Protecting the Past: Archaeology, Conservation and Tourism in the North of Jordan
By Oxford University
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Description
The purpose of this colloquium (28-30 September 2015) was to discuss how recent advances in the archaeological investigation of northern Jordan (Amman) can influence a wider approach to understanding Jordan’s cultural heritage through discovery, re-interpretation and better presentation. The conference gathered international and national specialists from a range of disciplines. These include archaeologists active at multi-period sites and on survey projects, experts in remote sensing and aerial archaeology, geoarchaeologists and geographers. By bringing them together with NGOs and practitioners with a stake in the development of cultural tourism in northern Jordan, we wished to foster better co-operation and collaboration.This inter-disciplinary discussion, focussing on archaeological sites and landscapes, showed that their value is not just historical and cultural but can also be economic, educational and social
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Damage Assessment and Digital 2D -3D Documentation: Selected case studies from the World Heritage Site of Petra, Jordan | Dr Bala'awi (Hashemite University) presents the results of a project of digital heritage documentation at Petra conducted by the Hashemite University | 31 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Introducing SCHEP: Sustainable Cultural Heritage through the Engagement of Local Communities | Dr Addison (SCHEP) talks about SCHEP's approach to engaging host communities in the preservation of cultural heritage resources in Jordan | 31 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Private Ownership or Public Domain? The Cultural Heritage of Tall al-`Umayri at Risk | Dr Clark (LaSierra, Madaba Plains Project) speaks of the issues involved in the protection of Tell 'Umeiri, a multi-period site in the Madaba region (central Jordan) | 31 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Palestinian experience in building a detailed database of archaeological sites | Dr al-Jaradat (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Palestine) speaks of the Palestinian national inventory of cultural heritage sites, for which work began in 2002 and is still ongoing | 31 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Impact of Jordan online archaeological databases on research and heritage protection as an example of questionnaire survey evaluation | Dr Drzewiecki describes how archaeologists interviewed about the impact of Jordanian heritage databases have responded as regards the role of these databases in heritage protection | 31 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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MEGA-Jordan as a Preventive Resource | Mr Haroun (Department of Antiquities, Jordan) tells of how MEGA-Jordan has become the virtual memory of Jordan and the repository of its heritage | 31 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The Jordan Museum’s contribution to protecting cultural heritage in Jordan – the Hijazi Wagon | Dr Kafafi (Jordan Museum) describes the role that the Jordan Museum had in protecting the remains of the Hijaz railway within the framework of the Great Arab Revolt Project | 31 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Governmental role in protecting the cultural heritage of Jordan | Dr al-Khasawneh (Jordan Museum) speaks of the challenges facing Jordanian authorities in protecting the country's rich cultural heritage | 31 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Open access archaeological databases for Jordan – solution or threat? | Dr Drzewiecki has analysed the impact on researchers of online databases of archaeological sites in Jordan | 31 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The role of the community in the long-term site management plan for Umm el-Jimal | Jeff DeKock (OpenHand Studios) reads a paper by Paul Christians (Stanford University) on the long-term involvement of the local community at Umm el-Jimal with the archaeology of the site | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Ancient Umm el-Jimal as seen by the modern community | Mr Hazza (Co-director of the Umm el-Jimal project) speaks about the relationship between the modern community of Umm el-Jimal and the archaeological site | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Culture as a source of resilience: linking cultural assets and rural women in Umm al-Jimal | Dr Atzori (UNESCO) speaks of the opportunities for the local communities of Mafraq (north-eastern Jordan) as connected to the development of cultural tourism at Umm el-Jimal | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Heritage for development. The experience of the Qasr al-Hallabat Project | Dr Arce (former director of the Spanish Archaeological Mission to Jordan) talks about the Qasr al-Hallabat project, particularly with regard to site conservation and presentation | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Archaeology of agriculture. The potential of archaeological restoration for cultural tourism in the north of Jordan | Mr al-Batainah presents the work of restoration of a Roman-Byzantine winery and an Ottoman water mill, and their significance in the promotion of cultural tourism | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A relationship between cultural identity, linear history and tourism in Umm Qais | Muna Haddad introduces Baraka's initiatives in the field of cultural tourism and community engagement, particularly on the site of Umm Qais | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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The approach of the Jordan Museum in protecting our past | Dr al-'Amri describes the Jordan Museum's ethos to protecting Jordan's past | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Interpreting OSL dates from wadi sediments in the Jabal Harun area, Petra region | Dr Kouki talks about OSL dating | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Fourth millennium colonisation of the basalt desert: Jawa and its hinterland | Dr Müller-Neuhof describes findings in the Early Bronze Age site of Jawa and its hinterland | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Fluctuations in land use around Pella of the Decapolis in Late Antiquity: evidence and issues | 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) | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Late Prehistoric landscapes of Northern Jordan: A perspective from the Jordan Valley | Prof. Hourani discusses the Prehistoric landscapes of the Jordan Valley | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Historical landscape change in northern Jordan: the cases of Abila/Queilbeh and Umm al-Jimal | 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 | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Landscape character assessment mapping of the Yarmuk river basin: results and planning implications | Prof. Abu Jaber describes the results of the EU-funded international Medscapes project | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Landscape archaeology of the 'Ajlun Highlands since the Pleistocene: new insights from the Jarash Valley | Mr Boyer introduces the latest findings of his Jarash Water Project | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Raising the profile of the Islamic period at Jarash, 1980-2015: excavations, restoration, and presentation | Prof. Walmsley describes the work of the Danish-Jordanian Islamic Jarash Project | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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A Conservation Strategy for Umm el-Jimal: Engaging the Modern Community in the Preservation and Protection of the Antiquities | Dr De Vries and Mr DeKock present their holistic approach to the study, conservation and site display of Umm el-Jimal | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Protecting our past/Protecting our future: the future of Abila of the Decapolis in Northern Jordan | Dr Vila, the director of the American Expedition to Abila,describes the team's work on the site from the 1980s onwards and recent fundraising efforts to protect the site's future | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Whose foundation? The emergence of Hellenistic Pella | Dr Tidmarsh talks about the Hellenistic period at the multi-period site of Pella (Tabaqat Fahl, northern Jordan) | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa | A talk by Dr R.Bewley (Oxford) introducing the Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa project | 30 3 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
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