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This film about the (ACAP) Archaeology and Community in Azraq Project. conducted in 2009 by Ahma... more This film about the (ACAP) Archaeology and Community in Azraq Project. conducted in 2009 by Ahmad Lash and Alison Damick in Azraq/ Jordan .. to enhance awareness about the Archaeology and environment between the local people

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Papers by Ahmad Lash

Research paper thumbnail of مخطوطات البحر الميت بين الحقيقة والأحقية

ADAJ, 2023

يتناول هذا البحث التسلسل الزمني والتاريخي لإكتشاف مخطوطات البحر الميت والجهود الأردنية التي بذلت ... more يتناول هذا البحث التسلسل الزمني والتاريخي لإكتشاف مخطوطات البحر الميت والجهود الأردنية التي بذلت للحفاظ عليها منذ لحظة اكتشافها ولغاية استيلاء الكيان الصهيوني عليها إبان حرب 1967 في انتهاك صارخ لكل القوانين والأعراف والإتفاقيات الدولية

Research paper thumbnail of غازي بيشة في عيون أصدقائه

ADAJ, 2023

في ذكرى رحيل أستاذي غازي بيشة

Research paper thumbnail of Lash

مخطوطات البحر الميت بين الحقيقة والأحقية, 2023

يتناول هذا البحث التسلسل الزمني لإكتشاف مخطوطات البحر الميت والمساعي الأردنية التي بذلت لجمعها وح... more يتناول هذا البحث التسلسل الزمني لإكتشاف مخطوطات البحر الميت والمساعي الأردنية التي بذلت لجمعها وحمايتها مرورا باستيلاء الكيان الصهيوني عليها ومصادرتها في انتهاك واضح للقوانين والاتفاقيات والأعراف الدولية

Research paper thumbnail of Antiquities laws and regulations issued in Jordan from 1923 to 2013

Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology

The Department of Antiquities, established in 1923, is one of the first governmental departments ... more The Department of Antiquities, established in 1923, is one of the first governmental departments established after the foundation of the modern state of Jordan. For the purposes of organizing archaeological work, the Jordanian government has issued during the past hundred years several laws related to the legalization of archaeological work and the protection of antiquities, numbering seven, the first of which was the Law of Antiquities of 1925 and the last of which was Law No. 21 of 1988, followed by many amendments and regulations. The most recent of these was the Law Amending the Antiquities Law No. (55) of 2008. In this paper, we reviewed all antiquities laws, regulations, and amendments that occurred to them from 1923 to 2013, and discussed them, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, and their contribution to protecting the Jordanian cultural heritage.

Research paper thumbnail of Antiquities laws and regulations issued in Jordan from 1923 to 2013   قوانين الآثار وأنظمتها الصادرة في الأردن منذ سسنة 1923 ولغاية سنة  2013

Jordanian Journal of History and Archeology, 2022

The Department of Antiquities, established in 1923, is one of the first governmental departments ... more The Department of Antiquities, established in 1923, is one of the first
governmental departments established after the foundation of the modern state
of Jordan. For the purposes of organizing archaeological work, the Jordanian
government has issued during the past hundred years several laws related to the
legalization of archaeological work and the protection of antiquities, numbering
seven, the first of which was the Law of Antiquities of 1925 and the last of
which was Law No. 21 of 1988, followed by many amendments and regulations.
The most recent of these was the Law Amending the Antiquities Law No. (55)
of 2008. In this paper, we reviewed all antiquities laws, regulations, and
amendments that occurred to them from 1923 to 2013, and discussed them,
highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, and their contribution to protecting
the Jordanian cultural heritage.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment and documentation project for the archaeological and tourism situation in the eastern desest

Archaeology In Jordan, 2022

Despite the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on activities and restrictions on the movement... more Despite the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on activities and restrictions on the movement of people, which caused cessation of most archaeological missions during 2020-2021, the author took this opportunity to conduct a field project aimed at reassessing the state of the archaeological sites scattered in the eastern Badia. The eastern Badia was chosen as a target for this project for four reasons:

