Umm ar-Rasas: Delving into burial rituals during Roman, Byzantine times

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Umm ar-Rasas: Delving into burial rituals during Roman, Byzantine times

AMMAN — Kastron Mefa'a (Umm ar-Rasas) is located 30 kilometres southeast of Madaba, in central Jordan. The site was known as a Roman military outpost in a desert and was one of the important localities on the King's Highway. Kastron Mefa'a is mentioned in the Bible and was of interest for different Orientalists who roamed around this region in the late 18th and during 19th and 20th centuries. The site consists of Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad rui…