Archaeology in Jordan - in pictures
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The ruins of a recently discovered Roman archaeological site in Amman, the capital of Jordan, are uncovered on the site of a water drainage system. AFP -
The Temple of Hercules at the Amman Citadel, where archaeological teams are looking learn more about the Jordanian capital's history. AFP -
A Jordanian keffiyeh seller trades by a gate at the ancient Roman city of Jerash, a tourist attraction about 50 kilometres from Amman. AFP -
The ruins of a recently discovered Roman archaeological site in Amman, the capital of Jordan, are uncovered on the site of a water drainage system. AFP -
Workers employed by a Unesco pilot project restore a stone wall at an ancient church complex in the town of Rihab,about 70 kilometres north of Amman. AFP -
The ancient Roman Decapolis city of Gadara, near the Jordanian town of Umm Quais. AFP -
The two-headed Neolithic Ain Ghazal statue dating from between 8000BC to 6000BC in the Jordan Archaeological Museum, Amman. Alamy -
A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said they found a 9,000-year-old shrine at a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as 'kites' in Jordan's Eastern Desert. AP -
A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said they found a 9,000-year-old shrine at a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as 'kites' in Jordan's Eastern Desert. AP -
The Jordanian Antiquities Authority announced that antiquities linked to hunter-gatherers and dating to the Neolithic era (4500BC to 9000 BC) were discovered in Badia, in south-east of the kingdom. AFP
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