Resource Manager Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Google Maps Petra: The Rose-Red City "Over 2,000 years ago, the Nabataeans created Petra—the city of stone. Journey with us behind the iconic facade from the movies, and discover one of the great wonders of the world, forgotten by time itself."Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 RESTORING PETRA Archaeologists Reviving Ancient Waterworks By BYU JANUARY 28TH, 2016 Continued also see BYU Magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Jordan Valley Prehistoric Village Discovered By: The Tazpit News Agency Published: February 17th, 2016 "A prehistoric village from about 12,000 years ago was uncovered near the Sea of Galilee on Wednesday, by archeologists from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The site is located at the Ein-Gev River east of the lake. A series of excavations at the site revealed human remains, flint tools, artworks, animal fossils, ground stone tools, and bone tools. The findings show that many people lived in the area, which is estimated to have covered roughly 1200 square yards. The findings included cultural characteristics typical of both the Old Stone Age known as the Paleolithic period and the New Stone Age known as the Neolithic period." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 93-Mile-Long Ancient Wall in Jordan Puzzles Archaeologists by Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor February 18, 2016 08:24am ET "A new map of an ancient wall that extended 93 miles (150 kilometers) in Jordan has left archaeologists with a series of mysteries, including questions over when the wall was built, who built it and what its purpose was."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 ARCHAEOLOGY OF JORDAN ONLINE Internet Resources on Archaeology of Jordan Edited by Francesco M. Benedettucci First day on-line: May 2nd, 2016 Last Update: May 7th, 2016Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Part of Aphrodite statue uncovered in Jerash By JT - May 12,2016 - Last updated at May 12,2016 AMMAN — "Archaeological excavations in Jerash implemented by a French-German mission, in cooperation with the Department of Antiquities (DoA) and the University of Jordan, on Thursday unearthed a stone statue in the eastern area of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love."ContinuedMore @ Archaeology News Network:Aphrodite Statue Discovered In JerashContinued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Archaeologists Find Gigantic Ancient Monument in Jordan In the Ancient City of Petra, Google Earth and Drones Helped Uncover Remnants of a Platform the Size of an Olympic Swimming Pool By Erin Blakemore smithsonian.com June 9, 2016 "The ancient city of Petra has long fascinated archaeologists, and its impressive tombs are considered one of the new seven wonders of the world. But researchers have not yet unlocked all of its marvels. It turns out that Petra has even more to explore, Kristin Romey reports for National Geographic. Archaeologists have discovered a gigantic ancient monument just half a mile away from the city."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Researchers Unearth Ancient Mythological Statues in Jordan September 12, 2016 by Nash Dunn "A team of North Carolina-based researchers helped unearth more clues this summer about the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan. As part of a larger excavation at the site, the group of North Carolina State University and East Carolina University faculty and students discovered two marble statues of the mythological goddess Aphrodite—artifacts that dig co-director Tom Parker describes as "absolutely exquisite." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Prehistoric Fortifications Found In The Basalt Desert Of Eastern Jordan 9/16/2016 06:00:00 PM "Since 2010 the Orient Department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) has been carrying out a research project in the basalt desert of Northeastern Jordan, which is funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft –DFG)." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Ancient Texts Offer Wealth of Information for Archaeologists, Local Epigrapher Says By Saeb Rawashdeh - Sep 18,2016 - Last updated at Sep 18,2016 AMMAN — "Ancient texts and inscriptions are among archaeologists’ most valuable finds, offering direct insights into the remains where they are found, according to Omar Ghul, an associate professor at the Yarmouk University’s faculty of archaeology." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Published on September 20, 2016 The Nabataeans of Ancient Arabia written by James Wiener "Known the world over for their hauntingly beautiful cities of Petra and Mada’in Saleh and engineering acumen, the Nabataeans of ancient Arabia were the middlemen in the long distance trade between the ancient Mediterranean and South Arabia. Mysterious and beguiling, their legacy endures across time and space in the Arabic script and in the sophistication of their cities, carved out of the harsh desert landscape."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2016 What Two Oxford Archaeologists Discovered While Flying Over Ancient Jordan From an aerial perspective, Robert Bewley and David Kennedy have recorded sites across the Middle East and North Africa through their digital photography. By SAM MCNEIL Associated Press Wed., Oct. 12, 2016 Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Tuesday, November 15, 2016 New Excavation: Khirbet el-Mastarah in the Jordan Valley (Post by A.D. Riddle) "Ralph Hawkins has announced a new excavation to be undertaken at the site of Khirbet el-Mastarah in the Jordan River Valley. The inaugural season will be June 3-30, 2017, and they are looking for volunteers. The dig is part of the newly launched Jordan Valley Excavation Project, co-directed by Ralph Hawkins and David Ben-Shlomo. The project's website provides further information along with this description."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Early Byzantine Tomb Unearthed In Jordan's Beit Ras 11/18/2016 09:00:00 PMThe Jordan Tourism Board has reported the discovery of an ancient tomb in the northern city of Beit Ras, unearthed during works to expand a local sewerage network." