Definition: Wadi Feinan is the name of a wadi, or dry valley, in Jordan, where a number of important Chalcolithic and Bronze Age sites are located. Wadi Feinan is located near one of the largest known copper mines in the Levant; and the wadi was a fairly stable source of water. The wadi has been the focus of a large multi-year project by the British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History and the University College London, with an international team led by Katherine I. Wright, Mohammed Najjar and G. W. Barker.
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This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology. Sources for the term include the references listed on the front page of the Dictionary, and the websites listed in the sidebar. Any mistakes are the responsibility of Kris Hirst.
Alternate Spellings: Faynan