Research paper thumbnail of دائرة الآثار ودورها في أعمال التنقيب وإحياء التراث من 1923 إلى

دائرة الآثار ودورها في أعمال التنقيب وحفظ التراث من 1923 إلى 1950, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Bayt Ras tomb project Arabic

Research paper thumbnail of Bayt Ras Tomb project english

Research paper thumbnail of Masarrat cave tombs

Research paper thumbnail of Restore and rehabilitate of Al-Qastal mosque ترميم و إعادة تأهيل مسجد القسطل الأثري

Al-Qastal which consider as one of the most famous Umayyad ruin, is located 35 km south Amman. Th... more Al-Qastal which consider as one of the most famous Umayyad ruin, is located 35 km south Amman. The most significant part in this site is the Umayyad mosque and its unique minaret, which consider as the oldest Islamic minaret in the Islamic world (still standing), the mosque was in very bad and dangerous situation. In this paper I'm speaking about the restoration, rehabilitation, and protection works, particularly the reconstruction of the western wall, the protection of the courtyard and the restoration and rehabilitation of the internal part of the mosque. Also I'm going to follow the Mesopotamia's influences which appeared in the Umayyad monuments in Transjordan in the eight century AD.

Research paper thumbnail of الإكتشافات الأثرية بين الحقيقة العلمية والصخب الإعلامي

لقد ارتبط علم الآثار منذ نشأته ارتباطاً وثيقاً بما تنازعته النفس البشرية من ولعها بالإستكشاف وسبر... more لقد ارتبط علم الآثار منذ نشأته ارتباطاً وثيقاً بما تنازعته النفس البشرية من ولعها بالإستكشاف وسبر أغوار الماضي واستحضاره والولوج إلى المجهول منه، فالنظرة العامة للماضي لدى الغالبية من الناس تتسم بنوع من التبجيل والحنين ونزع مافي ذلك الماضي من شوائب ليتوأم مع النظرة المثالية التي خلقناها في أنفسنا لذلك الماضي، كما قد يولع الكثير من الناس بوصف الكثير من الأحداث التاريخية أو المظاهر الأثرية بالتوصيفات التي تتسم بالغموض والخروج عن قوانين الطبيعة ومألوف الأشياء. في المقابل فإن علم الآثار هو علم يقوم على الدلائل والبراهين المادية والتحليلات العلمية بُغية الوصول إلى الحقيقة المجردة، ومن أكثر الأمور إشكالية هو ما يقوم به البعض من استنطاق المعلم الأثري وتقويله ما يريد الباحث سماعه، بناءً على تعصب الباحث الأثري لمعتقده الديني أو فكره السياسي، وذلك بالإستعجال في الحكم على المُكتشف الأثري باسقاط ماتشبّع به فكر ذلك الباحث من رواية تاريخية عن ذلك المُكتشف الأثري، ومما يزيد الطين بِلّة عندما يُسارع ذلك الباحث إلى وسائل الإعلام ليُخاطب العامة بنتائج إكتشافاته التي لم تنل نصيبها بعد من البحث والدراسة والتحقيق

Research paper thumbnail of Glance on the History of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan through  ROOTS( جذور)  Project لمحة عن تاريخ دائرة الآثار الأردنية من خلال مشروع جذور

In June 1923 the government of Transjordan took the decision to establish the Department of Antiq... more In June 1923 the government of Transjordan took the decision to establish the Department of Antiquities to be one of the first governmental departments in Transjordan. The aim was to protect and preserve the archaeological remains in Jordan. Since that time, many major things changed—the British mandate, the Independence day declaration in 1946, uniting with the west bank in 1950 (thus then the responsibility of the Department of Antiquities), the loss of the west bank in 1967, and more recently the technological revolution. In these almost 95 years, many archaeological field projects, research, and important discoveries have taken place in Jordan, resulting in tens of thousands of hard copies of reports and documents. In this paper, we will highlight the main eras in the history of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan through Roots project which started in 2015 in order to sort, digitize, and preserve these documents and make them available for researchers.

