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H 290 x W 205 mm

198 pages

152 figures, 5 tables (colour throughout)

Published Nov 2026

Archaeopress Archaeology

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Paperback: 9781805833864

Digital: 9781805833871

DOI 10.32028/9781805833864

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Keywords
Islamic Archaeology; Saudi Arabia; Hijaz Hajj/Hijrah Route

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This volume presents the first archaeological investigations of the ancient Hajj route between Makkah and Madinah. Focusing on the historic settlement of Al‑Juḥfah, it combines survey and excavation results to explore pilgrimage, trade and settlement along a key Islamic travel corridor in the Hijaz.

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Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Chapter 1: Introduction – Timothy Insoll

Chapter 2: Pedestrian Reconnaissance Survey – Timothy Insoll, Abdullah Alkadi, Mousa Algarni, Sultan Alrasheed, Talal Alzahrani, Abdullah Alrefaei, Ibrahim Aldayel, Mohammad Alqahtani, Abdurahman Athabayti, Nathan Anderson, Nicholas M.T. Tait, Frank Stremke, Endris Hussien, Mustafa Baig, Gamal Ali Shawali, Tariq Altuwayjiri, and Ahmed Qadiri

Chapter 3: Ceramic Transect Survey – Nicholas M.T. Tait

Chapter 4: Photogrammetric Survey – Frank Stremke

Chapter 5: Interpretation of the Aerial Survey Results – Timothy Insoll and Frank Stremke

Chapter 6: Shovel Test Pits – Timothy Insoll, Nathan Anderson, Endris Hussien, and Tariq Altuwayjiri

Chapter 7: Test Excavations – Timothy Insoll, Sultan Alrasheed, Nathan Anderson, Abdurahman Athabayti, and Endris Hussien

Chapter 8: Non-Ceramic Artifacts – Timothy Insoll

Chapter 9: Ceramics – Nicholas M.T. Tait

Chapter 10: General Conclusions – Timothy Insoll

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Appendices

About the Author

Professor Timothy Insoll OBE is a Fellow of the British Academy and Al-Qasimi Professor of African and Islamic Archaeology in the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter.