Academic Program

1A : Travel & Trade - I
Wednesday 23 May in Room 113
Moderator: Kay Prag, The Manchester Museum
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
2:00-2:20 Jordan during the Neolithic: A "Central Bus Station"? Simmons, Alan University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2:20-2:40 Measuring the Impact of Early LPPNB Immigration into Highland Jordan Rollefson, Gary Whitman College
2:40-3:00 Theorizing Contact Zones and Crossroads: Civilizations, Empires, and the Deep Time Social Order of the Levantine Countries LaBianca, Oystein Andrews University
3:00-3:20 Crossing Wadi al-Zarqa during the Early Bronze Age Douglas, Khaled Hashemite University
3:20-3:40 Seafaring on the Dead Sea, Bronze Age to Ottoman Greene, Joseph A. Semitic Museum, Harvard University
3:40-3:45 Discussion
3:45-4:05 Break
4:05-4:25 Geopolitical Context of 19th Dynasty Egyptian Activity in Transjordan Bramlett, Kent University of Toronto
4:25-4:45 Crossroads and Sites at the Northern Edge of the Central-Moabite Plateau Ninow, Friedbert Theologische Hochschule Friedensau
4:45-5:05 Karak Plateau: Literary and Archaeological Evidence of Trade and Travel Mattingly, Gerald Johnson Bible College
5:05-5:25 The Kingdoms of Transjordan and the Assyrian Expansion Salje, Beate Vorderasiatisches Museum Berlin
5:25-5:45 Edomites in Judah Beit-Arieh, Itzhaq Tel Aviv University
5:45-5:50 Discussion
1B : Travel & Trade - II
Wednesday 23 May in Room 213
Moderator: S. Thomas Parker, North Carolina State University
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
2:00-2:20 The Nabataeans and the Oriental Trade: Roads and Commodities 4th c. BCE--1st c. CE Durand, Caroline University of Lyon
2:20-2:40 Athenodarus of Tarsus and Petra: The Date and Circumstances of His Visit Graf, David University of Miami
2:40-3:00 Double-Crossing Jordan: Strabo, Josephus, and the Portrayal of Syllaeus Anderson, Bjorn University of Michigan
3:00-3:20 Provenance of Marbles for the Nabatean Site at Qasr al Bint, Petra Saad, Al, Ziad Yarmouk University
3:20-3:40 Crossing Jordan: Tracing Human Migration in Classical Period Jordan Using Strontium and Oxygen Isotopes Perry, Megan East Carolina University
3:40-3:45 Discussion
3:45-4:05 Break
4:05-4:25 Roads, Travel, and Time "Across Jordan" in Byzantine and Early Islamic Times Walmsley, Alan University of Copenhagen
4:25-4:45 Crossing Southern Jordan: New Light on the Arabian Spice Route Smith, Andrew M. Dowling College, Long Island
4:45-5:05 The Franks in Transjordan: Settlement Topography of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem Sinibaldi, Micaela University of Florence
5:05-5:25 "They Came and Stayed": A Study of Population Movements into Jordan During the 19th and 20th Centuries Abujaber, Raouf Independent Historian
5:25-5:45 City of Migrants: Amman 1921 to 1946 Dieterich, Renate University of Bonn
5:45-5:50 Discussion
2A : Cultural Heritage Preservation - I
Thursday 24 May in Room 113
Moderator: Jutta Häser, German Protestant Institut of Archaeology
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
9:00-9:20 Challenges in the Conservation of the Archaeological Heritage of Jordan Shaer, May Department of Antiquities
9:20-9:40 The Role of the Department of Antiquities in Preventing the Illicit Trade in Cultural Heritage Shami, Al, Ahmad Department of Antiquities
9:40-10:00 Preserving Jordan's Cultural Heritage Digitally through ETANA Clark, Douglas R. La Sierra University
10:00-10:20 A Neolithic Heritage Trail in Southern Jordan Finlayson, Bill Council for British Research in the Levant
10:20-10:40 Excavations at al-Lahun in Jordan: Archaeological Past and Touristic Future Homes-Fredericq, Denyse Royal Museums of Art and History
10:40-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:05 Break
11:05-11:25 Cultural Resource Management in the Jordan Valley Ibrahim, Moawiyah M. Al-Isra University
11:25-11:45 Conservation & Heritage Management of the Lot Sanctuary, Deir 'Ain 'Abata Politis, Konstantinos D. Hellenic Society for Near Eastern Studies
11:45-12:05 Issues at World Heritage Sites: Case Study Petra Akrawi, Aysar Petra National Trust
