Curriculum Vitae

 

Personal Data:

 

Name :                 Prof. Dr.Hamzeh M. Mahasneh

Present Position :          Professor of Ancient Near East

                             History and Archaeology .

Address :              Department of Archaeology and Tourism
                             Faculty of Social Sciences

Mutah University

Postal Code  61710

Kerak,  JORDAN

E-mail :                hamzeh1957@yahoo.co.uk

Tel  :                    0096232372380   Office ext: 4846  Home ext: 4342

Fax :                     0096232375540

Mobile :               00962795614793        

Place of Birth :    Tafila.

Date of Birth  :    15/11/1956.

Height :                175 cm.

Weight :               85  kgs.

Nationality :         Jordanian.

Marital Status:    Married,with Five Children (three daughters and two sons).

 

Academic Qualifications:

 

         - B.A. Archaeology, University of Jordan (1979).

- M.A.     Ancient Near East History and Archaeology, University of

               Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. 19104  USA. (1986).

- Ph.D.    Ancient Near East History and Archaeology, University of    

               Pennsylvania, (with the Award of Distinction),

               Philadelphia, PA. 19104  USA. (1989). Dissertation Title :

                The Settlement Patterns in The Levant During  The Neolithic

               Period.

 

Known Languages and Computer Skills:

 

 - Excellent Arabic and English with General Knowledge of French,

        German and Hebrew.

 - Ancient Northwest Semitic Languages were Studied for Three Years 

   in The Department of Oriental Studies at University of Pennsylvania.

   Philadelphia, PA. 19104 , USA.

 - (ICDL) : International Computer Driving License.

 - (Intel) : Mutah University–Intel.

 

 

Employment:

 

     2005- ---- : Professor of the Ancient Near East History and  

              Archaeology at the Department of Archaeology and  

              Tourism / Mutah University, Kerak- Jordan.

     2002-2004: Associate Professor at the Department of Archaeology and

                        Tourism , Mutah  University, Kerak ,  Jordan.

     2000-2001:  Dean of the Academic Research, Al-Hussein Bin Talal

                        University. Ma’an, Jordan.

     1998-1999: Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Mu’tah University, Kerak,

                        Jordan.

     1996-1997: Associate Professor at the Department of Archaeology and

                        Tourism , Mu’tah University.

     1992-1995: Chairman of the Department of Archaeology and Tourism ,

                         Mu’tah University.

     1989-1992: Assistant Professor at the Department of History and

                         Archaeology, Mu’tah University.

     1983-1989: Scholarship from Mu’tah University for M.A. and Ph.D. at

                         University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. USA.

     1979-1982: Inspector at the Department of Antiquities of the United Arab

                        Emirates and a Translator at Whittaker Health  Service

                        Corporation of Tawam Hospital Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

 

 

Fellowships and Grants:

 

1.    Grant for BA  from The Ministry of Education for Studying Archaeology at the Department of Archaeology/ University of Jordan, Amman (1975-1979).

2.     Scholarship for  MA and Ph.D. form Mu’tah University for Studying Archaeology at the Department of Oriental Studies / University of  

     Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. (1983-1988).

3.    Dean Fellowship from the Department of The Oriental Studies at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104 ,USA. (1989).

4.    Grant from The American Schools of Oriental Research,

     Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. (1985).

5.    Grant from The Arab Student Aid International, Fanwood, New Jersey, USA. (1989).

6.    DAAD Scholarship: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdients, German Academic Exchange Service. Berlin, Summer of (1996).

7.    DAI Scholarship: Deutshces Archaologisches Institut. Berlin, Summer of (2000).

8.    UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organaization (2007).

 

 

Professional Memberships:

 

         1.  American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR). USA.

         2.  Friends of Archaeology (FOA). Amman, Jordan.

         3.  The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) .      Amman , Jordan.

         4.  The Kerak Cultural Forum (KCF). Kerak, Jordan.

         5.  Bait Al-Anbat:The Arab Forum for Cultural Interaction, Petra,Jordan.

         6.  Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI). Eugene, OR, USA.

         7.  Society of the Friends of Scientific Research at Public Universities in  Jordan (SFSRPU). Amman, Jordan.

         8.  The Cultural Forum of the Civilization Route Group.Kerak,Jordan.

         9.  Jordanian Alumni Society for Graduatees of USA. Amman, Jordan,  (Universities and Institutes).

        10.  Southern Jordan Society for Cultural Creativeness.Ma’an, Jordan.

         11. German Alumni Society for Graduatees and Researchers, German   Cultural Attache/ The German Embassy.Amman,Jordan.

         12.  Pella Society of Heritage Reserve (PSHR) / Jordan Valley, Jordan.

 

 

Archaeological Fieldwork:

 

  1977: Jerash Excavation Sponsored by University of Jordan,(First Season),

                             (Square Supervisor).

  1977: Tell el-Mazar Excavation Sponsored by University of Jordan,(First

                   Season), Square Supervisor.

