Driving north from Azraq on Jordan’s Highway 5 and turning off onto a dirt track that gradually approaches the region’s looming volcanic mountains, one eventually comes to Wadi Hassan, a picturesque desert watercourse dotted with small seasonal pools. There, surrounded by towering columnar basalt cliffs, the visitor is greeted by an overwhelming sight. I’m…
Inscriptions
Umm Al-Biyara: Petra’s Not-So-Hidden Jewel
The Wadi Hafir Petroglyph Survey: Shedding New Light on Thamudic Inscriptions
“Glimpses into Nabataean Culture” by Dr. David Graf
Glimpses into Nabatean Culture and Society based on Inscriptions from the Hisma (Southern Jordan) Dr. David Graf NEH Fellow, ACOR-CAORC Fellow & Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Miami Wednesday 17 September 2014 at 6:00 pm Reception to Follow About the Lecture: From the perspective of their architecture and sculpture at Petra,…
“New Insights into Thamudic Inscriptions” by Dr. Glenn J. Corbett
Messages from the Desert: New Insights into Thamudic Inscriptions and Rock Drawings from Jordan’s Wadi Ramm Dr. Glenn J. Corbett Director of the Wadi Hafir Petroglyph Survey, Former ACOR NEH Fellow and Independent Scholar Wednesday 25 September at 6:00pm Reception to Follow About the Lecture Dr. Glenn J. Corbett will speak about the 2,000 year-old…