12:05-12:25 Building Management Capacity for Petra Archaeological Park Comer, Douglas C. Cultural Site and Research Management
12:25-12:30 Discussion
2B : Architecture - I
Thursday 24 May in Room 213
Moderator: Barbara A. Porter, ACOR
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
9:00-9:20 Dhra': PPNA Village Architecture Kuijt, Ian University of Notre Dame
9:20-9:40 The Identity and Chronology of the "Painted House" at Beidha Twaissi, Saad Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
9:40-10:00 Microarchaeology and the Use of Space at the Neolithic Farmstead, Tabaqat al-Buma Ullah, Isaac Arizona State University
10:00-10:20 The Landscape Archaeology of the Megalithic of Wadi al-Zarqa Khrisat, Bilal Hashemite University
10:20-10:40 Late Bronze Age Domestic Architecture from Tell Deir 'Alla: Recent Discoveries Kafafi, Zeidan Yarmouk University
10:40-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:05 Break
11:05-11:25 More Surprises at the Petra Great Temple Joukowsky, Martha Brown University
11:25-11:45 A Nabataean Public Building on Umm al-Biyara, Petra Bienkowski, Piotr University of Manchester
11:45-12:05 Doric Frieze with Nabataean Busts from Ez-Zantur Mansion, Petra Keller, Consuelo Basel University
12:05-12:00 Continuity and Variation in Byzantine Church Architecture at Abila: Evidence from the 2006 Excavations Chapman, David Covenant Theological Seminary
12:25-12:30 Discussion
2C : Death & Burial
Thursday 24 May in Room B12
Moderator: Khair Yassine, University of Jordan
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
9:00-9:20 The Foothill Cemeteries behind Iktanu: the Vanishing Landscape Prag, Kay The Manchester Museum
9:20-9:40 The Dolmen at Tall al-Umayri in the Context of the Dolmens in the Southern Levant Dubis, Elzbieta Independent Scholar
9:40-10:00 Ritual Landscapes in the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Lovell, Jaimie Council for British Research in the Levant
10:00-10:20 Burial Patterns during 4th-3rd Millenia in the Southeast Ghor, Jordan Schaub, R. Thomas Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain
10:20-10:40 The Early Bronze IA People of Bab edh-Dhra, Jordan Ortner, Donald Smithsonian Institution
10:40-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:05 Break
11:05-11:25 Early Bronze IV Peoples: Connections between the Living and the Dead at Khirbet Iskander Richard, Suzanne Gannon University
11:25-11:45 Cremation Practice in the Levant: In Situ Candlestick Stands in the Amman Archaeological District Abu-Shmais, Adeib Department of Antiquities
11:45-12:05 Relations of the Iron Age Dead: Wadi Fidan 40 and Both Sides of the Jordan Beherec, Marc University of California, San Diego
12:05-12:25 Monumental Tomb at Khirbat Edh-Dharih: an Archaeo-anthropological Study Delhopital, Nathalie Institut Francais du Proche-Orient
12:25-12:30 Discussion
3A : Cultural Heritage Preservation - II / Religion
Thursday 24 May in Room 113
Moderator: Lawrence T. Geraty, La Sierra University
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
2:00-2:20 Interpretation and Presentation of a Multi-period Site: The Case of Tall Hesban Ronza, Maria Elena Independent Scholar
2:20-2:40 Madaba Archaeological Sites: Bridging the Edge between the Living and Once-alive Sites of Madaba Fakhoury, Leen University of Jordan
2:40-3:00 Archaeological Museums Crossing Jordan Ajaj, Ahmad Leicester University
3:00-3:20 The Jordan Museum: Exhibiting the Archaeology of Jordan Amr, Khairieh Jordan Museum
3:20-3:40 Waqf Foundations in Jordan : as-Salt in Comparative Perspective Reimer, Michael American University in Cairo
3:40-3:45 Discussion
3:45-4:05 Break
4:05-4:25 Nabataean Cultic Libations Sachet, Isabelle College de France
4:25-4:45 Between the Cults of Syria and Arabia: Pagan Traces at Umm el-Jimal De Vries, Bert Calvin College
4:45-5:05 Landscapes of Divine Power at Humayma Reeves, M. Barbara Queen's University
5:05-5:25 Iconoclasm in Islam Shiyyab, Adnan Al-Hussein Bin Talal University
5:25-5:30 Discussion
3B : History & Politics
Thursday 24 May in Room 213
Moderator: Jean François Salles, Institut Francais du Proche-Orient