  1978: Tell el-Mazar Excavation Sponsored by University of Jordan,(Second

                   Season), Square Supervisor.

  1979: Tell el-Mazar Excavation Sponsored by University of Jordan,(Third

                   Season), Square Supervisor.

  1984: Kataret es-Samra Excavation, Sponsored by University of Missouri,

                   (First Season ), Area Supervisor.

  1993: Khirbet Nakhel Excavation Sponsored by Mu’tah University, (First

                   Season), Co-Director.

  1994: Es-Sifiya Excavation Sponsored by Mu’tah University,(First Season), 

                   Director.

  1994: Dhra’ Excavation Sponsored by Harvard University (Co-Director).

  1995: Es-Sifiya Excavation Sponsored by Mu’tah University, (Second

                   Season), Director.

  1995: Nage Excavation Sponsored by Mu’tah University and the Department

                   of Antiquities of Jordan, (First Season), Co-Director.

  1995: ‘Ain Jammam Excavation Sponsored by the Ministry of Public Works,

                   (First Season), Co-Director .

  1996: Es-Sifiya Excavation Sponsored by Mu’tah University, (Third Season),

                   Director.

  1997/1998: Es-Sifiya Excavation Sponsored by Mu’tah University, (Fourth

                    Season), Director .

  1999/2000: Es-Sifiya Excavation Sponsored by Mu’tah University, (Fifth

                     Season), Director .

  2001:  Southern Badiya Neolithic Desert Adaptation (Survey Area:  East of 

                    al-Jafer, Wadi as-Sahab al-Abiad Southern Jordan) , ( First Season) ,Co- Director with Dr. Hans Georg Gebel.

  2006:  Southern Badiya Neolithic Desert Adaptation (Survey Area:  East of

                   al-Jafer , Wadi as-Sahab al-Abiad in Southern Jordan) , ( Second Season ) ,Co-Director with Dr. Hans Georg Gebel.

 

 

Teaching Experience:

 

                   1- Undergraduate Studies:

 

S.no

Course Name

Course no

QTY

1.     

History of Ancient Near East.

0203117

20

2.     

History of Nabataeans.

0203215

10

3.     

Semitic Inscriptions.

0203262

8

4.     

Greco - Roman History

0203116

4

5.     

Archaeology of Arabian Peninsula.

1603417

4

6.     

Levant in the Stone Ages.

1603115

25

7.     

Levant in the Bronze Ages.

1603116

12

8.     

Levant in the Iron Ages.

1603214

14

9.     

Levant in the Ancient Ages.

0203219

12

10.                         

Ancient Near East Civilizations.

1603117

18

11.                         

Ancient Arab Cultures.

0203118

6

12.                         

Ancient Pottery in English.

1603310

22

13.                         

Islamic Civilization.

1603310

12

14.                         

Islamic Art.

0203461

2

15.                         

Modern History of Jordan.

0203101

8

16.                         

Introduction to Archaeology in English.

1603111

16

17.                         

Jordan and Palestine in Ancient Ages.

1603103

20

18.                         

Levant in Arabic and Islamic Ages.

1603104

8

19.                         

Tourism Management (1) in English.

1603330

14

20.                         

Tourism Management (2) in English.

1603331

16

21.                         

Hotel Management in English.

1603430

16

22.                         

Vocabulary Development in English.

1603207

14

23.                         

Archaeological Texts in English.

1603422

12

24.                         

Field Training in Archaeological

Excavations.

1603413

20

25.                         

National Education in English.

1603417

18

26.                         

Archaeology of Ancient Egypt.

1603316

10

27.                         

Archaeology of Mesopotamia.

1603315

10

28.                         

Jerusalem in Arabic and Islamic History.

0102120

4

 

2- Graduate Studies :

 

29.                         

Seminar in Ancient Archaeology.

1603500

6

30.                         

Settlement Patterns in the Levant during The Prehistoric Ages.

1603506

5

31.                         

Pottery Through Ages.

1603508

4

32.                         

Archaeology of Mesopotamia.

1603509

3

 

 

         My teaching has included both formal lecturing, supervising practical

works, field visits and marking exams and term papers of graduates and undergraduates.

 

 

Supervision of Graduate Research:

 

1.    I officially supervised and examined Ph.D and Master Theses for the  Department of Archaeology at the University of Jordan and the Department of Archaeology and Tourism at Mu’tah University belonge to the following students :

    

--  Co-Supervisor for the Ph.D Dissertation of Mr.Ali Suleiman

     Shabatat , Entitled “ The Environmental Deterioration

     in Petra – Shobak Region ,, Department of Geography at

     the University of Jordan, August (2004).

 

--  Supervisor for the MA Thesis of Mr. Hisham Abdulhamid Majali,

     Entitled “ The Historical Cultral Buildings in Kerak

     Governorate” . Department of Archaeology and Tourism,

     Mutah University. Kerak , Jordan.  

