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TAWARA INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL

Archaeology practical course and dig summer 2019
Our new international course year. The first starts on the

Tawara Summer Schools are seventh of August 2019

well known for their quality (A1901) and the second on the

summer courses which provide twenty first of August (A1902).

a wealth of varied, interesting The last one starts in the last

studies across a huge range of week of August. They will be

subjects. Until now all our based in Amman in Jordan and

courses have been based in will focus on Greco-Roman

our home town, but this year we sites.

are venturing abroad with a Visits

new course. The subject will be There will be visits to the

practical archaeology and will amphitheatre in Amman and to

be based near the site of a the fascinating remains in

Roman city where there will be Petra. There will also be a

opportunities to practise the detailed study of the city of

skills of finding, recovering and Jerash, just to the north of

recording of artefacts. Amman. The highlight of this

Dates part of the course will be the

There are three archaeology opportunity to join local

on-site courses running this archaeologists in investigating

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new parts of the city. This will

be a residential part of the

course with travel to, and

Empire, new research is finding
accommodation in, Jerash
evidence of inhabitants such as
itself.
Mamluks, Jewish and Muslim
Why Jerash?
settlements.
The city flourished through
The destruction of the city
many periods of civilisation as a
In 749, a powerful earthquake
Greek, then Roman trading
destroyed many buildings;
centre. Its history dates back
columns that collapsed along
much further to the Bronze Age.
the main street can still be seen
The remains that have been
in situ today. Gradually the city
uncovered reveal many
became buried, and was almost
buildings and structures of the
forgotten, but in recent times,
Roman city. Following
more and more has been
occupation in the Byzantine
uncovered with much more
period, it continued to flourish
remaining to be excavated
under Arabic rule. While it
(some of it under present day
appears to have been deserted
Jerash).
for several centuries until
What remains of the city?
records of its habitation
There is much preserved of the
reappear under the Ottoman
Roman city including the main
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street through the centre of the and preserving artefacts found

city. This is bordered by on the site of the dig. Small

impressive columns, some of teams will focus on different

which are still standing. There aspects of the history of Jerash.

is the forum flanked by There will be opportunities to

colonnades, a triumphal arch explore different ages of the

dedicated to the emperor occupation of the town from

Hadrian, an amphitheatre and Bronze Age relics to more

fountains. At the north end of “modern” finds such as the

the city is the hippodrome; a reconstruction of a recently

race course for horses and discovered mosaic floor.

chariots. Much of the city is Field trip studies options

remarkably well preserved. Histori On site Activitie
cal era locatio s
Purpose of the field courses. n
Members of our two courses The Trench Signs of
Bronze human
(which overlap) will join Age activity
The The Greek
together to take part in Greek Hippodr style
era ome pottery
archaeological digs on the site. Domesti Mosaic Preservatio
c n and
This operation will be led by a Roman reconstruct
life ion
team of local archaeologists The A Reconstruc
Islamic mosque tion of an
and will teach practical skills of town ancient
building
finding, identifying, recording

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Delegates can choose the

option that is most relevant to

their own studies.

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