Khirbat al-Mafjar and Its Place in the Archaeological Heritage of Palestine

@article{Whitcomb2013KhirbatAA,  title={Khirbat al-Mafjar and Its Place in the Archaeological Heritage of Palestine},  author={Donald Whitcomb and Hamdan Taha},  journal={Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies},  year={2013},  volume={1},  pages={54 - 65},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:126454469}}
  • Donald WhitcombH. Taha
  • Published8 March 2013
  • History, Environmental Science
  • Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies
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 Islamic qusur or proto-urban settlements. 

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