 

--  Supervisor for the MA Thesis of Mr. Jihad Radi Darwish, Entitled  “The Human Occupation in Wadi Al-Hasa in Southern Jordan from Palaeolithic to the end of Iron Age“,Department of

     Archaeology and Tourism, Mutah University. Kerak , Jordan.

 

--   Supervisor for the MA Thesis of Mr. Mohammed Hamad Hani

      Zahran, Entitled “The Human Occupation in Wadi Feinan in

     Southern Jordan During The Ancient Periods “, Department of

     Archaeology and Tourism, Mutah University. Kerak , Jordan.                                                   

 

-- Supervisor for the MA Thesis of Mr. Mohammed Sabri Odeh Daba’in, Entitled “The Cultural Elements of the Moabites 

     Occupation in Kerak Plateau in Southern Jordan ”, Department  of Archaeology and Tourism, Mutah University. Kerak, Jordan.

 

     -- Supervisor for the MA Thesis of Miss. Deema Jameel Faleh Dhmour,  Entitled “ The Antiquities of the Hebrew United Monarchy between the Facts of the Uncovered Antiquities and the Myths of the Old Testament”, Department of Archaeology and Tourism, Mutah University. Kerak, Jordan.

 

     -- Supervisor for the MA Thesis of Mr. Ahmed Mohammed Dakhail- Allah Abu Al-Hassan, Entitled “Quraya Ceramic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : Analatical and Comparative Study”, Department of Archaeology and Tourism, Mutah University. Kerak, Jordan.

 

--   MA Thesis of Mr. Ala’a, M. Ma’asfeh Entitled “ The Moabites  

     Through Written Sources and Arhcaeolgica Excavation Results”   Department of Archaeology, University  of Jordan, January (2001),     (Examiner).

 

--   MA Thesis of Miss Mairna Hussein Mustafa, Entitled “ The  

     Herodian Coins :  A Critical Study ,, Department of Archaeology,

     University  of Jordan, August (2001) , (Examiner).

 

--    MA Thesis of Mr. Sa’ad Ahmad Mohammed Twaissi, Entitled “

      A Study of the Nabataean Remains Excavated at Wadi Musa in

     1996 ,, Department of Archaeology, University of Jordan, August 

     (2001) , (Examiner).

 

--   MA Thesis of Mr. Anwar Debshi Al-Jazy, Entitled “ A Study of  the  Roman
Coins of Petra and Bostra After the Establishment of   
Provincia Arabia in 106 A.D ,, Department of Archaeology,

     University  of Jordan, November (2002), (Examiner).

 

--   MA Thesis of Mr. Mohamad Mahmoud Atoom, Entitled “ A Study

      of the  Roman  Architectural Elements in Jerash ’’ Department of

      Archaeology, University  of Jordan, December (2003), (Examiner).

 

--   MA Thesis of Mr. Ahmed Salameh Mawajdeh, Entitled “ The 

      Nabataean Settlement Patterns in Kerak Plateau “Department of

      Archaeology and Tourism , Mutah University, May (2005),

      (Examiner).

 

--   MA Thesis of Mr. Karam Abdullah Alnawayseh, Entitled “ The

      Forgeries of Coins in the Burjia Mammlouk State “ Department of

      Archaeology and Tourism, Mutah University, May (2005),

      (Examiner).

 

--   MA Thesis of Mrs.Wasan Mahmood Mahadin, Entitled “ The

      Media Role of the Roman Emperial Coinage form Augustus to

      Commodus (27 B.C. to  A.D.192) “ Department of Archaeology and

      Tourism, Mutah University, May (2005), (Examiner).

 

--   MA Thesis of Mr.Yousef Mohammad Al-Sheebi , Entitled “ Tell 

      Hesban : Study of The Discoveries of The Mamluk Period in The

      Light of The Archaeological Excavations ” Department of

      Archaeology and Tourism, Mutah University, October (2005),

      (Examiner).

 

--   MA Thesis of Mr.Abdullah Fahed Al-Lababdeh , Entitled “ The  

      Stalactites of the Islamic Architecture in Egypt During the

      Mamluk Period ( A Comparative Artistic Architectural Study) “

      Department of Archaeology and Tourism, Mutah University, May

      (2006), (Examiner).

 

--   MA Thesis of Mr.Ayman Mohammad Al-Shwaheen Al-Ammer ,

      Entitled “ Miens of Byzantine Settlement in Southern Mazar

      County “ Department of Archaeology and Tourism, Mutah

      University,December (2006), (Examiner).

     

2.  Ph.D. Dissertation Referee for The Higher Council of Education at 

      the Minisrty of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Jordan.

3. Scientific Research Referee for Specialized Journals
at Public and Private Universities in Jordan and the Arab World e.g:

 

     Dirasat:  Journal of Human and Social Sciences, Published by

     The Deanship of Research, University of Jordan, Amman- Jordan.

 

     Mutah Lil- Buhuth Wal- Dirasat: Journal of Human and Social  Sciences, Published by The Deanship of Research, Mutah University, Kerak - Jordan.

