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Protecting the Past: Archaeology, Conservation and Tourism in the North of Jordan

Oxford University

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 unde...

Episodes

20 of 28 episodes

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 U...

7:31Mar 31, 2016

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

27:35Mar 31, 2016

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 Madab...

5:34Mar 31, 2016

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...

16:02Mar 31, 2016

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 o...

4:22Mar 31, 2016

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 her...

7:52Mar 31, 2016

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...

4:40Mar 31, 2016

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

6:26Mar 31, 2016

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 Dr Drzewiecki has conducted an op...

6:19Mar 31, 2016

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...

14:56Mar 30, 2016

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 archae...

23:30Mar 30, 2016

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...

28:24Mar 30, 2016

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...

29:19Mar 30, 2016

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 promoti...

24:23Mar 30, 2016

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...

28:38Mar 30, 2016

The approach of the Jordan Museum in protecting our past

Dr al-'Amri describes the Jordan Museum's ethos to protecting Jordan's past

17:33Mar 30, 2016

Interpreting OSL dates from wadi sediments in the Jabal Harun area, Petra region

Dr Kouki talks about OSL dating Dr Kouki describes the results of OSL (Optically stimulated luminescence) dating on wadi sediments in the ar...

29:06Mar 30, 2016

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 Dr Müller-Neuhof describes the results of his pr...

24:39Mar 30, 2016

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 (Ta...

33:58Mar 30, 2016

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

Prof. Hourani discusses the Prehistoric landscapes of the Jordan Valley

31:35Mar 30, 2016