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Abila of the Decapolis Archaeological Project - http://www.abila.org/
Includes a history of the site, maps, photos, contact details and information for volunteers.

Ain Ghazal Neolithic statues - http://www.asia.si.edu/jordan/html/jordan.htm
Information on the discovery, preservation, interpretation and display of the statues at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

Ain Ghazal statue project - http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/frontpage/tubb-ghazal.htm
The conservation of the Neolithic plaster statues

Ancient Iron Smelting - http://www.ironsmelting.net
Iron smelting history, technology, ethnography and archaeology; case study of Tell Hammeh (az-Zarqa).

Ancient Moabite Fort Provides Insight Into History of Weaving - http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&Article_id=3968
From The Lebanon Daily Star, a recent discovery of a cache of clay loom weights at Khirbat al-Mudaybi in Central Jordan is shedding new light on ancient textile crafts and industries.

Archaeology at the Dawn of History: The Khirbet Iskander Collection - http://www.gannon.edu/departmental/archaeology/ki.asp
An introduction for K-12 students in northwest Pennsylvania to the world of Near Eastern Archaeology by the use is Khirbet Iskander in Jordan.

Avdat & the Nabateans - http://www.jewishmag.com/13mag/AVDAT/avdat.htm
Brief article by Arthur Rosen in The Jewish Magazine relates a history of this nomadic Arab tribe. With photos.

Dhra' Archaeological Project - http://www.nd.edu/~ikuijt/dhra/index.htm
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.

Excavations at a Late Neolithic site in Wadi Ziqlab - http://antiquity.ac.uk/ProjGall/banning/index.html
University of Toronto excavations in northern Jordan, where survey had discovered Neolithic artifacts. From Antiquity, December 2004.

Jordan Archaeology - http://gaialab.asu.edu/Jordan/
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.

Khirbet Lehun - http://datcomhosting.be/_lehun/
Excavation of a multi-period site in central Jordan. Includes excavation results, pictures and a bibliography.

Late Bronze Age Temple Discovered - http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&Article_id=6915
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.

Levantine Archaeobotany - http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~nmiller0/levant.html
Bibliography of archaeobotanical reports from Levantine sites, including Jordanian sites.

Nabataea - http://nabataea.net/
The ancient Nabataean people built the spectacular city of Petra, as well as many other cities in Arabia.

Pella Excavation Project - http://felix.antiquity.arts.usyd.edu.au/research/pella/index.html
Information on the excavations, including reports, photographs and a bibliography.

Prehistoric Row Erupts Over Hunter-gatherer Riddle - http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/19/1077072756313.html
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.

Searching for Sodom and Gomorrah - http://www.bib-arch.org/e-features/sodom-and-gomorrah.asp
Article by Joey Corbett on trying to locate these ancient cities.

Tafila-Busayra Archaeological Survey - http://www.stfx.ca/people/bmacdona/TBASWEB/Welcome.htm
Survey of part of southern Jordan. Contains results, maps, photographs and bibliography.

Tell Madaba Archaeological Project - http://www.utoronto.ca/tmap/
Information on the excavations, including the aims and background to the project, preliminary reports, a number of maps and a bibliography.

Tell Nimrin - http://www.case.edu/affil/nimrin/index.htm
Includes a virtual tour of the site, information on the major finds, the primary data and the main published papers.

Tell Ya'amun Excavations - http://www.uark.edu/~jcrose/
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.

The Aqaba Project - http://asmar.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/AQA/Aqaba.html
Articles and the annual reports for this investigation of the Islamic archaeology of Aqaba.

The Fortress of Machaerous - http://www.christusrex.org/www1/ofm/fai/FAImachr.html
Description of the site and its excavation. Includes bibliography and photographs.

Umm al-Rasas - http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/fai/FAIrasas.html
Description of the site, focusing on the church of St Stephen. Also includes photographs and a bibliography.

Umm el-Jimal - http://www.calvin.edu/academic/archaeology/uj/uj.htm
Byzantine site in northeast Jordan. Includes a bibliography, images, maps, and essays.

University of Sydney Expedition to the Hauran - http://www.acl.arts.usyd.edu.au/research/rukeis/jordan.html
A long-term project to examine the ebb and flow of settlement in the agriculturally marginal areas on the edge of the Jordanian steppe, especially the site of Tell Rukeis.

US Grants to Safeguard Heritage of Two Archaeological Sites - http://www.jordanembassyus.org/09302005001.htm
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.

Virtual Karak Resources Project - http://www.vkrp.org/
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.

Wadi Araba Archaeological Research Project - http://waarp.tripod.com
Description of the on-going archaeological work. Includes photographs, maps, GIS data, and a bibliography.

Wadi Arabah Project - http://www.wadiarabahproject.man.ac.uk
Description of the on-going archaeological work. Includes photographs, maps and a bibliography.

Wadi ath-Thamad - http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwarch/jordan/intro.htm
Detailed description of the excavations and regional surveys in this area of central Jordan. Includes photographs and plans.

Wadi Ziqlab Project - http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~banning/Ziqlab/
Archaeological research on Epipalaeolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age settlements in northwestern Jordan.

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