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
2:00-2:20 Emergence of Madaba as a Regional Center in the Early Iron Age Harrison, Timothy University of Toronto
2:20-2:40 Al-Beidhah or 'Al-Beidha Falahat, Al, Hani Department of Antiquities
2:40-3:00 Nabataeans, Hasmonaeans, Herodians in 'Ataruz, Dhiban, and Madaba Ji, Chang-Ho La Sierra University
3:00-3:20 Ayla at the Millennium: Archaeology and History in the Year AD 1000 Whitcomb, Donald University of Chicago
3:20-3:40 Imperial Transitions and Peasant Society in Middle and Late Islamic Jordan Walker, Bethany Grand Valley State University
3:40-3:45 Discussion
3:45-4:05 Break
4:05-4:25 Kerak Castle: Where Archaeology and History Meet Lee, John R. St. John Fisher College
4:25-4:45 The Shawbak Project: Settlement and Territorial Lordship in Medieval Transjordan--First Results Nucciotti, Michele Università degli Studi di Firenze
4:45-5:00 Discussion
4A : Excavation Reports - I
Friday 25 May in Room 113
Moderator: R. Thomas Schaub, Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
9:00-9:20 New Light on the Archaeological Landscape Around Mount Nebo Mortensen, Peder University of Copenhagen
9:20-9:40 The Late Epipaleolithic: The View from West-Central Jordan Neeley, Michael Montana State University
9:40-10:00 Tale of Two Sites: Pleistocene Hunter-Foragers of the Jordanian Eastern Desert Coinman, Nancy Iowa State University
10:00-10:20 Tell Abu es-Sawwan Excavations: 2005 and 2006 Nahar, Maysoon University of Jordan
10:20-10:40 Khirbet Hammam: Neolithic at a Crossroads Peterson, Jane Marquette University
10:40-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:05 Break
11:05-11:25 Results of Five Years Excavation on Tall Zira'a Häser, Jutta German Protestant Institut of Archaeology
11:25-11:45 Khirbet al-Batrawy: An Early Bronze Age Fortified Town in North-Central Jordan Nigro, Lorenzo Rome "La Sapienza" University
11:45-12:05 From Jericho to Mt. Nebo: Recent Excavation Results from Conder's Circle Thuesen, Ingolf University of Copenhagen
12:05-12:25 Results of Recent Excavations at Khirbat Russayfa Gharib, Romel Department of Antiquities
12:25-12:30 Discussion
4B : Excavation Reports - II
Friday 25 May in Room 213
Moderator: Timothy Harrison, University of Toronto
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
9:00-9:20 Scandinavian Excavations at Tell el-Fukhar Strange, John University of Copenhagen
9:20-9:40 Barsinia: A New Important Archaeological Site in Northwest Jordan Khouri, Al, Lamia Yarmouk University
9:40-10:00 The Contributions of Andrews University to Jordanian Archaeology, Especially at Tall Jalul Younker, Randall W. Andrews University
10:00-10:20 A Period of Peace and Prosperity in Gilead: Tell Johfiyeh (Late Iron Age) Lamprichs, Roland University of Muenster
10:20-10:40 Deir 'Alla Region Project: Survey and Soundings 2004-2006 Ghul, Al, Omar Yarmouk University
10:40-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:05 Break
11:05-11:25 The Foundation of Aila: A Nabataean Port on the Red Sea Parker, S. Thomas North Carolina State University
11:25-11:45 Recent Archaeological Discoveries at Shqira West/Karak Shdaifat, Al, Younis M. Mutah University
11:45-12:05 Results from the Recent Excavations at the al-Khazneh, Petra Farajat, Al, Suleiman Department of Antiquities
12:05-12:25 The Beidha Documentation Project Bikai, Patricia M. Independent Scholar
12:25-12:30 Discussion
4C : Excavation Reports - III / Technology I
Friday 25 May in Room B12
Moderator: Moawiyah Ibrahim, Al-Isra University
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
9:00-9:20 Twenty Archaeological Campaigns at Umm al-Rasas and the Urban Setting of Kastron Mefaa Piccirillo, Michele Franciscan Archaeological Institute
9:20-9:40 The Swiss Jerash Cathedral Project: Report on Excavations (2000, 2005, 2006) Brenk, Beat University of Rome
9:40-10:00 Post-7th century Earthquake Evidence at Qasr Tilah on the Dead Sea Niemi, Tina University of Missouri-Kansas City
10:00-10:20 The Aqaba Castle Project. New Excavation Facts Shqour, Reem Ghent university
10:20-10:40 Qasr Hallabat: The Ghassanid Complex Arce, Ignacio Spanish Archaeological Mission to Jordan
