Karak Resources Project

Clark, V. A., and Parker, S. T.

1987 "The Late Roman Observation and Signaling System." Pp. 165-81 in The Roman Frontier in Central Jordan: Interim Report on the Limes Arabicus Project, 1980-1985, ed. S. T. Parker. BAR International Series, 340. Oxford, UK: British Archaeological Reports.

Dentzer, J.-M.

1997 "Bosra." Pp. 350-53 in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Ancient Near East, ed. E. M. Meyers, vol. 1. New York: Oxford University Press.

Graf, D. F.

1978 "The Saracens and the Defense of the Arabian Frontier." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 229: 1-26.

1997a "Rome and the Saracens: Reassessing the Menace." Pp. 341-400 in Rome and the Arabian Frontier: From the Nabataeans to the Saracens. Brookfield, VT: Ashgate.

1997b "The Via Militaris and the Limes Arabicus." Pp. 123-33 in Roman Frontier Studies 1995: Proceedings of the XVIth International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, ed. W. Groenman-van Waateringe, B. L. van Beek, W. J. H. Willems, and S. L. Wynia. Oxbow Monograph 91. Oxford: Oxbow Books.

1997c "The Via Militaris in Arabia." Dumbarton Oaks Papers 51: 271-81.

Gregory, S.

1996 "Was There an Eastern Origin for the Design of Late Roman Fortifications?: Some Problems for Research on Forts of Rome's Eastern Frontier." Pp. 169-97 in The Roman Army in the East, ed. D. L. Kennedy. Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series, 18. Ann Arbor, MI: Journal of Roman Archaeology.

Isaac, B.

1984 "Bandits in Judaea and Arabia." Harvard Studies in Classical Philology 88: 171-203.

1988 "The Meaning of the Terms Limes and Limitanei." Journal of Roman Studies 78: 125-47.

1990 The Limits of Empire: The Roman Army in the East, rev ed. Oxford, UK: Clarendon Press, 1990.

Mayerson, P.

1986 "The Saracens and the Limes." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 262: 35-47.

1989 "Saracens and Romans: Micro-Macro Relationships." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 274: 71-79.

Oleson, J. P.

1997 "Humeima." Pp. 121-2 in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Ancient Near East, ed. Eric M. Meyers, vol. 3. New York: Oxford University Press.

Parker, S. T.

1987a "Peasants, Pastoralists, and Pax Romana: A Different View." Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 265: 35-51.

1987b "The Roman Limes in Jordan." Pp. 151-64 in Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan III, ed. A. Hadidi. Amman: Department of Antiquities.

1989 "The Fourth Century Garrison of Arabia: Strategic Implications for the Southeastern Frontier." Pp. 355-72 in The Eastern Frontier of the Roman Empire: Proceedings of a Colloqium Held at Ankara in September 1988, part ii. BAR International Series 553(ii), ed. D. H. French and C. S. Lightfoot. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports.

1991a "The Limes and Settlement Patterns in Central Jordan in the Roman and Byzantine Periods." Pp. 321-5 in Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan IV, ed. G. Bisheh. Amman: Department of Antiquities.

1991b "The Nature of Rome's Arabian Frontier." Pp. 498-504 in Roman Frontier Studies 1989: Proceedings of the XVth International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, ed. V. A. Maxfield and M. J. Dobson. Exeter, UK: University of Exeter Press.

1995 "The Typology of Roman and Byzantine Forts and Fortresses in Jordan." Pp. 251-60 in Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan V, ed. K. 'Amr et al. Amman: Department of Antiquities of Jordan.

1997a "Geography and Strategy on the Southeastern Frontier in the Late Roman Period." Pp. 115-9 in Roman Frontier Studies 1995: Proceedings of the XVIth International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, ed. W. Groenman-van Waateringe et al. Oxbow Monograph 91. Oxford, UK: Oxbow Books.

1997b "Limes Arabicus." Pp. 358-61 in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Ancient Near East, ed. E. M. Meyers, vol. 3. New York: Oxford University Press.

1997c "Transjordan in the Persian through Roman Periods." Pp. 235-8 in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Ancient Near East, ed. E. M. Meyers, vol. 5. New York: Oxford University Press.

2000a "The Defense of Palestine and Transjordan from Diocletian to Heraclitus." Pp. 367-88 in The Archaeology of Jordan and Beyond: Essays in Honor of James A. Sauer, ed. L. E. Stager, J. A. Greene, and M. D. Coogan. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.

2000b "Roman Fortresses and Their Legions." Pp. 121-25 in Roman Fortresses and Their Legions: Papers in Honour of George C. Boon, ed. Richard J. Brewer. Occasional Papers of the Society of the Antiquaries of London, 20. London: Society of Antiquaries of London and National Museums and Galleries of Wales.

Parker, S. T. (ed.)

1987 The Roman Frontier in Central Jordan: Interim Report on the Limes Arabicus Project, 1980-1985. BAR International Series, 340. Oxford, UK: British Archaeological Reports.

Welsby, D. A.

1998 "Qasr al-Uwainid and Da'ajaniya: Two Roman Military Sites in Jordan." Levant 30: 195-8.