16 September 2025
About the Lecture
The lecture is a summary of the archaeological evidence that H.E. Dr. Fawzi Abudanah has collected from the hinterland of Petra since 2003. The fieldwork projects, which he directed or co-directed, revealed important information regarding urban and economic activities. The volume and distribution of the latter are very significant and reflect long-term urbanization. The lecture will cover road networks, water installations, wine presses, settlements, and tombs.
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
Date:Â September 29, 2025
Time:Â 6:00 p.m. Amman Time (11:00 a.m. EDT)
Place: American Center of Research, Amman (click for directions)
Zoom:Â https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81419116695?pwd=zA29H79aAmGazVdYyIVYyBIgybRbTo.1
Webinar ID: 814 1911 6695
Passcode: 522451
YouTube livestream:Â https://www.youtube.com/@ACORJordan1968/streams
About the Speaker
H.E. Dr. Fawzi Abudanah is a scholar of classical and Near Eastern archaeology with a strong academic background in Roman and Nabataean studies. He earned a PhD in Roman archaeology (2006) and an MA in Greek and Roman archaeology (2003) from the School of Historical Studies at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Earlier, he completed a BA in archaeology and tourism at Mu’tah University in 1997. Through this academic training, Dr. Abudanah developed expertise in Roman provincial archaeology, the archaeology of Petra and southern Jordan, and the cultural interactions of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. This foundation has shaped his subsequent teaching, research, and contributions to archaeological scholarship and heritage preservation in Jordan and beyond.