John D. Wineland (Roanoke Bible College)

Submitted: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 13:44:30 -0400 (EDT)

John D. Wineland
Assistant Professor of History, Archaeology, and Biblical Studies
Roanoke Bible College
714 First Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
USA

Phones:  919-334-2023
FAX:     919-338-0801
Email:   jwineland@ecsu.campus.mci.net
URL:     http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/9995

Field Archaeology and excavation in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is my
primary area of research.  I am also interested in the history of this
region.  I have excavated in the northern regions of Jordan at Ain Quailbah
(Ancient Abila of the Decapolis) which has oocupation levels from the Early
Bronze Age through Medieval Islamic period.  It has an extensive underground
water system and necropolis.  Several Roman tombs including fine painted
tombs from the second century have been examined.  The Byzantine period is
represented by no less than five churches.  My Ph.D. dissertation focuses on
the excavations and history of this site.  I completed my Ph.D. in History
from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio in December of 1996.

I have also worked in the southern portion of Jordan in the Kerak region
(Ancient Moab).  I was a part of a field survey in the summer of 1995 and
excavations in the summer of 1997.  We uncovered an Iron II period
multichambered gate.  Khirbet Muydabi probably served as an adminstrative
center during the Iron II period.  The gate (probably 4 chambered) was
framed by no less than 4 "proto-Aeolic" capitals.  Carbonized beams and
oxidized debris shows evidence of a large fire in the gate. This site was
later resettled in the Byzantine and Islamic periods.