The approach of the Jordan Museum in protecting our past

Dr Kouki describes the results of OSL (Optically stimulated luminescence) dating on wadi sediments in the area of Jabal Harun (Petra region). Analyses were conducted as part of the Finnish Jabal Harun Project (2007-2014), which excavated a Byzantine monastery on top of Jabal al-Nebi Harun.

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Department: School of Archaeology

Date Added: 30/03/2016

Duration: 00:29:06

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Fourth millennium colonisation of the basalt desert: Jawa and its hinterland

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Dr Müller-Neuhof describes findings in the Early Bronze Age site of Jawa and its hinterland

Dr Müller-Neuhof describes the results of his projects (2010-2014, 2015-), which aimed at investigating the social and economic background to settlement in the eastern Badia (north-east Jordan) from the 5th to the early-3rd millennium.

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Department: School of Archaeology

Date Added: 30/03/2016

Duration: 00:24:39

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Fluctuations in land use around Pella of the Decapolis in Late Antiquity: evidence and issues

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Dr Watson talks about the Pella Hinterland Survey conducted in 1994-1996 in the immediate surroundings of the multi-period site of Pella (Tabaqat Fahl)

Dr Watson presents the results of the Pella Hinterland Survey, particularly with regard to land-use in the Late Antique Period

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Pella Hinterland Survey

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Department: School of Archaeology

Date Added: 30/03/2016

Duration: 00:33:58

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Late Prehistoric landscapes of Northern Jordan: A perspective from the Jordan Valley

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Prof. Hourani discusses the Prehistoric landscapes of the Jordan Valley

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Department: School of Archaeology

Date Added: 30/03/2016

Duration: 00:31:35

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Historical landscape change in northern Jordan: the cases of Abila/Queilbeh and Umm al-Jimal

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Dr Lucke describes the results of his work on palaeosoils and its implications for climate change in Byzantine and early-Islamic Abila and Umm el-Jimal

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Department: School of Archaeology

Date Added: 30/03/2016

Duration: 00:35:00

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Landscape character assessment mapping of the Yarmuk river basin: results and planning implications

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Prof. Abu Jaber describes the results of the EU-funded international Medscapes project

Prof. Abu Jaber describes the findings of the Medscapes project in Jordan. Medscapes is based on the application of LCA (Landscape Character Assessment) to map, visualise and understand landscapes. In Jordan, this project has seen the collaboration between the German Jordanian University and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) to study the landscapes of the Yarmuk river basin.

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Department: School of Archaeology

Date Added: 30/03/2016

Duration: 00:27:29

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Landscape archaeology of the 'Ajlun Highlands since the Pleistocene: new insights from the Jarash Valley

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Mr Boyer introduces the latest findings of his Jarash Water Project

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Department: School of Archaeology

Date Added: 30/03/2016

Duration: 00:27:00

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Raising the profile of the Islamic period at Jarash, 1980-2015: excavations, restoration, and presentation

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Prof. Walmsley describes the work of the Danish-Jordanian Islamic Jarash Project

The Danish-Jordanian Islamic Jarash Project was begun in 2002 with the aim of excavating a large early-Islamic congregational mosque and the early-Islamic shops and households in its vicinity. Project Director Prof. Alan Walmsley describes the origins of the project, its development and its future. For more information see: http://miri.ku.dk/projekts/djijp/

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Department: School of Archaeology

Date Added: 30/03/2016

Duration: 00:27:25

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A Conservation Strategy for Umm el-Jimal: Engaging the Modern Community in the Preservation and Protection of the Antiquities

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Dr De Vries and Mr DeKock present their holistic approach to the study, conservation and site display of Umm el-Jimal

The site of Umm el-Jimal has been the object of more than 40 years of study by Dr Bert De Vries (Calvin College) and his colleagues. In this lecture, Dr De Vries and Mr DeKock (OpenHand Studios) present their approach to site conservation at Umm el-Jimal, and unveil the main features of the Umm el-Jimal virtual museum (www.ummeljimal.org)