 

     Abhath Al- Yarmouk: Journal of Human and Social Sciences, Published by The Deanship of Research, University of Yarmouk, Irbid- Jordan.

 

     Al-Manareh: Journal of Human and Social Sciences, Published by

     The Deanship of Research, Al al-Bayit University, Mafraq- Jordan.

 

     Al-Balqa for Studies and Research: Journal of Amman National  University, Published by The Deanship of Research,Amman-Jordan.

 

 

Summery Statement of Personal Research Interests:

 

          My main research interest is in the transition to farming and food production archaeology. Since 1990 I have been involved in a senior role on numerous archaeological research projects, conducted in two important New Stone Age sites in Jordan ( Dhra and es- Sifiya), and a major survey conducted in the area east of al-Jafer Depression in Southern Badiya of Jordan. The obtained cultural materials from these field work projects form significant aspects of my research.

 

Publications:

 

           Books:

 

1.    AL-Kerak Secondary School : The Hundredth Anniversary,   Puplished by the Deanship of Academic Reseach, Mu’tah University, Kerak, Jordan 1994, 196 pages (co-author). 

 

2.     The Settlement Patterns in the Levant During the Neolithic Period,  

       Amman, Jordan, (In Press).

         

          Articles:

 

3.    “Jordan in the Aceramic Neolithic Age”, The Historical Atlas of  Jordn, (1993), 19 pages and 8 maps.

 

4.    “The Origin of the Philistines and Their Material Culture Through 

       Historical Sources and Archaeological Finds”, Journal of the Arab  

                   Historians, Vol. 51,(1994-1995), Pp 119 – 155, and 4 figures.

 

5.    “Es-Sifiya: A Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Site in Wadi El-Mujib, Jordan”, Dirasat: Journal of the University of Jordan, ,Vol. 23 (1996) ,no.1,   Pp 135 – 152 , and 9 figures.

 

6.    “Spatial and Functional Features in es-Sifiya”, Neo-Lithics:     Newsletter of Southwest Asian Lithics Research,Vol.2 (1997),Pp 4 - 5.

 

7.    “The 1995 Season at the Neolithic Site of es-Sifiya, Wadi Mujib, Jordan”, Studies in the Early Near Eastern Production, Subsistence and Environment, Vol. 4, (1997), Pp 203 - 215, and 8 figures.

 

8.    “A PPNB Settlement at Es-Sifiya in Wadi El-Mujib”, Studies in the  History and Archaeology of Jordan, , Vol. 6 (1998), Pp 227 - 234,     and 8 figures.

 

9.    “Spatial and Functional Features of Area B in es-Sifiya”, Studies in  the Early Near Eastern Production, Subsistence and Environment, Vol. 5 (1998), Pp 45 – 64, with 10 figures and 5 plates.

 

10.  “The Neolithic Burial Practices in Wadi el-Mujib During the Seventh    Millennium B.C.”, Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan Vol. 7, (2001), Pp 121 – 124, with 19 figures and 2 tables.

 

11.     “Archaeological Investigations at the Neolithic Site of es-Sifiya in Wadi Mujib,, Adumatu , Vol. 7, (2003), Pp 7 – 28, and 22 figures.

 

12.     "A Historical Continunity at Khirbet Nakhel in Kerak (Jordan)" :  From Nabataean to Byzantine and Ayyubid- Mammluk, Liber Annuus,Vol. of (2008) forthcoming.25 pages,3 figures and 10 plates.

 

13.           “Beads and Pendants at the Early Neolithic Site of es- Sifiya, Wadi

        el- Mujib, Jordan: Classification and Manufacture (forthcoming) in  SHAJ Vol.10.

 

14.   “Es-Sifiya – An Early Neolithic Settlement in Southern Jordan”,  in: U.   HUBNER ; E. A. KNAUF and R. WENNING (Hrsg.) Nach Petra und  ins Konigreich der Nabataer. Notizen von Reisegefahrten. Festschrift fur Manfred Linder zum 80. Geburtstag. (Bonner Biblische Beitrage; Bonn), Band 118, (1998), (co-auther with Dr. Hans-Dieter Bienert).

 

15.   “Anthropomorphic Figurines es-Sifiya, Wadi Mujib (Jordan)”,  Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palastina Verieins,Vol. 115, no.(2),(1999), Pp 109 – 126, with 7 figures, 10 plates and one table, (co-auther with Dr.Hans-Dieter Bienert).

 

16.   “Unfolding the Earliest Pages of Sedentism : The Pre-Pottery Neolithic Settlement of es- Sifiya in Southern Jordan”.in Hans-Dieter Bienert and Bernd Muller – Neuhof ( eds.). At The Crossroads : Essays on The  Archaeology, History and Current Affairs of The Middle East.Amman :German Protestant Institute of Archaeology, (2000),Pp 1– 15, with 10 figures (co-auther with Dr.Hans-Dieter Bienert).

