Jordan. Feinan, shaft

Title: Jordan. Feinan, shaft
Type: still image
Creator: Khouri, Rami G.
Date: 1986
Description: A vertical or near vertical tunnel in a mine is known as a shaft. They are used both for ventilation and to allow access to or egress (of people or materials) from deep workings. Some shafts remain open and can be easily recognized today, although more commonly they have become choked with debris and some may have been deliberately backfilled to prevent mine collapse
Format: 35mm slide
Place: Feynan (Jordan)
Identifier: RK_J_3_S_12_119
Archaeological Site: Khirbat Faynan, Phaino
Tag: Early Bronze; Neolithic; Wadi Arabah; Iron Age
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StarchiveID: 78108
Country: Jordan