Research paper thumbnail of QaṬanah: Rescue excavation

The site is located near Queen Rania al-Abdulla Street towards the University of Jordan , and thi... more The site is located near Queen Rania al-Abdulla Street towards the University of Jordan , and this area is known for being a fertile land for agriculture before it was used as a residential area. The geological formation of the area merely consists of a limestone layer. The coordinates is of the site: Long. 35.89460, Lat.31.98589 1. The destruction of the site.

Research paper thumbnail of The Past Performative

Near Eastern Archaeology, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of QaṬanah: Rescue excavation

The site is located near Queen Rania al-Abdulla Street towards the University of Jordan , and thi... more The site is located near Queen Rania al-Abdulla Street towards the University of Jordan , and this area is known for being a fertile land for agriculture before it was used as a residential area. The geological formation of the area merely consists of a limestone layer. The coordinates is of the site: Long. 35.89460, Lat.31.98589 1. The destruction of the site.

Research paper thumbnail of QaṬanah: Rescue excavation

Research paper thumbnail of الأنباط والبترا في المصادر العربية Petra and the Nabataeans in the Arabic sources

Most scholars agree that there is a lack of information about Petra and the Nabataeans in the Ara... more Most scholars agree that there is a lack of information about Petra and the Nabataeans in the Arabic sources, particularly in the early Islamic sources where Petra is not mentioned. However, this article shows that in the period between the diminishing of the Petra dominance in the region in the 4th, 5th and 6th centuries and the earliest Islamic historians in the 8th century, Petra had no ruler worthy of mention in the major battles of the Islamic conquests in the second quarter of the 7th century. However, Nabataeans were well known in many of Arabic sources by the name Nabaṭ and Annbaṭ. The Greek name for Petra was not used but its Nabataean name, Raqmu or ar-Raqeem was well known to the Arabs as a small city carved in rock as one unit, located not so far from Palestine and close to Ayla (Aqaba). The Holy Qur'an mentions many places in the Arabic peninsula, Mesopotamia, Egypt and in the Levant including ar-Raqeem in surat al-Kahf as a place where the miracle of the seven sleepers took place.

Research paper thumbnail of The Past Performative: Thinking through the Azraq Community Archaeology Project

Near Eastern Archaeology, 2013

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

This film about the (ACAP) Archaeology and Community in Azraq Project. conducted in 2009 by Ahma... more This film about the (ACAP) Archaeology and Community in Azraq Project. conducted in 2009 by Ahmad Lash and Alison Damick in Azraq/ Jordan .. to enhance awareness about the Archaeology and environment between the local people

8 views

Research paper thumbnail of مخطوطات البحر الميت بين الحقيقة والأحقية

ADAJ, 2023

يتناول هذا البحث التسلسل الزمني والتاريخي لإكتشاف مخطوطات البحر الميت والجهود الأردنية التي بذلت ... more يتناول هذا البحث التسلسل الزمني والتاريخي لإكتشاف مخطوطات البحر الميت والجهود الأردنية التي بذلت للحفاظ عليها منذ لحظة اكتشافها ولغاية استيلاء الكيان الصهيوني عليها إبان حرب 1967 في انتهاك صارخ لكل القوانين والأعراف والإتفاقيات الدولية

Research paper thumbnail of غازي بيشة في عيون أصدقائه

ADAJ, 2023

في ذكرى رحيل أستاذي غازي بيشة

Research paper thumbnail of Lash

مخطوطات البحر الميت بين الحقيقة والأحقية, 2023

يتناول هذا البحث التسلسل الزمني لإكتشاف مخطوطات البحر الميت والمساعي الأردنية التي بذلت لجمعها وح... more يتناول هذا البحث التسلسل الزمني لإكتشاف مخطوطات البحر الميت والمساعي الأردنية التي بذلت لجمعها وحمايتها مرورا باستيلاء الكيان الصهيوني عليها ومصادرتها في انتهاك واضح للقوانين والاتفاقيات والأعراف الدولية