 

17.   “Geometric Clay Figurines From LPPNB es-Sifiya, Wadi Mujib,  Jordan”, Paleorient, Vol. 24, no.2,(1998), Pp 105 – 110,with 2 figures and 2 tables, ,(co-auther with Dr. Hans Georg Gebel ).

 

18.      “The Umayyad Occupation at Khirbet Nakhel/Kerak (The First Season     of Excavation)”, Dirasat: Journal of the University of Jordan, , Vol. 22, no. (6), (1995), Pp 2633 – 2661, with 5 figures, 3 plates and 3 maps, (co –auther with Dr. Sultan Ma’ani).

 

19.        “An Early Kufic Inscription From Khirbet Nakhel”, Dirasat: Journal    of the University of Jordan, , Vol. 23 no.1, (1996), Pp 52 – 63, with 5 figures,(co-auther with Dr. Sultan Ma’ani).

 

20.      “Two New Arabic Inscriptions : Ayyubib and Mamluk from Mazar-  Mu’tah”. Mu’tah Lil-Buhooth  Wa Al-Dirasat: Mu’tah Journal  for Research and Studies, (Humanities and Social Sciences Series) ,        Vol. 14, no (4) (1999), (co-auther with Dr.Sultan Ma’ani).

 

21.        “ Nakhel, in G.Peterman (ed.), Archaeology in Jordan. American Journal of Archaeology , Archaeological Institute of America, Boston University, Massachusetts. Vol. 93, (1994). (Co-Author with Schick, R. and Maani, S).                      

 

22.     “Preliminary Excavation Results from Dhra and Ain Waida”,    American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 99, (1995), Pp 507 – 510, with 3 figures, (co-auther with Dr. Ian Kuijt) .

 

23.     “Dhra’: An Early Neolithic Village in the Southern Jordan Valley”,        Journal of Field Archaeology, Vol. 25, no.2, (1998), Pp 153 - 161,     with 5 figures and 3 tables. (co-auther with Dr. Ian Kuijt).

 

      24.  Mahasneh, H. “ The Greek Inscriptions in the Mutah University Museum Collection ” Liber Annuus, 2008 (Co-Author with Meimaris, Y. E.), 27 pages, (forthcoming).

 

25.  “Zoological Identification of the Animal Figurines of the Neolithic    

         es-Sifiya “ (forthcoming).

 

26.  “The Ground Stone Industry of the Early Neolithic Site of es- Sifiya,  

               Wadi el- Mujib, Jordan (In Preparation).

 

 

 

Conferences :

 

1.    The Annual Conference of The American Academy of Religion and  

Biblical Literature. Los Angeles, CA. USA, December (1985). Paper 

Presented “ The Biblical Archaeology in Jordan : Reassessment”.

 

2.    The Sixth International Conference on The History and Archaeology   of Jordan. Center for Archeological Research and Science, Torino, Italy,June (1995). Paper Presented  “A PPNB Settlement at es- Sifiya in Wadi Mujib”.

 

3.    Central Settlements in Neolithic Jordan. German Protestant Institute       for Archeology at Amman. Petra, Jordan, July (1997). Paper Presented “Spatial and Functional Features of Area B in es-Sifiya”.

 

4.    The Seventh International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan : Jordan by Millinnia. University of Copenhagen, Denmark, June (1998). Paper Presented “ The Neolithic Burial Practices in Wadi el- Mujib During the Seventh Millennium B.C”.

 

5.    The Conference of Nabataean Studies. Mu’tah University and Bait el-Anbat, May (1999). Paper Presented “ Khirbet Nakhel: A Nabataean Settlement on The Eastern Edge of Kerak Plateau”.

 

6.    Wadi Faynan Conference 2000. Council for British Research in the Levant. Amman, Jordan, April (2000). Paper Presented “ The Early Neolithic Mortuary Customs in es- Sifiya, Jordan”.

 

7.    Utilizing Information Revolution in Developing Teaching Methodology. Notre- Dame University, Louaize. Lebanon, March (2001) .

 

8.    The 8th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan : Archaeological Perspective on Society, Culture and Identity. The University of Sydney, Australia, July(2001), Paper Presented “ es – Sifiya: An Aceramic Neolithic Community on The Bank of Wadi el – Mujib in Southern Jordan”.

 

9.    The Social History of Perta Region and Vicinity: Changes and  Continuty. The Arab Forum for Cultural Interaction (Bait Al- Anbat), Petra, Joedan, August (2001). Paper Presented “Petra Region in The Prehitoric Era”.

 

10. Amman’s Tenth Cultural Forum: The Cultural Elements of Jordan  Through Ages. Ministry of Culture, Amman, Jordan, November   (2001). Paper Presented “ Jordan During The Neolithic Age”.

 

11. The Fourth International Congress on the Archaeology of Ancient Near   East, Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, Deutsches Archäologisches Institute and Vorderasiatisches Museum (29 March – 3 April 2004). Paper Presented “ Animal Clay Figurines from Neolithic es-Sifiya in Wadi Mujib”.

