Madaba, Jordan
University of Toronto
Visit their Web Site
|
Location:
| Madaba - Jordan | |
Highlights:
| The Summer Program in Madaba, Jordan Monday July 15 to Thursday August 29, 2002 (7 weeks) The year 2002 will be the fourth year a field | |
Term(s):
| Summer | |
Language:
| English | |
English Instruction:
| Yes | |
Academic Credit:
| (1 - 1) | |
Subject Area(s):
| Archaeology, History | |
Included:
| Airport Transfers, Excursions, Ground Transportation, Housing, Meals (All) | |
Accommodations:
| Dormitory | |
Participants:
| Undergraduates | |
Description:
| The Summer Program in Madaba, Jordan
Monday July 15 to Thursday August 29, 2002 (7 weeks)
The year 2002 will be the fourth year a field archeology Summer School has been offered in the Middle East. This is a truly unique opportunity to participate on a real archeological site and dig into the mysteries of our past. One student commented "The on-site digging experience was most valuable. Lectures and seminars by professors and graduate students were excellent. Field trips to other sites of archaeological relevance and history were extremely interesting and well organized." Another said "I valued most the students’ ability to be directly in contact with all events on the site (i.e., recording, drawing, computer input, interpretation, excavating, etc.)".
This program is of particular appeal to students majoring in Archaeology, Anthropology and Near and Middle Eastern studies, although students in all programs are eligible to participate.
Madaba – Dig and Discover
Madaba is located 30 km southwest of Amman amidst the fertile plains of the Central Jordanian Plateau. The ancient settlement, now engulfed by the modern town (population approximately 60,000), lies on a natural rise. Perched atop this natural rise are the distinguishable remains of a large low-lying tell with an acropolis, or citadel, now surmounted by the compound of the local Roman Catholic Church and several Late Ottoman houses. Surrounding the acropolis are the remains of the classical town, and the Byzantine churches and mosaic pavements that have brought Madaba such fame.
Project Description
The Tell Madaba Archaeological Project is a long-term multidisciplinary research project investigating the early development of urbanism and urban institutions in the ancient Near East. It is part of a larger, ongoing regional research effort documenting the range of adaptive strategies and social institutions developed by the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Classical and Medieval communities that have lived in the Highlands of Central Jordan. Tell Madaba is known through historical sources to have been the primary urban center for the region, and has a settlement history of more than 5,000 years. It therefore represents an exceptional opportunity to study the changing economic and sociopolitical organization of these communities, and thereby enhance our understanding of the complex processes of social change that have guided life in this ancient part of the world.
The primary objective of the 2002 field season will be to continue excavations in Fields B and C, located on the western slope of the acropolis. Previous excavation seasons in these areas have uncovered numerous well-preserved architectural remains, including a monumental fortification wall dating to the Iron Age (ca. 9th-7th Cent. B.C.E.) in Field B, and a large complex from the Late Byzantine/Early Islamic Transitional Period (ca. 6th-8th Cent. C.E.) in Field C. This latter complex, which has produced rooms paved with mos | |
URL:
| http://www.summerabroad.utoronto.ca/ |
This listing is part of PlanetEdu's Study Abroad category.
|
