Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of an urban archaeological of Jurash, Southwest Of Saudi Arabia. [electronic resource]

Includes bibliographic reference

Jurash is located in the governorate of Ahad
Rufaida, 15 km south of Khamis Mushait, which
is part of Asir region in the southwest of Saudi
Arabia. The site contains the remains of large
buildings, some of them are of stone and some
of clay, and dates back to the pre-Islamic period
and successive Islamic periods that indicate the
human settlement in the city. Where the city of
Jurash is located on the trade route and the next
pilgrimage from Yemen, and thus became an
important commercial center at that time. Hence,
the importance of the study in redrawing the
maps of the city and working on an ecological
perception that highlights the urban development
and the old environmental conditions and
determining the archaeological value of the city
of Jurash because of its geographical (natural /
human) and tourism investment. This will enable
the orienting of the future course of the city and
the appreciation of its heritage as well as the study
of the archaeological and archaeological value of
Jurash and its possibility of being included in the
list of World Heritage sites. This will also enable
obtaining physical evidence to prove the heritage
value and tourism importance of the city and its
economic role in achieving the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia Vision 2030.
Pedostratigraphy applied to urban archaeological
sites, combined with geomorphological
and archaeological data, provide important
information for interpreting the complexity of
urban geoarchaeology areas and their environment
This paper applies this methodology in the case
of Jurash city and presents geomorphological
and geoarchaeological data (stratigraphy,
physicochemical soil properties, radiocarbon
dating and pottery) for the study area where
these remains are located. Geoarchaeological
work is essential in archaeological excavations
of urban areas, as demonstrated at Jarash where
the study of pedostratigraphy provides crucial
information on past environmental changes and
human activities. Pedostratigraphic records and
archaeological remains should be considered part
of the geological and cultural heritage of urban
areas.

Keywords: Paleoenvironmental, urban geoarchaeology,
Juras

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