Abdulla Al-Shorman is a bioarchaeologist and a civil engineer who has applied his knowledge of construction, design, and technical drawing to understand the architecture of ancient tombs and devise appropriate tomb typologies. His expertise in biological and forensic anthropology has developed his knowledge in archaeothanatology and archaeology, which bears fruit in this book. He currently a faculty member at the Department of Anthropology at Yarmouk University in Jordan.

• Preface ; Abila of The Decapolis ; The Necropolis of Abila And Tomb Types ; Description of Abila Tombs ; Burial Practices at Abila ; The Skeletal Remains ; The Fall of Abila ; Beyond The Tombs ; Abila: The Whole Story ; Plans of Type Ia ; Plans of Type Ib ; Plans of Type II ; Plans of Type III ; Plans of Type IV ; Plans of Type Va ; Plans of Type Vb ; Plans of Type Vc ; Plans of Type Vd ; Plans of Type VI ; Photo of Type VIII ; Plans of Type IX ; Tomb Type X- Columbaria ; Tomb Type XI ; Photographs ; References

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