MISSIONE ARCHEOLOGICA A KHIRBAT ISKANDAR, GIORDANIA: RISULTATI RECENTI E OBIETTIVI FUTURI

Abstract

Khirbat Iskandar is an archaeological site in central Jordan with significant human occupation during the
urban Early Bronze II–III periods (ca. 3100/3000–2500 BC) and the non–urban Early Bronze IV period
(ca. 2500–1950/1920 BC). The Archaeological Expedition to Khirbat Iskandar is a long-term project started
in 1981 and continuing until today for the systematic investigation of this signature Early Bronze Age site.
The 2022 excavation season exposed more of the Early Bronze III sequence to clarify the timing and processes
of the rural transition between Early Bronze III and IV, which are still opaque on a regional scale. In the
meantime, the team is engaging with planning strategies for the site’s protection and promotion, as well as
with the challenge of communicating the results of archaeological research efficiently. In fact, there are many
important lessons for our contemporary society to learn from Khirbat Iskandar’s narrative of resilience in
face of change and crisis that can be reconstructed through the stratigraphy and cultural heritage at the site.