Blurb:

During the course of the Tall al-ʿUmayri Regional Survey, multi-temporal strands of data were recovered. Fernand Braudel’s temporal hierarchy provides a framework in which to situate temporal fragments ranging from geographic time to individual events/artifacts. This paper will revisit and evaluate the pros and cons of the multi-disciplinary approach to survey methodology utilized by the Madaba Plains Project and reflect on ways in which discoveries have impacted our understanding of Braudel’s temporal hierarchy—and how Braudel brought order to all those fragments.