AMMAN — An archeological team from
Yarmouk University (YU), in partnership with a University of Helsinki team and in
cooperation with the Department of Antiquities, began an archeological survey
in the northern governorate of Irbid on Sunday, the Jordan News Agency, Petra,
reported.
اضافة اعلان
lamia Al-Khouri, dean of the Faculty of Archeology and Anthropology at YU, said
the survey is under a joint project, entitled "Archeological Surveys in
Tel Yamun".
It is based on maps and aerial photographs to document
archeological sites through drawing and photographing surface layers and
analyzing architectural remains. The project seeks to understand the social
life of that area, she said.
The survey is a reference for scientific research conducted by YU faculty, Khouri
said. She said that archeological finds are documented and then sent to be
analyzed and studied in the faculty's laboratories.
The project is supervised by Head of the Department of Archeology Maher
Tarboush, Head of the Department of Conservation and Management of Cultural
Resources Husain Sababha, and from the University of Helsinki: Antti Lahelma,
Marta Lorenzon, and a technical team.
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