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Amman: The American Center of Research, 2025

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with contributions by John D. M. Green, Mukhles M. Al Ababneh, Zeyad Al Salameen, Liaqat Ali, Nora Alomari, Deirdre Grace Barrett, Summer Courts, Caroline Durand, Kathryn M. Grossman, Catreena Hamarneh, Jehad Haron, David J. Johnson, Hussein K. Khirfan, Raneen Naimi, Matthew O’Connor, Tim Penn, Megan A. Perry, David S. Reese, Faris Saadeh, Muhammad Shiraz, Robert Wenning, and William G. Zimmerle

Amman: The American Center of Research, 2024

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with contributions by John D. M. Green, Khaled Al Bashaireh, Nora Alomari, Marco Dehner, Giuseppe Delmonaco, Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos, Pauline Piraud-Fournet, Luca Maria Puzzilli, and Francesco Traversa

Amman: The American Center of Research, 2024

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with contributions by Pierre Bikai, Ghazi Bisheh, Karen Britt, Alysia Fischer, Debra Foran, Jaakko Frösén, James Pokines, Robert Schick, and Thomas Maria Weber-Karyotakis

Amman: The American Center of Research, 2024

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Amman, Jordan: The American Center of Research, 2024

The American Center of Research supported publication of this volume through the Sustainable Cultural Heritage Through Engagement of Local Communities Project (SCHEP). It was made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of the American Center of Research and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.

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Amman: The American Center of Research, 2024

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Alexandria, VA; Amman, Jordan: American Center of Research, 2023

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Madaba: Madaba Institute for Mosaic Art and Restoration, 2023

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Amman: Beit Al-Turath for Arts Association, 2023

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