Excavations in 2000 will concentrate on the well-preserved Roman fort, the earliest to be excavated in Jordan, the Abbasid family palace and mosque, and a frescoed Nabataean house. Aqaba and the Red Sea are 90 minutes away. The local Bedouin workers and their camels and tents add an exuberant cross-cultural element to the project. We hope to obtain funding to bring along two Jordanian students with at least a BA in archaeology and an interest in archaeological conservation, for training in Amman and at Humeima with our conservator. If the grant come through, travel and modest salaries will be paid.
Fees cover room and board and surface travel in Jordan.
Contact Prof. Oleson by early November 1999 if at all possible, providing as well a letter of application and a resume of education and experience.