Research paper thumbnail of Antiquities laws and regulations issued in Jordan from 1923 to 2013

Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology

The Department of Antiquities, established in 1923, is one of the first governmental departments ... more The Department of Antiquities, established in 1923, is one of the first governmental departments established after the foundation of the modern state of Jordan. For the purposes of organizing archaeological work, the Jordanian government has issued during the past hundred years several laws related to the legalization of archaeological work and the protection of antiquities, numbering seven, the first of which was the Law of Antiquities of 1925 and the last of which was Law No. 21 of 1988, followed by many amendments and regulations. The most recent of these was the Law Amending the Antiquities Law No. (55) of 2008. In this paper, we reviewed all antiquities laws, regulations, and amendments that occurred to them from 1923 to 2013, and discussed them, highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, and their contribution to protecting the Jordanian cultural heritage.

Research paper thumbnail of Antiquities laws and regulations issued in Jordan from 1923 to 2013   قوانين الآثار وأنظمتها الصادرة في الأردن منذ سسنة 1923 ولغاية سنة  2013

Jordanian Journal of History and Archeology, 2022

The Department of Antiquities, established in 1923, is one of the first governmental departments ... more The Department of Antiquities, established in 1923, is one of the first
governmental departments established after the foundation of the modern state
of Jordan. For the purposes of organizing archaeological work, the Jordanian
government has issued during the past hundred years several laws related to the
legalization of archaeological work and the protection of antiquities, numbering
seven, the first of which was the Law of Antiquities of 1925 and the last of
which was Law No. 21 of 1988, followed by many amendments and regulations.
The most recent of these was the Law Amending the Antiquities Law No. (55)
of 2008. In this paper, we reviewed all antiquities laws, regulations, and
amendments that occurred to them from 1923 to 2013, and discussed them,
highlighting their strengths and weaknesses, and their contribution to protecting
the Jordanian cultural heritage.

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment and documentation project for the archaeological and tourism situation in the eastern desest

Archaeology In Jordan, 2022

Despite the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on activities and restrictions on the movement... more Despite the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on activities and restrictions on the movement of people, which caused cessation of most archaeological missions during 2020-2021, the author took this opportunity to conduct a field project aimed at reassessing the state of the archaeological sites scattered in the eastern Badia. The eastern Badia was chosen as a target for this project for four reasons:

Research paper thumbnail of دائرة الآثار ودورها في أعمال التنقيب وإحياء التراث من 1923 إلى

دائرة الآثار ودورها في أعمال التنقيب وحفظ التراث من 1923 إلى 1950, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Bayt Ras tomb project Arabic

Research paper thumbnail of Bayt Ras Tomb project english

Research paper thumbnail of Masarrat cave tombs

Research paper thumbnail of Restore and rehabilitate of Al-Qastal mosque ترميم و إعادة تأهيل مسجد القسطل الأثري

Al-Qastal which consider as one of the most famous Umayyad ruin, is located 35 km south Amman. Th... more Al-Qastal which consider as one of the most famous Umayyad ruin, is located 35 km south Amman. The most significant part in this site is the Umayyad mosque and its unique minaret, which consider as the oldest Islamic minaret in the Islamic world (still standing), the mosque was in very bad and dangerous situation. In this paper I'm speaking about the restoration, rehabilitation, and protection works, particularly the reconstruction of the western wall, the protection of the courtyard and the restoration and rehabilitation of the internal part of the mosque. Also I'm going to follow the Mesopotamia's influences which appeared in the Umayyad monuments in Transjordan in the eight century AD.

