“Heritage vs. Development: The Bayt Ras Tomb Project 2017–2019”
An ACOR online lecture
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
7 p.m. Amman local time / 12 p.m. E.S.T.
Prepared By:
Jehad Haron, Deputy Chief of Party and CHR Development Lead, USAID SCHEP; Co-Director, Bayt Ras Tomb Project
Nizar Al Adarbeh, Chief of Party, USAID SCHEP
Ahmad Lash, Head of Loans Division and International Cooperation, Department of Antiquities; Co-Director, Bayt Ras Tomb Project
Amjad Batayneh, Assistant to the Director General, Department of Antiquities
Presented By:
Jehad Haron, Deputy Chief of Party and CHR Development Lead, USAID SCHEP; Co-Director, Bayt Ras Tomb Project
About the Lecture:
In November 2016, a Roman-era tomb was discovered in the town of Bayt Ras, Irbid, by a team working to dig a sewage line in the area. In 2017, USAID SCHEP worked with the Department of Antiquities (DOA) and ACOR to form an international consortium with partners from Italy (ISCR and ISPRA) and France (CNRS and Ifpo) to document and preserve this important discovery. The consortium has worked hard over the last three years to reveal the secrets of this tomb. In this lecture, Bayt Ras Tomb Project Co-Director Jehad Haron will present on behalf of the project the main accomplishments so far, and explain what this tomb can tell us about ancient Capitolias, one of the Roman Decapolis cities.
About the Lecturer:
Jehad Haron has served as CHR Development Lead for USAID SCHEP since May 2016, and as Deputy Chief of Party since November 2018. He joined SCHEP after a 24-year career with the Department of Antiquities, which took him from Wadi Araba to Azraq and everywhere in between, working as an Inspector of Antiquities, Chief of Bureau, Director of Excavations and Surveys, Director of Site Management, and Technical Assistant to the Director General. Jehad has experience in 22 international projects and 12 salvage excavations, and has authored 3 books and numerous articles. In addition to his position within SCHEP, Jehad serves as Co-Director of the Bayt Ras Tomb Project.
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