 

12. The Nineth International Conference on the History and Archaeology   of Jordan : Cultural Interaction through the Ages , Organized by Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Department of Antiquities and Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. Petra , 23-27 May (2004). Paper Delivered, “ Es-Sifiya : An Early Neolithic Farming Community in Wadi Mujib ,,

 

13. The International Conference on “ Human Rights in the Arab World” ,  Member of the Organizing Committee and Chairman of a Session. May (2005), Organised By The Faculty of Social Sciences , Mutah University, Kerak-Jordan.

 

14. The International Conference on “ Security, Democracy and Human   Rights” , Member of the Scientific Committee and Chairman of a Session, July (2006), Organized by The Deanship of The Academic Research in Mutah University, Kerak–Jordan.

 

15. The Sixth International Conference on the Pre Pottery Neolithic Chipped and Ground Stone Industries : Provenance, Function, and Technology. The Contribution of Science to the Study of Chipped and Ground Stone Tools, March 18 – 23, 2007, , Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology/ Yarmouk University, Irbid , Jordan with the collaboration of Free University of Berlin / Germany . Paper Prepared to be delivered in this Conference entitled“ The Ground Stone Industry of the Early Neolithic Site of Es-Sifiya in Jordan”.

 

16. The 10th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of      Jordan,  entitled “ Crossing Jordan “ ,23-28 May (2007),George Washington University, Washington, D.C /  USA, Paper Presented        “ Beads and Pendants from the Early Neolithic Site of es-Sifiya in Jordan: Classification and Manufacture”

 

17.           The (IFPO) Institut Francais d, Archeologie du Proche Orient  Conference  on: The Standing Stones and The Megalithic Culture,Amman,  Jordan, June 2007. Paper Presented by me and my Colleague Hans Georg Gebel is entitled“The Burial Grounds and Domestic Occupations of Qulban Bani Murra,Wadi as-Sahab al – Abiad, east of al-Jafr, Jordan”

 

 

Symposiums and Workshops:

 

1.    International Perspectives on Cultural Heritage Management:

    Present Status and Future Directions”. ACOR: American Center of 

     Oriental Research. Amman, Jordan, September (1992).

 

2.    “ Jerusalem Studies in the Jordanian and Palestinian Universities”,    

      Jerusalem Open University, Amman, Jordan, May ( 1993).

 

3.    “The Conservation of Al-Salt Architectural Heritage”. The Royal 

      Scientific Society. Amman, Jordan, September (1993).

 

4.  “The Impact of Tourism Development on Environment” . Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Amman, Jordan, August (1993).

   

5.      “The Restoration of King Abdulla I Palace in Ma’an”. Mu’tah  

      University. Kerak, Jordan, February (1994).

 

6.      “Discussion on the Antiquities Law of the Hashemite Kingdom of   

      Jordan”. the Royal Society for Conservation of Nature. Amman, 

      Jordan, February( 1995).

 

7.      “The Environment Impacts of Petra-Wadi Mousa Water and  

     Wastewater Project”. Camp Dresser and Mckee International   

     Company, at Taibet Zama. Wadi Mousa, Jordan, October (1995).

 

8.      “The Tourism International Day”. Department of Tourism. Kerak,   Jordan, September (1997).

 

9.      “Cooperation and Coordination Among National and International 

     Institutions Working for Archaeology in Jordan”. The Institute of  

     Archaeology and Anthropology at Yarmouk University. Irbid, Jordan,            

     March (1998).

 

10.     “The Excavation Results of es- Sifiya Site in Wadi el- Mujib”    Faculty of Arts Tuesday Symposium, Mu’tah University, Kerak, Jordan, April (1999).

 

11.  “Tourism in Jordan: The Future Vision”. Mu’tah University. Kerak, 

       Jordan, November (2000).

 

12.  “ The Human Resources: Jordan’s Scenarios 2020 Project”

        The Higher Council for Science and Technology. Amman, Jordan, 

        April (2001).

 

13.      “ The Environmental Tourism in Ma’an Governorate”.The Professional  

         Association Complex and Al-Hussein Bin Talal University . Ma’an, 

         Jordan,May (2001).

 

14.  “ The Role of the University in Serving the Local Community ,,

       Mu’tah University Center for Southern Studies and Continuing      

       Education, Mutah University, Kerak , December (2001).

 

15.  “ The Role of the Scientific Research in Economic Development ,,

        Society of the Friends of Scientific Research at Public Universities in

         Jordan. Amman, Chamber of Industry , January (2002).

 

16.  “ The Local Historical, Archaeological and Tourist Potential of Kerak

        Governorate” Departmsent of Archaeology and Tourism at Mu’tah  

         University , April (2005).

 

17.  “ The Literary and Scientific Thefts , Organised by the Department of   

         The Arabic Langauage and Literature / Faculty of Arts at Mutah

         University, Kerak – Jordan, July (2006).    

