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Piero Gilento, PI of ACTECH Project, together with Pierre-Marie Blanc will present the 2017-2018 fieldwork results of the on-going project at Umm as-Surab at ICHAJ 2019 that will be held in Florence from Jantnuary 21st to 25th http://ichaj.org.10-0-0-4.mint.imagine.com.jo/The title of the contribution is: Umm as-Surab: Archaeology and Architecture in a Northern Jordanian Village. Data from the 2017 and 2018 Fieldwork Seasons.The paper will be presented on January 22nd (11:50-12:10) during the morning session  "History and Archaeology of Jordan - MIDDLE AGES AND OTTOMAN PERIOD 2" at the University of Florence, via Capponi 9, Room 16.Here the link to the full  program:http://ichaj.org.10-0-0-4.mint.imagine.com.jo/Documents/PROGRAM%20v.6%202019-1-18b.pdfABSTRACT: This paper aims to illustrate the results of thearchaeological research carried out in the village of Umm as-Surab, Mafraqgovernorate, during the 2017 and 2018 fieldwork seasons. The study of Ummas-Surab is part of the wider JordanHawrān Archaeological Survey (JHAS) project, which aims to outline thehistorical evolution dynamics of rural settlements in northern Jordan betweenthe late Roman and early Islamic periods. The methodology employed applies theprinciples of archaeological stratigraphy to the study of architecture, i.e.Building Archeology, in conjunction with the analysis of constructiontechniques and related technological processes. This research methodology forancient architecture has generated new data that have been expanded andenriched with other information from surface survey, archaeological soundingsand mortar analysis.On the one hand, the study of building techniques,combined with archaeometric analysis of the mortar samples taken according tostratigraphic sequences, has allowed us to develop a more precise chronology ofsome architectural complexes, providing sufficient data for new reflections onthe transition period between Late Antiquity and the Islamic era. On the otherhand, the surface survey, carried out in the village and its surroundings, hasincreased the data on the occupational phases which are currently less visible inthe extant architectural remains. The synthesis and interpretation of all thisinformation creates a complex picture of the evolution of a village in thebasaltic area, significantly improving our knowledge of the history of Hawrān.Finally, an updated chrono-typology of the construction techniques is presented.