Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

Authors’ Note: This manuscript was submitted for publication in Summer 2026 for a forthcoming edited volume. Please cite the manuscript as follows:

McGeough, Kevin, Benjamin W. Porter, Shawn Bubel, and Jordan Weitzel. Forthcoming. Emergent Networks in Iron Age Southern Jordan: A View from Ancient Busayra. In A. Danielson and B. Routledge, The Seat of Kingship? Royal Cities and Political Communities in Iron Age Jordan. University Press of Colorado