Jordan - An Archaeological Reader - Russell B. Adams

Jordan - An Archaeological Reader - Russell B. Adams

Archaeology in Jordan: A Brief History

Jordan - An Archaeological Reader - Russell B. Adams

Russell B. Adams [+-]
University of Waterloo
Russell Adams is an anthropological archaeologist with primary research interests in the emergence of complex societies and early states and the interface between the development of social complexity and the adoption and development of industrial processes and technology during prehistory. His current research focuses upon early metal producing communities in southern Jordan and understanding how the growth and spread of metal production impacted upon social organization, regional interaction and the environment. He has directed archaeological projects in Jordan since 1989, and specializes in archaeological method and theory, ancient technology and the archaeometric study ceramics and metals. He received his BA and MA (Near Eastern Archaeology) from Wilfrid Laurier University, and his PhD in Archaeology and Prehistory from Sheffield University. He has been a SSHRC post-doctoral fellow at McMaster University and has taught at universities in the UK, Canada and the United States.

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The area known today as Jordan (formerly Transjordan) lies between Palestine (Cisjordan or modern Israel and the Palestinian Territories) and Mesopotamia, and is in- timately connected to these surrounding regions of an- cient Western Asia, in both geography and history. This survey of the development of archaeology in Jordan will outline the major phases of exploration in this region and highlight briefly some of the important developments in archaeology in Jordan. 

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Adams, Russell. Archaeology in Jordan: A Brief History. Jordan - An Archaeological Reader. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 1 - 6 Jul 2008. ISBN 9781845530372. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=19362. Date accessed: 29 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.19362. Jul 2008

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