Archaeological research on Epipalaeolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age settlements in northwestern Jordan.

Detailed description of the excavations and regional surveys in this area of central Jordan. Includes photographs and plans.

Description of the on-going archaeological work. Includes photographs, maps and a bibliography.

Description of the on-going archaeological work. Includes photographs, maps, GIS data, and a bibliography.

A multidisciplinary study of the Karak district. Includes information on the archaeology, history, environment and culture of the area. Also has a photo gallery and maps.

From the Jordan Times, the Kingdom is one of the largest recipients of the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation this year, with the grants totaling more than $85,000.

Byzantine site in northeast Jordan. Includes a bibliography, images, maps, and essays.

Description of the site, focusing on the church of St Stephen. Also includes photographs and a bibliography.

Description of the site and its excavation. Includes bibliography and photographs.

Articles and the annual reports for this investigation of the Islamic archaeology of Aqaba.

Excavations focused on the Byzantine Church near the center of the tell, Bronze Age settlement on the northeast edge, and the Bronze Age tombs across the wadi to the west of the tell. Details on the 2001-2004 excavations.

Includes a virtual tour of the site, information on the major finds, the primary data and the main published papers.

Information on the excavations, including the aims and background to the project, preliminary reports, a number of maps and a bibliography.

Survey of part of southern Jordan. Contains results, maps, photographs and bibliography.

Article by Joey Corbett on trying to locate these ancient cities.

From the Age, Australian archaeologists have sparked an academic row by claiming to have solved the riddle of a missing 1,000 years in human prehistory.

The ancient Nabataean people built the spectacular city of Petra, as well as many other cities in Arabia.

Bibliography of archaeobotanical reports from Levantine sites, including Jordanian sites.

From the Lebanon Daily Star, the recent discovery of a temple at Tell al-Umayri in central Jordan, excavated as part of the Madaba Plains Project.

Provides interactive maps of archaeological sites in Jordan and downloadable GIS data, satellite imagery and a rank size program. Also includes information on the Moab Archaeological Resource survey, Tel Madaba and on Dr. Stephen Savage.

Excavations during the summers of 2002 through 2005 will recover data necessary to evaluate the applicability of two explanations for the transition from foraging to farming in the Near East.

Brief article by Arthur Rosen in The Jewish Magazine relates a history of this nomadic Arab tribe. With photos.

An introduction for K-12 students in northwest Pennsylvania to the world of Near Eastern Archaeology by the use is Khirbet Iskander in Jordan.