 

18.      “ The Cultural History of al- Kerak Governorate”, Organised by al- Kerak Cutural Festival with Collaboration of the Cultural Route Group Forum, Ref. Mgd/1/41 , Date : 22/7/2006.

 

19.  “ The Human Settlement in the Badiyeh of Jordan During the Ancient

         Periods ”, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mutah University. Ref.  

          KAG/114/11/2526 , Date : 4/Dec/2006.

 

20. “ The Human Burial Practices in the Neolithic Period: New Lights from Wadi al- Mujib, Jordan”, Organised by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mutah University, Kerak, Jordan, December (2006).

 

21. “ Tourism in Kerak Governorate : New Visions” , Organised by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Mutah University, and under the Patronage of the President of Mutah University, The participation is entitled : The Importance of Antiquities in Developing the Tourism Sector in Kerak Governorate, July (2007).

 

 

Invited lecturer for The Following International, National and Local Institutions :-

 

1-   Deutshces Archaeologisches Institut (DAI), Berlin, Germany.

2-   Institut fur Vorderasiatische Altertumskunde (IVA), Free University of Berlin, Berlin-Germany.

3-   The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR), Amman, Jordan.

4-   The German Protestant Institute of Archaeology in Amman (GPIA), Amman, Jordan.

5-   The Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL), Amman, Jordan.

6-   Institut Francais du Proche-Orient (IFPO), Amman, Jordan.

7-   The Friends of Archaeology (FOA), Amman, Jordan.

8-   The Pella Society of Heritage Reserve (PSHR), Pella, Jordan Valley.

9-   The Department of Archaeology, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.

10-                         Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mutah University.

11-                         Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan.

12-                         Al-Kerak Cultural Forum, Kerak, Jordan.

13-                         Al-Kerak Cultural Festival, Kerak, Jordan.

14-                         Directorate of Culture in Al-Kerak Governorate, Kerak, Jordan.

15-                         Directorate of Culture in Al-Tafila Governorate, Tafila, Jordan.

16-                         Directorate of Culture in Ma’an Governorate, Ma’an, Jordan.

17-                         Directorate of Culture in Aqaba Governorate, Aqaba, Jordan.

18-                         Al-Kerak Cultural and Sportive Club, Kerak, Jordan.

19-                         Wadi Musa Cultural and Sportive Club, Wadi Musa, Jordan.

20-                         Tafila Cultural and Sportive Club, Tafila, Jordan.

21-                         The Latin Patriarchate, Adir, Kerak- Jordan.

 

 

Achievement Recognition:

 

        Letters of appreciation from the following:

 

1.    H.E. Prof. Dr. Eid Dahiyat, The Former President of Mu’tah      University, Ref. 103/10/4454. Date: 13-9-1999.

2.    H.E. Prof. Dr. Awad Khleifat,Former President of Mu’tah University, 

          Ref. 103/1378. Date: 12-6-1991.

3.    Prof. Dr.Abdulrahman Attiyat , Former President of Mu’tah

                     University,  Ref. 103/10/3844. Date: 23-8-1995.

4.    Dr.Ghazi Bisheh , Former Director General of The Department of     Antiquities of Jordan. Ref. 10/5/4/2154.  Date: 15-7-1998.

5.    Director of Mu’tah University Center for Southern Studies and 

        Continuing Education, Ref. Mg/101/10/995. Date: 5-12-2000.

6.    Prof. Dr. Anwer Batikhi, The former President of The Hashemite        University, and The Current President of the “Society of Friends of     Scientific Research at Public Universities in Jordan.Ref. Jab/16/27.       Date:2/4/2001 .         

7.          Directorate of Culture in Ma’an Governorate, Ref. 4/4/391. Date:                                            16-  5- 2001.

8.          President of Notre-Dame University , Louaize , Lebanon , Ref.      SM/159/1. Date: 29-3-2001.

9.          Prof. Dr. Alan Walmsley, The Head of the Organizing Committee   of  “The 8th International Conference on The History and Archaeology of Jordan” , University of Sydney . Sydney, Australia, July (2001).

10.           H.E. Prof. Dr. Adel Tweissi, Former President of Al-Hussein bin  

             Talal University. Ma’an, Jordan. Ref. RA / 3 / 13 / 1965 . Date :

             27-9- 2001.

11.           The President of Bait Al-Anbat : The Arab Forum for Clutural  

          Interaction, Petra, Jordan. Ref. B / T / 280, Date : 30-9-2001.

12.           A Letter of Appreciation form His Excellency The Jordanian      Minister of Culture, Date : 28-1-2000.

13.           His Excellency Prof. Dr. Waleed Al-Ma’ani , Former Minister of   The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Ref 3/1/3295, Date : 27-2-2002.

14.           The Dean of The Faculty of Social Sciences, Mutah University,  Ref. KAM / 103 / 706, Date : 19-7-2005.

15.           A Letter of thanks from Prof. Dr. Beate Salje /Director General of the Vorderasiatisches Museum, which has the Exhibition “ Faces of the Orient, 10000 Years of Art and Culture from Jordan ” Berlin, Germany.

