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Figure 15.9 The late Roman legionary fortress at Lejjun, Jordan. The location at a major spring (A) on the fringe of the cultivable area was attractive. The dark structures (B) above the fortress are a late nineteenth-century Ottoman barracks, the plateau in the center (C) has a Bronze Age fortress and an Iron Age fort can be seen right of center (D).

Figure 15.10 Roads and tracks in Arabia. (A) The Via Nova Traiana on the plateau south of the Wadi el-Hasa including standing milestones in situ (APAAME_20141019_DLK-0203C). (B) Recently discovered stretch of road southwest of Amman (APAAME_20111010_MND-0021). (C) Vicinal roads east of Jarash (APAAME_19990614_DLK-0056).

Figure 15.11 Fossilized field boundaries. Although dating is always problematic, these examples are closely associated with Roman period settlement. (A) German aerial photograph of 1918 showing strip fields. (B) Location of similar field boundaries identified on aerial photographs of 1953 in the area of Masuh southwest of Amman.