Archaeology In Jordan-2016-2017.pdf (original) (raw)

Archaeology in Jordan, 2014 and 2015 Season

2016

The 2016 edition of the “Archaeology in Jordan” newsletter presents short reports on selected archaeological projects conducted during 2014 and 2015 in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Includes summaries for Wadi al-Qattafi (Rowan, Rollefson, Wasse, Kersel & Hill, pp. 636-7) and Wisad Pools (Rollefson, Rowan, Wasse, Kersel & Hill, pp. 634-6).

Archaeology of Jordan UPDATES 2019/2

November 22, 2019: A carved rock found in Jordan may be the oldest known chess piece https://www.sciencenews.org/article/carved-rock-found-jordan-maybe-oldest-known-chess-piece https://www.archaeology.org/news/8205-191125-jordan-chess-piece http://www.ancientpages.com/2019/11/26/worlds-oldest-chess-piecediscovered-at-humayma-in-jordan/ https://www.realclearscience.com/2019/11/24/rock\_found\_in\_jordan\_ may_be_oldest_known_chess_piece_288428.html https://www.foxnews.com/science/carved-rock-worlds-oldest-chesspiece https://www.accessscience.com/content/a-carved-rock-found-injordan-may-be-the-oldest-known-chess-piece/SN1911221 https://phys.org/news/2019-11-chess-piece-jordan-world-oldest.html https://www.livescience.com/oldest-chess-piece-humayma-jordan.html https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-world-soldest-surviving-chess-piece-unearthed-in-jordan-1.8201206 https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/carved-stone-could-be-the-oldest-chess-piece-ever-discovered/ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-small-chunk-of-rock-might-be-theoldest-chess-piece-in-the-world

Archaeology of Jordan Updates 2018/2

ARCHAEOLOGY OF JORDAN UPDATES 2018/2 (July-December 2018) , 2018

A selection of links on archaeology of Jordan useful for scholars and students available at the website http://archaeologyofjordan.strikingly.com

One Hundred Years of Archaeological Research in Jordan (2022)

Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology, 2022

This three-part article presents the history of archaeological research in Jordan, especially in the last one hundred years and concentrating on methodological advances. The first part of the article by Gary Rollefson covers the prehistoric periods, first by presenting the achievements of the pioneers and then by concentrating on research developments in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods from 9,750 to 3,750 BC. The second part of the article by Katharina Schmidt covers the Bronze and Iron Ages and highlights trends in archaeological research over the past one hundred years. The third part of the article by Robert Schick presents archaeological research in the Hellenistic to Islamic Periods, focusing on the contribution of foreign researchers, and presenting developments by decade

Taking the Pulse of Archaeology in Jordan

Review of: RUSSELL B. ADAMS (ed.). Jordan: an archaeological reader. xviii+582 pages, 164 illustrations, 23 tables. 2008. London: Equinox; 978-1-84553-037-2 paperback £29.99. STEVEN E. FALCONER & PATRICIA L. FALL with ILYA BERELOV & MARY C. METZGER. Bronze Age rural ecology and village life at Tell el-Hayyat, Jordan (British Archaeological Reports International Series 1586). 274 pages, illustrations, CD-ROM. 2006. Oxford: Archaeopress; 978-1-84171-799-9 paperback £37. GRAEME BARKER, DAVID GILBERTSON & DAVID MATTINGLY (ed.). Archaeology and desertification: the Wadi Faynan Landscape Survey, southern Jordan (Wadi Faynan Series 2; Levant Supplementary Series 6). xxvi+510 pages, 398 illustrations, 69 tables, CD-ROM. 2007. Oxford: Oxbow; 978-1-84217-286-5 hardback £70. First paragraph: the three volumes under review in some ways provide a barometer for the development of archaeological research in Jordan in recent decades, and prospects for its future. Jordan is a relatively young country with a complex history, changing borders and political fortunes, and exceptional growth in population and economy in recent times. A combination of factors, including Jordan’s relative political stability and ease of working (compared with neighbouring countries), and of course the richness of its sites and diverse landscapes, has attracted many to conduct excavations and surveys there. Yet there are still considerable barriers to the advancement of archaeology in Jordan that go beyond fieldwork, such as the time lag in bringing final publication to fruition or the vast accumulation and availability of archaeological data gathered over the years. From these three very different books, it becomes clear that archaeology in Jordan is entering its mature phase, albeit showing a tendency for anthropologically based and processual approaches, arising partly through the emergence of prehistoric archaeology and often overshadowing traditional culture-historical approaches (such as those employed in Biblical archaeology).