- BRONZE AGE SETTLEMENT
- 07 Mai 2023
Jawa Jawa, situated in the arid Harrat al-Shamah region of Eastern Jordan, is home to Jordan's earliest proto-urban settlement dating back to the late 4th millennium BC (Early Bronze Age). This area is known for its dry climate. Archaeological evidence shows that Jawa was protected from flash floods using dams, including a masonry gravity dam [...]
- HELLENISTIC PALACES
- 07 Mai 2023
Qasr Al-Abd Qasr Al-Abd, a prime example of Hellenistic palaces in the Middle East, was constructed between 182 and 175 BC, on an elevated platform in the middle of an artificial lake. The two-story, heavily decorated stone structure measured approximately 40 meters by 20 meters and stood at 13 meters high. It required crossing a [...]
- HELLENISTIC PALACES
- 06 Mai 2023
The Black Desert The region known as the Black Desert or Ḥarrat al-Shām (Arabic: حَرَّة ٱلشَّام), spans southern Syria, Eastern Jordan and the northern Arabian Peninsula and is characterized by rocky, basaltic terrain. Covering approximately 40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi), this area extends across modern-day Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. The vegetation consists of [...]
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