AMMAN—
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the
American Center of Research (ACOR), on Thursday, launched a project to set up a
database for Jordan’s first comprehensive and national inventory of moveable
cultural artifacts with a value of about $2.3 million, according to the Jordan
News Agency, Petra.
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The project seeks to preserve Jordan’s cultural antiquities
and protect its rich cultural heritage.
Speaking at the launching ceremony,
Director General of the Department of Antiquities (DoA), Fadi Balawi, stressed Jordan’s keenness to
preserve cultural heritage by following up on antiquities inside and outside
the Kingdom, praising the cooperation with the United States on the creation of
Jordan’s first comprehensive national inventory of antiquities.
US Ambassador to Jordan Henry T. Wooster said that,
"This inventory will of course help to retrieve trafficked artifacts in
the future," adding that "it will also help Jordan’s many museums and
centers to responsibly display its cultural heritage, which will in turn give a
boost to the economy through tourism."
US. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran, Iraq, and Public
Diplomacy Jennifer Gavito said that, "This investment is just a starting
point," anticipating that the creation of a national inventory "to be
a turning point in Jordan’s cultural heritage preservation efforts."
Director of ACOR, Pearce Paul Creasman, spoke about the
cooperation between the US and Jordanian governments over the past decades,
namely, in the areas of antiquities and cultural heritage.
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