16.           A Letter of thanks from the Director of Pella Society of Heritage 

                   Reserve, Ref. 36 , Date : 21/6/2006, Jordan Valley, Jordan.

   17.     A Letter of thanks from Prof. Dr. Yiannis Meimaris, Head of The  National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece. Date : 22nd of January 2007. 

 

 

     Medals:

 

1.    Mu’tah University Honorary Medal, Kerak - Jordan, August (1995).

2.    Al-Hussein bin Talal University Honorary Medal, Ma’an, Jordan,

     May (2001).

3.    Al-Kerak Cultural Festival Honorary Medal, Kerak – Jordan, July (2006).

 

 

Committees:

 

        A- On Campus

 

     More than Ninety Ad hoc and permanent committees at Mu’tah University including, but not restricted to : Course Planning, Course Deseription,Teaching Load Planning, Students Affairs, Social and Cultural Activities, Administrative Affairs,.…etc, either a chaiman or a member. In addition to Departmental Council and Faculty Council Membership.

 

B-  Off Campus

 

      Membership of The Following National Committees:

1.    The Ottoman School in Kerak, Ref. 135/25/749 , Date : 1-3-1992.

2.    The Curriculum of Bait Al-Maqdes, Ref. 323/93, Date : 4-7-1993.

3.    The Historical Atlas of Jordan. Royal Jordanian Geographic Center. 

          Amman. Ref. 14/4/1/677. Date: 10-4-1992.

4.    The Organizing Committee of “The Sixth International Conference 

          on The History and Archaeology of Jordan. Department of 

          Antiquities of Jordan. Amman. Ref. 10/5/3/2403. Date: 7-11-1993.

5.    Providing Mu’tah University Museum with Archaeological Objects 

          and Artifacts from the Department of Antiquities Storage. Ref. 

          17/5/3/3504. Date: 31-12-1994.

6.    Al- Kerak Tourist Guide. Kerak Governorate. Ref. 135/25/2046.  Date: 7-5-1995.

7.    National Committee of Museums. Department of Antiquities of 

          Jordan. Amman. Ref. 10/6/3563. Date: 25-11-1998.

8.    The Accreditation of Academic Certificates in The Fields of Social

          Sciences and Philosophy. Council of Higher Education at Ministry of     

          Higher Education and Scientific Research,  Ref. 3/1/5986.

          Date: 30-5-2000. Amman , Jordan.

9.     Establishing  a Specialized Nabataean Studies Library at Al- 

      Hussein Bin Talal University. Ref. Ra/17/2542. Date: 6-12-200.

10.  The Scientific Committee at The Society of The Friends of     Scientific Research at Public Universities in Jordan. Amman. Ref. 

       Ra/6/12/1010. Date: 2-5-2001.

11.  Member of the Organizing Committee of the Sixth International                 Conference on the Pre-Pottery Neolithic Chipped lithic and Ground Stone Industries , Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology , Yarmouk  University, Irbid / Jordan, Reference : RA/125/48/903 , Date : 18/4/2006.

 

          C- Committees During the Sabbatical Leave at Al- Hussein   
                   Bin Talal University. Ma’an, Jordan.

 

        Chairman:

 

1.    The Scientific Scholarships Committee , Reference. MA/17/40. Date: 14-2-2001.

2.    Teaching Arabic Language Program for American George Mason 

     University Students. Ref. 212/2001. Date: 26-4-2001.

3.    The Higher Committee of the Conference “ Studies on King 

     Hussein’s Thought and Intelectual Legacy “ , Ref. 93/2001.

     Date: 14-5-2001.

 

Member:

 

                   - Council of Deans at Al- Hussein Bin Talal University Ref. 67/2001,   

             Date: 8-2-2001.

          - The Committee of Composing Arabic English Brochure for Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ref. 162/2001. Date: 1/4/2001.

 

 

     References:

 

1.    Prof. Dr. Abdul-Rahman Attiyat,.Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan,

          Former President of Mu’tah University.

2.    Prof. Dr. James Muhly, Department of Oriental Studies, University of   

          Pennsylvania, 33rd and Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA  19104  USA.

          Former Dean of the Department of Oriental Studies.

3.    Prof. Dr. Erle Leichty, Department of Oriental Studies, University of  

          Pennsylvania, 33rd and Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA   19104  USA.

4.    Prof. Dr. Safwan Al-Tal , Department of Archaeology at the University of  Jordan,
Former Director General of The Department of   Antiquities of  Jordan.

5.    Prof. Dr. Nabil Khairy, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of

           Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Jordan, Former

          Dean of  the Academic Research at the University of Jordan.

6.    Dr. Hans Georg Gebel, Free University of Berlin, Seminar fur 

          Vorderasiasche Altertumskunde, Bitterstr . 8-12. D-14195 Berlin, 

           Germany.