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Ancient Inscriptions Show Life Once Flourished in Jordan's 'Black Desert' By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | November 21, 2016 06:21am ET "Thousands of inscriptions and petroglyphs dating back around 2,000 years have been discovered in the Jebel Qurma region of Jordan's Black Desert. They tell of a time when the now-desolate landscape was teeming with life. "Nowadays, the Jebel Qurma area, and the Black Desert in general, is a highly inhospitable area, very arid and difficult to cross," said Peter Akkermans, a professor at Leiden University in the Netherlands who leads the Jebel Qurma Archaeological Landscape Project. Photos the team took of the modern-day landscape show little water, vegetation or wildlife." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Ancient Pollution Hints at Possible Early Smelting, Researchers Find MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016 "Industrial pollution may seem like a modern phenomenon. In fact, University of Waterloo anthropology Professor Russell Adams and his colleagues may have discovered what could be the first polluted river, contaminated approximately 7,000 years ago." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 8 DECEMBER, 2016 - 21:52 THEODOROS KARASAVVAS Face of Man Who Lived 9,500 Years Ago in the Biblical City of Jericho Brought Back to Life "A crew of facial reconstruction experts have successfully recreated the face of a male who lived in the Biblical city of Jericho. The project was based on an advanced analysis of the Jericho Skull - the oldest portrait in The British Museum. This innovative plaster model allows you to see the detailed face of a human being who lived 9,500 years ago." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Archaeologists Find 'Snapshot' of 4,500-year-old Canaanite Citadel's Last Hours As the ceiling of the blazing Canaanite palace collapsed, foods, jewelry, axes and treasures were buried, and beautifully preserved, under ash and blackened stone. By Philippe Bohstrom Nov 13, 2016 "Excavations inside a 4,500-year-old citadel Khirbet al-Batrawy, located in the fringes of the black desert in northeastern Jordan, have uncovered a rich layer of archaeological finds beneath a destruction layer of ash and rock that, ironically, protected the antiquities from the final conflagration. Among the discoveries are prestige items in excellent condition, that the archaeologists believe have belonged to the rock-fortress chieftain of the palace." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Bringing Dead Sea Scrolls to Life By Saeb Rawashdeh - Feb 02,2017 - Last updated at Feb 02, 2017AMMAN — "For those who first fell upon a number of ancient scrolls inside a West Bank cave in 1947, the magnitude of their discovery was slow to reveal itself. Eventually catching the attention of a biblical scholar and archaeologist, the newly-unearthed documents would “later [be] described as ‘The most important discovery of the 20th century’,” Omar Ghul, an epigrapher from Yarmouk University, explained."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted March 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2017 Roadworks Threaten Jordan's Ancient Caves Near Jerash 3/13/2017 05:00:00 PM "The Director of the Old Testament Centre Yousef Zuraiqat on Saturday urged the authorities to protect ancient caves at risk of destruction or burial by roadworks near Jerash, 45km north of Amman."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Underwater Search Planned for Clues to Early Islamic City of Ayla By Hana Namrouqa - May 05,2017 - Last updated at May 05,2017 AMMAN — "For the first time ever, archaeologists will carry out an underwater excavation in July in the Gulf of Aqaba, hoping to discover the sunken ruins of the early Islamic city of Ayla, a marine conservationist said on Thursday." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Khirbat Iskandar Reveals 'Crucial Time Span in History of Jordan' — Italian Archaeologist MENAFN - Jordan Times - 15/05/2017 "(MENAFN - #Jordan Times) AMMAN — A 'fascination' with the practice of archaeology was one of the driving motives for Marta D'Andrea, an Italian archaeologist from Sapienza University of Rome, to come to #Jordan and take part in numerous archaeological projects. 'I came to #Jordan for the first time in May 2005, when I was involved in the archaeological excavations at Khirbat Al Batrawy, in the Zarqa District directed by Lorenzo Nigro of Sapienza University of Rome,' she said."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Jordan - Swiss Archaeologist Examines Ancient Nabateans' Water Technology MENAFN - Jordan Times - 20/05/2017 (MENAFN - #Jordan Times) AMMAN — "The infrastructure of Petra, the capital of the ancient Nabateans, still remains a mystery to most people who visit this heritage site. The focus of tourists when they arrive to Petra is to find splendid monuments, temples, shrines, churches and market places, but the water infrastructure and the way Nabateans preserved water for irrigation and drinking is relatively unknown, noted Ulrich Bellwald, a Swiss archaeologist,conservator and architect."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Canadian Scholars Explore Ancient Nabataean Site of Hawara By Saeb Rawashdeh - Jun 22,2017 - Last updated at June 22, 2017 AMMAN — "The ancient Nabataean site of Hawara has been the focus of the research of two Canadian scholars. The rock-cut tombs in the necropolis west of Hawara, modern Humayma, 280km south of Amman, are the only visible Nabataean structures at the site other than the rain-fed cisterns and the aqueduct that supplied the former way station, garrison and trading post with water from the surrounding mountains, according to John P. Oleson." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2017 Hundreds of Stone Tombs Discovered in Land of 'Dead Fire' By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | July 13, 2017 06:31am ET "Hundreds of ancient stone tombs, some made with towering, flattened rocks, have been discovered in Jebel Qurma, a desert region in Jordan that is so desolate that one early explorer called it a land of "dead fire." Though an abundance of people once called Jebel Qurma home, its climate is now inhospitable, and very few people live there."Except for a short period in the spring, the whole of this country looks like a dead fire — nothing but cold ashes," wrote Group Capt. Lionel Rees, an officer in the British Royal Air Force, in an article he published in 1929 in the journal Antiquity." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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