Archaeology Education Outreach
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Humayma, Jordan
The Excavations revealed a Nabatean bath house, a Roman Legion fort, two Byzantine churchs, and an Islamic Qsar.
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Riding down the Kings Highways at Dawn. Here is the view from the top of the escarpment to the South Jordanian desert 500 meters below.
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My first day at Humayma.
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You can tell I'm happy, as I'm smiling in the 110 degree heat and "the blow dryer in your face" wind.
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My trustly trowel was not ready for the sight of my square. Six meters by six meters. Can you see the grid?
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The tools of the trade at a Near Eastern site: wheelbarrow, pick-axe and shovel. My most important tool was my pencil and field notes!
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Grab any moment available to catch up on paperwork.
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After six hours working in the desert, we return to wash buckets and buckets of ceramic pottery.
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It was fun. We worked with the Bedouin, who live in the desert. We became very dirty! We researched daily life in a two thousand year old town. My favorite part was the culture and science of an excavation. On this day, I rode a local camel.
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Click on the flag to check out my
excavations at Sotira, Cyprus.
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