Dr. Younis M. Al-Shdaifat Assistant Professor

Personal Data :    

Name: Dr. Younis M. Al-Shdaifat

Place and date of birth: Manshiet Bany Hasan, 1/4/1965

Address: Jordan –Mutah University – Dept. of Tourism and Archaeology

E-mail: shdaifat@mutah.edu.jo

Telephone No.: 0096226210019   Mobile: 00962795957303

Martial Status: Married, 1 child.

Languages: Arabic native, English.

Qualifications

1- PhD, Ancient Archaeology, Baghdad 1997.

Thesis title: Settlement in North East Jordan During the Roman Period (63B.C-324A.D)

2- MA, East and West in the Classical Periods, Yarmouk University/Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1994.

Thesis title: Nabataean Funerary Costumes at Khirbet E-Dharieh (Parallel Study).

3- BA, History,Yarmouk University: 1988.

 Experience

Archaeological Inspector / Department of Antiquities 1991-1993.

Teacher / Ministry of Education 1993-1994,1999-2001.

Assistant Professor / Mutah University 2001-

Field Experience:

Participant in these archaeological field works:

Khirbet E-Dharieh excavations, 3 seasons

Khirbet Dohala excavations, 2 seasons

Khirbet Yasila excavations, 2 seasons

Southern Hawran Archaeological Survey, 2 seasons

Clearance and Maintenance of Um El-jimal channels.

Hayyan el-Mishref excavations.

El-Fdien excavations.

Wadi el-Mujeb Archaeological Survey.

Publications:

-         Safaitic Inscription from Enaza Mountain / north East Jordan (rereading and analytical study), Mutah, Vol.18.No.3, 2003.

-         Signs of Nabataean – Safaitic Relations Through Inscriptions from a tomb in

-         Dier El-Kahf/North East Jordan, under publication,Manara ,Al- albayt  university,                 with dr.Rafe Harahsheh.

-         Nabataean tombs from the site of Dier El-Kahf/North East Jordan and its importance of the settlement in the site and throw Wadi El-Serhan, under publication.

-         Analytical Study of Three Thamudic Inscriptions from Southern Jordan, under publication, with dr. Hamza Mahasneh.

Conferences:

-         The Fifth Millennium of Innovation of Writing, Baghdad, 2000.

      Title: the Arabian Safaitic writing.

-         The First Colloquium of Inscriptions and Old Writings .Yarmuk University 2002.

      Title: Analytical Study of A Group of Safaitic Inscriptions.

-         The Second Conference of Nabataean Studies. Al-Hussein University,2002.

      Title: Nabataean Tombs from North Jordan.

-         The Second Colloquium of Inscriptions and Old Writings, Yarmuk University 2003.

      Title: Nabataean – Safaitic Relations.

-    9^th Conference of the History and Archaeology of Jordan, Petra, 2004.

     The Trading Important of the Badia North East Jordan During the Roman Period.