AMMAN The Jordan Valley covers approximately 104 km in length and five to 20 km in width. The area has been occupied from the Lower Palaeolithic (circa 1,400,000 years ago) to the modern period. Research teams have discovered hunter and gatherer camps from around 21,000 BC to 10,000 BC; however, around 9,000 BC the inhabitants of Jericho started to cultivate plants, one of
IRBID The Museum of Social History at Yarmouk University centres around showcasing the socio-economic development of Jordan and the surrounding regions from the stone age until today, highlighting the major stages and changes which took place throughout the history of the region, according to a Jordanian archaeologist.
IRBID The 15th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan (ICHAJ) on Tuesday gathered around 294 Jordanian and international scholars at Yarmouk University in Irbid.Launched under the title “Thoughtful Archaeology in the Ecosphere and Sociosphere”, the triennial ICHAJ conference, inaugurated by HRH Prince Hassan in 1981, lasts until August 5.In her