Department of Antiquities (Jordan) explained

The Department of Antiquities is a government department in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with responsibility for archaeological research and cultural heritage management.^[1] It is part of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.^[2]

The Department was established in 1923 in what was then the Emirate of Transjordan, a protectorate of the British Empire. Its responsibilities are legislated for in laws no. 24 of 1934, no. 21 of 1988 and no. 22 of 2004.^[3]

The Department has organised an international conference on the history and archaeology of Jordan every three years since 1980.^[4]

Publications (print and online)

• Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan (ADAJ), an academic journal published since 1951^[5]
• The Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities – Jordan (MEGA-J), a comprehensive public geographic information system and database of archaeological sites in the country, developed in cooperation with the Getty Conservation Institute^[6] to replace the Jordan Antiquities Database and Information System (JADIS)

Directors general

The department is headed by a director general.

• Ridha Tawfiq, 1923–1928^[7]
• Tawfiq Abu al-Huda, 1929^[7]
• Ala Edein Toqan, 1931^[7]
• Adeeb al-Kayed, 1933^[7]
• Hisham Kair, 1933–1939^[7]
• Gerald Lankester Harding, 1939–1956. Harding's book "The Antiquities of Jordan" is still considered a reference to this day.^[7]
• Abd el–Kareem Gharaybeh, 1956^[7]
• Saeed al-Durrah, 1956–1959^[7]
• Awni al-Dajani, 1959–1968. Al-Dajani is the first Jordanian holder of a Ph.D. in Archaeology.^[7]
• Michael Jmaiaan, 1968^[7]
• Yaacoub Ouais, 1968–1971 and 1972–1977^[7]
• Mansour al-Bataineh, 1971–1972^[7]
• Adnan al-Hadidi 1977–1989^[7]
• Ghazi Bishah, 1989–1991 and 1994–1999^[7]
• Safwan al-Tall, 1991–1994^[7]
• Fawwaz al-Khraysheh, 1999–2010^[7]
• Ziad al-Saad, 2010–2011^[7]
• Faris al-Hmoud, 2011–2013^[7]
• Monther Jamhawi, 2013–2018^[7]
• Yazeed Alian, 2018-2021
• Ahmed Shami, (acting) Feb 2021-July 2021
• Hisham al-Abadi, July 2021-October 2021
• Fadi A. Bala'awi, October 2021-present

See also

• Department of Antiquities

External links

• Official website (English)
• Official website (Arabic)
• MEGA-J

Notes and References

1. Web site: Department of Antiquities of Jordan & Petra Development and Tourism Regional Authority. UNESCO. en. 2017-02-10.
2. Web site: Organizational structure. Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. 2017-02-10.
3. Web site: DoA Historical Background. Department of Antiquities. 2017-02-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155219/http://doa.gov.jo/en/inside.php?src=sublinks&SlID=5003&MlID=1. 2017-02-11. dead.
4. Web site: The International Conference on the History And Archaeology of Jordan. Department of Antiquities. 2017-02-10.
5. Web site: Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. Department of Antiquities. 2017-02-10.
6. Web site: Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities (MEGA) - Jordan (2007–2014). The Getty Conservation Institute. 2017-02-10.
7. Web site: DoA Historical Background . Department of Antiquities . 2017-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155219/http://doa.gov.jo/en/inside.php?src=sublinks&SlID=5003&MlID=1 . 2017-02-11 . dead.