Research paper thumbnail of الإكتشافات الأثرية بين الحقيقة العلمية والصخب الإعلامي

لقد ارتبط علم الآثار منذ نشأته ارتباطاً وثيقاً بما تنازعته النفس البشرية من ولعها بالإستكشاف وسبر... more لقد ارتبط علم الآثار منذ نشأته ارتباطاً وثيقاً بما تنازعته النفس البشرية من ولعها بالإستكشاف وسبر أغوار الماضي واستحضاره والولوج إلى المجهول منه، فالنظرة العامة للماضي لدى الغالبية من الناس تتسم بنوع من التبجيل والحنين ونزع مافي ذلك الماضي من شوائب ليتوأم مع النظرة المثالية التي خلقناها في أنفسنا لذلك الماضي، كما قد يولع الكثير من الناس بوصف الكثير من الأحداث التاريخية أو المظاهر الأثرية بالتوصيفات التي تتسم بالغموض والخروج عن قوانين الطبيعة ومألوف الأشياء. في المقابل فإن علم الآثار هو علم يقوم على الدلائل والبراهين المادية والتحليلات العلمية بُغية الوصول إلى الحقيقة المجردة، ومن أكثر الأمور إشكالية هو ما يقوم به البعض من استنطاق المعلم الأثري وتقويله ما يريد الباحث سماعه، بناءً على تعصب الباحث الأثري لمعتقده الديني أو فكره السياسي، وذلك بالإستعجال في الحكم على المُكتشف الأثري باسقاط ماتشبّع به فكر ذلك الباحث من رواية تاريخية عن ذلك المُكتشف الأثري، ومما يزيد الطين بِلّة عندما يُسارع ذلك الباحث إلى وسائل الإعلام ليُخاطب العامة بنتائج إكتشافاته التي لم تنل نصيبها بعد من البحث والدراسة والتحقيق

Research paper thumbnail of Glance on the History of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan through  ROOTS( جذور)  Project لمحة عن تاريخ دائرة الآثار الأردنية من خلال مشروع جذور

In June 1923 the government of Transjordan took the decision to establish the Department of Antiq... more In June 1923 the government of Transjordan took the decision to establish the Department of Antiquities to be one of the first governmental departments in Transjordan. The aim was to protect and preserve the archaeological remains in Jordan. Since that time, many major things changed—the British mandate, the Independence day declaration in 1946, uniting with the west bank in 1950 (thus then the responsibility of the Department of Antiquities), the loss of the west bank in 1967, and more recently the technological revolution. In these almost 95 years, many archaeological field projects, research, and important discoveries have taken place in Jordan, resulting in tens of thousands of hard copies of reports and documents. In this paper, we will highlight the main eras in the history of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan through Roots project which started in 2015 in order to sort, digitize, and preserve these documents and make them available for researchers.

Research paper thumbnail of QaṬanah: Rescue excavation

The site is located near Queen Rania al-Abdulla Street towards the University of Jordan , and thi... more The site is located near Queen Rania al-Abdulla Street towards the University of Jordan , and this area is known for being a fertile land for agriculture before it was used as a residential area. The geological formation of the area merely consists of a limestone layer. The coordinates is of the site: Long. 35.89460, Lat.31.98589 1. The destruction of the site.

Research paper thumbnail of The Past Performative

Near Eastern Archaeology, 2013

Research paper thumbnail of QaṬanah: Rescue excavation

The site is located near Queen Rania al-Abdulla Street towards the University of Jordan , and thi... more The site is located near Queen Rania al-Abdulla Street towards the University of Jordan , and this area is known for being a fertile land for agriculture before it was used as a residential area. The geological formation of the area merely consists of a limestone layer. The coordinates is of the site: Long. 35.89460, Lat.31.98589 1. The destruction of the site.

