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

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

School of Archaeology Protecting the Past Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa Department of Antiquities of Jordan Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg The Jordan Museum School of Archaeology

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Episode	Description	People	Date
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	Fadi Bala'awi	31 March, 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	Erin Addison	31 March, 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 Madaba region (central Jordan)	Douglas Clark	31 March, 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 which work began in 2002 and is still ongoing	Mohammad al-Jaradat	31 March, 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 of these databases in heritage protection	Mariusz Drzewiecki	31 March, 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 heritage	Jihad Haroun	31 March, 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 of the Great Arab Revolt Project	Jihad Kafafi	31 March, 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	Tammam al-Khasawneh	31 March, 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	Mariusz Drzewiecki	31 March, 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 Umm el-Jimal with the archaeology of the site	Paul Christians, Jeff DeKock	30 March, 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 archaeological site	Muwaffaq Hazza	30 March, 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 cultural tourism at Umm el-Jimal	Angela Atzori	30 March, 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 to site conservation and presentation	Ignacio Arce	30 March, 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 promotion of cultural tourism	Amjad al-Batainah	30 March, 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	Muna Haddad	30 March, 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	Yosha al-Amri	30 March, 2016
Interpreting OSL dates from wadi sediments in the Jabal Harun area, Petra region	Dr Kouki talks about OSL dating	Paula Kouki	30 March, 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	Bernd Müller-Neuhof	30 March, 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 (Tabaqat Fahl)	Pamela Watson	30 March, 2016
Late Prehistoric landscapes of Northern Jordan: A perspective from the Jordan Valley	Prof. Hourani discusses the Prehistoric landscapes of the Jordan Valley	Fouad Hourani	30 March, 2016
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	Bernhard Lucke	30 March, 2016
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	Nizar Abu Jaber	30 March, 2016
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	David (Don) Boyer	30 March, 2016
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	Alan Walmsley	30 March, 2016
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	Bert De Vries, Jeff DeKock	30 March, 2016
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	David Vila	30 March, 2016
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)	John Tidmarsh	30 March, 2016
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	Robert Bewley	30 March, 2016

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

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