of the Decapolis, the largest Graeco-Roman city in Jordan with a tremendous wealth of funerary remains