MPP Published Map Files

The following table contains links to maps for the Madaba Plains Project. These maps were created for a variety of different projects and I thought some of you might be interested in using them. The originals were created using ArcGIS desktop software. They were then exported as PDF files. To view them, just click on the map, or on the links immediately below the map, and it should open in Acrobat Reader. From this point you can save the map to your own computer.

One of the nice features of these maps is that in Acrobat you can turn layers on and off. Just click on the layers tab on the left side of the Acrobat window -- click on the eyes to turn layers on or off.

Another nice feature is that these pdf documents print at very high quality.

I suspect that some of you might want to use these maps in documents you are creating. To do this, you will need to take one of three paths. 1) If you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat you can save them in a number of file formats -- jpeg, tiff, etc. 2) If you have Adobe Illustrator, you can open the maps and save them in an even greater number of file formats. 3) If you have no way to open these files, you can send me an email and ask me for help.

The table below lists the PDF's currently avaialable and describes the spatial datalayers that are contained in the map. Just click on the thumbnail to see the map.

If you have problems with downloads or file quality, or if you have specific requests for maps not found in the table, send an email to Gary Christopherson

Map	Description	Page/File Size	Project Area
Tall al-Umayri Maps
Sites by Period EB, MB, LB, IR1, IR2, PER, HEL, ROM, BYZ, UM, AB, AY/MAM, LIS	This is a series of maps that highlight archaeological sites by period in the Umayri region. Each period comes as a separate map in a PDF file. To download these maps, click on the period you are interested in. These maps contain a shaded relief background, wadis, project boundary, Tall al-Umayri, and archaeological sites. This latter is two layers, one with all sites and the second with only those sites from a particular period. You can toggle these sites on and off to hide or reveal them as needed for your purposes.	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 1.0 MB	Tall al-Umayri
Random Squares	This map shows the 200m X 200m random sample units the hinterland survey used to insure an unbiased sample of archaeological sites, and to collect baseline ceramic and landuse data. The 100 squares represent just over 5% of the total project area. Overlain on shaded releif, this map also contains archaeological sites, wadis, and the project boundary.	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 1.0 MB	Tall al-Umayri
Sites with Tombs	This map highlites sites in the Umayri region that have tombs among their feature list. These sites along with Tall al-Umayri, archaeological sites from the hinterland, wadis, and the survey boundary is overlaid on a shaded relief of the region. A locator map indicates where the Umayri region is in Jordan.	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 1.0 MB	Tall al-Umayri
Tombs by Period	This map highlites tombs in the Umayri region by period. These sites along with Tall al-Umayri, wadis, and the survey boundary is overlaid on a shaded relief of the region. A locator map indicates where the Umayri region is in Jordan. Most of the tombs found in the region are from the Roman and Byantine periods, which have been lumped together here as the classical period. You wil note that to date no Iron Age tombs have been identified even though Iron Age I and II are so prominent at Tall al-Umayrl.	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 1.0 MB	Tall al-Umayri
Soil Map	This map features soil polygons for the Umayri Survey region. Created by Douglas W. Schnurrenberger from aerial photographs and field samples, the map identifies three varieities (based on composition and granularity) of terra rossa soil. In addition to the soil polygons overlain on shaded relief, the map also contains wadis, the project boundary and archaeological sites. This map is important because even a simple visual examination indicates a strong preference in antiquity for locating sites in or near ridge soils. These soils are the best agricultural soils, but also the most susceptible to erosion.	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 1.0 MB	Tall al-Umayri
Tall Hisban Maps
Archaeological Sites	This map highlights archaeological sites in the Hesban region. This map contain a shaded relief background, wadis, project boundary, Tall Hisban, and archaeological sites documented by the Hisban Hinterland Survey.	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 1.0 MB	Tall Hisban
Sites with Dolmens	This map highlights sites in the Hisban Survey Region that had dolmens amonst their features. This maps contains a shaded relief background, wadis, project boundary, Tall Hisban, and archaeological sites. The sites come in two layers, one of all sites and one of sites with dolmens. You can toggle these layers on and off to hide or reveal them as needed for your purposes.	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 1.0 MB	Tall Hisban
Random Squares	This map shows the 200m X 200m random sample units the hinterland survey used to insure an unbiased sample of archaeological sites, and to collect baseline ceramic and landuse data. The 100 squares represent just over 5% of the total project area. Overlain on shaded releif, this map also contains archaeological sites, wadis, and the project boundary.	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 1.0 MB	Tall Hisban
Random Square 2	Random Square 2 presented as a sample of the types of landuse data collected by the Random Survey in the Hesban Region. Data for the Random Square maps were digitized from the field sheets by Tisha Entz. The total number of random sample units recorded for the Hesban Regional Survey was 100	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 270K	Tall Hisban
All Random Squares	This PDF contains all random square sketches for the Tall Hisban Region. There are 100 squares, each map details landuse, archaeolgical sites, and installations such as terrace walls, barbed wire fences, buildings, etc. Data for these maps were digitized from the field sheets by Tisha Entz Please note that this file is large, so allow for appropriate disc space and download time.	Page: 8.5 X11 100 pages File: 63 MB	Tall Hisban
Tall Jalul Maps
Random Square 1	Random Square 1 presents both a sample of the types of landuse data collected by the Random Survey in the Hesban Region and includes descriptive data for the square. These data include identification and descriptive data from the square. Data for the Random Square maps were digitized from the field sheets by Rhonda Root and developed as GIS layers by Gary Christopherson. The total number of random sample units recorded for the Jalul Regional Survey was 50.	Page: 8.5 X 11 File: 1 MB	Tall Jalul
All Random Squares	This PDF contains all random square sketches and descriptions for the Tall Jalul Regional Survey. There are 50 squares, each map details landuse, archaeolgical sites, and installations such as terrace walls, barbed wire fences, buildings, etc. Included with the map are identification and descriptive data for the square. Data for these maps were digitized from the field sheets by Rhonda Root, and developed as GIS layers by Gary Christopherson Please note that this file is large, so allow for appropriate disc space and download time.	Page: 8.5 X 11 100 pages File: 43 MB	Tall Jalul