Department of Antiquities (Jordan)

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 published an academic journal, the Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, since 1951,[4] and has organised an international conference on the history and archaeology of Jordan every three years since 1980.[5] It also maintains a comprehensive public geographic information system and database of archaeological sites in the country, developed in cooperation with the Getty Conservation Institute, the Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities – Jordan (MEGA-J).[6]

Directors General

The department is headed by a Director General. There have been 18 holders of the post since the first, Ridha Tawfiq, was appointed in 1923:[7]

  • Ridha Tawfiq, 1923–1928
  • Tawfiq Abu al-Huda, 1929
  • Ala Edein Toqan, 1931
  • Adeeb al-Kayed, 1933
  • Hisham Kair, 1933–1939
  • Gerald Lankester Harding, 1939–1956
  • Abd el–Kareem Gharaybeh, 1956
  • Saeed al-Durrah, 1956–1959
  • Awni al-Dajani, 1959–1968
  • Michael Jmaiaan, 1968
  • Yaacoub Ouais, 1968–1971 and 1972–1977
  • Mansour al-Bataineh, 1971–1972
  • Adnan al-Hadidi 1977–1989
  • Ghazi Bishah, 1989–1991
  • Safwan al-Tall, 1991–1994
  • Ghazi Bishah, 1994–1999
  • Fawwaz al-Khraysheh, 1999–2010
  • Ziad al-Saad, 2010–2011
  • Faris al-Hmoud, 2011–2013
  • Monther Jamhawi, 2013–2018
  • Yazeed Alian, since 2018

See also

References
  1. "Department of Antiquities of Jordan & Petra Development and Tourism Regional Authority". UNESCO. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  2. "Organizational structure". Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  3. "DoA Historical Background". Department of Antiquities. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  4. "Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan". Department of Antiquities. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  5. "The International Conference on the History And Archaeology of Jordan". Department of Antiquities. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  6. "Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities (MEGA) - Jordan (2007–2014)". The Getty Conservation Institute. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
  7. "DoA Historical Background". Department of Antiquities. Archived from the original on 2017-02-11. Retrieved 2017-02-10.


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