The 2007 field season of the Tall Mādabā Archaeological Project
concentrated solely on excavations in Field B. The primary
objectives of this season were to reopen two units in order to
complete the exposure of the Iron Age levels first encountered
in 1998, explore more of the Early Roman/Nabatean and
Hellenistic structures in a new unit adjacent to the main
excavation area, and open two new units on the eastern edge of
the site to expose remains closest to the centre of the tall.
Excavation efforts have succeeded in clarifying the nature of
the Iron Age settlement at Mādabā. Three occupation phases were
studied this season, the earliest of which dates to the Late
Bronze or Early Iron I periods based on the ceramic assemblage.
Iron Age levels were also reached in the two easternmost units
that were newly opened in 2007. Excavations in three new units
during the 2007 season exposed more of the Early Roman/Nabatean
structures previously excavated and confirmed the extensive
nature of the later disturbance. A po