10:40-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:05 Break
11:05-11:25 The Ras al-Mayya Fortresses: New Discoveries at One of the Gateways to Iron-Age Copper Production in Faynan, Jordan Ben Yosef, Erez University of California, San Diego
11:25-11:45 Quarries and Quarrying in Petra Rababeh, Shaher Hashemite University
11:45-12:05 Nabataean Landscaping & Horticulture: Petra Garden & Pool Complex Bedal, Leigh-Ann Pennsylvania State University, Erie
12:05-12:25 Olive Oil Installations in Late Antique Jordan: A Case in the History of Ancient Technology Waliszewski, Tomasz Warsaw University
12:25-12:30 Discussion
5A : Ceramics
Friday 25 May in Room 113
Moderator: Denyse Hòmes-Fredericq, Royal Museums of Art and History, Belgium
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
2:00-2:20 5000 Years of Pottery Production on Tall Zira'a Vieweger, Dieter University of Wuppertal
2:20-2:40 The Early Bronze Age II-III Pottery Assemblage of the Site of al-Lahun in Ancient Moab Swinnen, Ingrid M. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2:40-3:00 Continuity in Ceramic Materials Across Jordan in the Classical Periods Zimmerman, Michael Brown University
3:00-3:05 Discussion
3:05-3:25 Inhabited Vine Motif & Mold-made Lamps in Late Byzantine & Early Islamic Periods Daviau, Michele Wilfrid Laurier University
3:25-3:45 Jarash Byzantine Pottery Workshops and Their Wares Kehrberg, Ina University of Sydney
3:45-3:50 Discussion
5B : Art
Friday 25 May in Room 213
Moderator: John Oleson, University of Victoria
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
2:00-2:20 Beads and Pendants from the Early Neolithic Site of es-Sifiya in Jordan Mahasneh, Hamzeh Mutah University
2:20-2:40 Understanding the Khirbat at-Tannur Reliefs Wenning, Robert Bonn University
2:40-3:00 A Study of the Nabataean Minor Arts and Their Cultural Interpretation Khairy, Nabil I. University of Jordan
3:00-3:05 Discussion
3:05-3:25 The Terracotta Figurines from Petra Gorgerat, Laurent University of Basel
3:25-3:45 Discover Islamic Art/Virtual Museum Najjar, Mohammad Department of Antiquities
3:45-4:05 The Contribution of Jordan in <i>Discover Islamic Art</i> Project Naghawy, Aida Department of Antiquities
4:05-4:15 Discussion
6A : Culture & Society
Sunday 27 May in Room 113
Moderator: Piotr Bienkowski, University of Manchester
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
9:00-9:20 Human Presence/Occupation in the Southern Segment of the Tranjordanian Plateau MacDonald, Burton St. Francis Xavier
9:20-9:40 The Iron I Period Across Jordan Herr, Larry Canadian University College
9:40-10:00 Nelson Glueck's Legacy in Edom in Light of Recent Iron Age Research in Southern Jordan Levy, Thomas E. University of California, San Diego
10:00-10:20 The Ethnic Origin of the Edomites Shahîd, Irfan Georgetown University
10:20-10:40 Who Peopled the Madaba Plains in the Iron Age? Geraty, Lawrence La Sierra University
10:40-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:05 Break
11:05-11:25 Durable Communitas: Modeling Social Life Across Jordan Porter, Benjamin University of Pennsylvania
11:25-11:45 Urban Development/Cultural History of the East-Agora of Gadara/Umm Qais, Hellenistic-Byzantine Periods Bührig, Claudia German Archaeological Institute
11:45-12:05 The Druze Experience at Umm al-Jimal: the History & Archaeology of the Early 20th-century Settlement Brown, Robin Independent Scholar
12:05-12:25 Great Britain, the U.S. and Paradigms of Modern Jordan's Ancient Identity Corbett, Elena Dodge University of Chicago
12:25-12:30 Discussion
6B : Architecture - II / Technology II
Sunday 27 May in Room 213
Moderator: Alan Walmsley, University of Copenhagen
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
9:00-9:20 Trajan's Engineers and the Roman Fort at Humayma (Ancient Havarra) Oleson, John Peter University of Victoria
9:20-9:40 Who Built the Dams/Reservoirs in the Jordanian Badiya between the First and Eighth Centuries CE, and Why? Foote, Rebecca Harvard University
9:40-10:00 Trading Places: The New Commercial Role of Gerasa/Jarash in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods Simpson, Ian Rhodric University of Copenhagen