Research paper thumbnail of QaṬanah: Rescue excavation

Research paper thumbnail of الأنباط والبترا في المصادر العربية Petra and the Nabataeans in the Arabic sources

Most scholars agree that there is a lack of information about Petra and the Nabataeans in the Ara... more Most scholars agree that there is a lack of information about Petra and the Nabataeans in the Arabic sources, particularly in the early Islamic sources where Petra is not mentioned. However, this article shows that in the period between the diminishing of the Petra dominance in the region in the 4th, 5th and 6th centuries and the earliest Islamic historians in the 8th century, Petra had no ruler worthy of mention in the major battles of the Islamic conquests in the second quarter of the 7th century. However, Nabataeans were well known in many of Arabic sources by the name Nabaṭ and Annbaṭ. The Greek name for Petra was not used but its Nabataean name, Raqmu or ar-Raqeem was well known to the Arabs as a small city carved in rock as one unit, located not so far from Palestine and close to Ayla (Aqaba). The Holy Qur'an mentions many places in the Arabic peninsula, Mesopotamia, Egypt and in the Levant including ar-Raqeem in surat al-Kahf as a place where the miracle of the seven sleepers took place.

Research paper thumbnail of The Past Performative: Thinking through the Azraq Community Archaeology Project

Near Eastern Archaeology, 2013

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, a... more JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.

Research paper thumbnail of Tuba Palace قصر الطوبة

The excavations and survey works in this project have revealed the location of some quarries whic... more The excavations and survey works in this project have revealed the location of some quarries which were used for the
limestones production, to construct the lower courses of Tuba Palace as well as the places of mud bricks and mortar preparation,
in addition to identify the location of some late Umayyad isolated houses. Most of the archaeological evidences in
Tuba Palace (pottery dating and architectural studies) were leading us to date the monument to the late Umayyad period.
In addition to few pottery scattered in the area dated to the late Byzantine and early Umayyad period.
According to the deep study of the social and political Umayyad history (especially in Transjordan) in addition to
comparison study between Qasr Tuba and the incomplete late Umayyad structure in the Jordanian desert like Qasr Al-
Mushatta and ‘Ayn Al-Sawda reservoir (in southern Azraq) and by focusing on the Caliph Walid II history 743-744 A.D
I believe that Qasr Tuba related to Caliph Waleed II era 743-744 A.D. and he decided to built it because of nostalgia
feeling to this desert, which he lived in when he was still stalker prince in the Caliph Hisham era. But as a result of his
death in 744 A.D. and the Umayyad dynasty collapsing five years later that, this huge monument was not completed

Research paper thumbnail of The Graffiti at Qusayr Amra كتابات على جدران قصير عمرة

Since the beginning of human history, people have wanted to immortalize their names even after th... more Since the beginning of human history, people have wanted to immortalize their names even after their death. During different periods kings, leaders, and wealthy individuals have built memorial structures and often placed their names on these buildings. For the non-elite their way to immortalize their names was in writing them on these buildings usually after they have been abandoned. Even people who cannot read and write tried to draw their family or tribal signs on these monuments.
For the late Umayyad period complex of Qusayr Amra, a world heritage site 90 km southeast of Amman, built in the middle of eighth century A.D, most of its interior walls are covered with wall paintings. Recent vandalism includes graffiti on the paintings and represents a considerable disturbance but these hundreds of graffiti are also a good opportunity to know the history of this part of the desert. For example we can learn of tribal identity, types of names, ways of writing, kinds of repeated words, sentences and the significance of the site in later times, given that some graffiti date to the 13th and 14th century.
I believe that these graffiti are important elements in the monument. This research will highlight the value of such graffiti as historical sources and link it with the political, social, economical and medical situation during that time.
In the last part of this research I will try to read the late Umayyad kufic inscription which revealed in 2012.

Research paper thumbnail of Muslim burial customs in modern Jordan20200206 83792 1oamuee

Death and Burial in the Near East from Roman to Islamic Time, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological and tourism reality eastern desert الواقع الأثري والسياحي في البادية الشرقية

Archaeological and tourism reality eastern desert الواقع الأثري والسياحي في البادية الشرقية, 2022