The intensive documentation of Jerash began in January 1982, as the Department of Antiquities of Jordan invited the directors of various archaeological institutions that operate in Jordan to take part ...

Cities like Gadara (Umm Qais) and Gerasa (Jerash) were part of the pottery trade/production network in the Late Roman and Byzantine periods.Four types of fine pottery could be assigned: The Phocaean ...

Refugees from Gaza have always stood apart. In 1968, Some 11,500 were brought to Jerash, a few miles from the city’s magnificent Roman ruins. In the years since, the 1,500 tents that housed them ...

Another must-visit is Petra, the "Lost City," carved into rose ... Amman, the vibrant capital, boasts Roman ruins like the Theater and Citadel. Jerash, one of the best-preserved Roman cities ...

Ancient tombs carved in the rock in Petra, Jordan (Alamy) One of the new wonders of the world, the ancient city of Petra tends ... restored 6,000-seat Roman theatre in downtown Amman, which ...

Students also participate in numerous cultural activities and excursions, typically to the ancient city of Petra, the Dead Sea, the desert Wadi Rum, the Roman ruins of Jerash and others. The ...

Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...