10:00-10:20 Early Mosque Architectural Standardization: Contextualization of Islamic Jarash Project Mosque Damgaard, Kristoffer University of Copenhagen
10:20-10:40 New Mosaic Floor in the Castle of Ajlun (Qalat Al-Rabad) Abu Abila, Mohammed Department of Antiquities
10:40-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:05 Break
11:05-11:25 Reconstructing Mamluk Ajlun in the Aftermath of the 728/1328 Flood Kenney, Ellen Independent Scholar
11:25-11:45 Hydro-Engineering Achievements of Late Byzantine Madaba Foran, Debra University of Toronto
11:45-12:05 From Restitution to Reconstruction: The 6th Century Water Powered Stone Machine at Jerash Seigne, Jacques University of Tours
12:05-12:25 A Mamluk Cannon Barrel from the 13th Century A.D. Abu Dayyeh, Abdel Sami Department of Antiquities
12:25-12:30 Discussion
6C : Inscriptions
Sunday 27 May in Room B12
Moderator: Fawwaz al-Khraysheh, Department of Antiquities
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
9:00-9:20 Onomastic Evidence for Religion of Iron-Age Transjordan Burnett, Joel Baylor University
9:20-9:40 A Safaitic Inscription Dated to the Era of Rabel the Second Abbadi, Sabri University of Jordan
9:40-10:00 A Landscape/GIS Perspective on the Thamudic Inscriptions/Rock Drawings of the Wadi Hafir Corbett, Glenn Joseph University of Chicago
10:00-10:20 Coins from Abroad in Ancient Petra Augé, Christian Institut Francais du Proche-Orient
10:20-10:40 Texts and Archaeological Environment Fares, Saba Maison de l’Orient
10:40-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:05 Break
11:05-11:25 The Dead Sea Scrolls After Fifty Years Zayadine, Fawzi Department of Antiquities
11:25-11:45 The Stones of Rajl Bikai, Pierre M. Independent Scholar
11:45-12:05 The Relative Geographic (nisba) of Islamic Inscriptions from al-Safawi Jbour, Al, Khaled Suleman Department of Antiquities
12:05-12:10 Discussion
7A : Travel & Borders
Sunday 27 May in Room 113
Moderator: Bethany Walker, Grand Valley State University
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
2:00-2:20 Ancient Roads Dating to the Iron Age in Moab and Edom Ben David, Chaim Jordan Valley College
2:20-2:40 Tobiads, Hasmoneans, Herodians, Arabs: Disputes over a Border Salles, Jean-Francois Institut Francais du Proche-Orient
2:40-3:00 Roman Provincial Borders Across Jordan Da Costa, Kate University of Sydney
3:00-3:05 Discussion
7B : Fauna, Food & Feasting
Sunday 27 May in Room 213
Moderator: David McCreery, Willamette University
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
2:00-2:20 Feasts in Late Second Millennium B.C.E. at Tall al-'Umayri London, Gloria LifeTime Learning Center
2:20-2:40 The Zooarchaeology of the Edom Lowlands: New Perspectives on Bronze and Iron Age Economies in the Faynan District Muniz, Adolfo University of California, San Diego
2:40-3:00 How and Where did Shawbak Castle's People Live? The Faunal Remains Corbino, Chiara University of Florence
3:00-3:05 Discussion
3:05-3:15
3:15-4:15 Plenary Business Meeting -- Room 213
4:15-4:30
4:30-5:30 Closing Reception -- City View Room on 7th Floor
Posters : Static and Electronic Displays
Thursday 24 May in Lindner Room, Sixth Floor
Moderator: Gloria London, LifeTime Learning Center
Paper Titles Presenter Affiliation
4:05-5:30 Traveling Looms: Textile Production Crossing Borders Boertien, Jeannette Groningen University
4:05-5:30 Iron Age II-III Pottery of Tall Deir 'Alla Groot, Niels Delft University of Technology
4:05-5:30 Italian Work in Jerash: the buildings of the sanctuary of Artemis between the West and East Propylaea Parapetti, Roberto Centro Scavi di Torino
4:05-5:30 A Nabataean/Roman Water Reservoir and Water-retaining Wall System at Khirbet al-Mudayna in Wadi ath-Thamad Hymans-Mulder, Noor Maastricht University
4:05-5:30 Advanced Field Data Recording and Processing Using a GIS: New Approaches from the Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeological Project Knabb, Kyle University of California, San Diego
4:05-5:30 The JADIS-Google Earth Web Application Savage, Stephen Arizona State University