Program
Friday, November 11, 2011
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09:00 - 09:30
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Registration of participants - Registration of participants |
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09:30 - 11:00
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Introductory speeches - Officials |
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11:30 - 13:00
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The geology and geomorphology of Wadi Rum |
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11:30 - 12:15
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Geology, environmental setting, and natural impacts on Petra and Wadi Rum, southern desert of Jordan - Hani Alnawafleh and Sa'ad Twaissi |
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12:15 - 13:00
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Fluvial and eolian forms in the region of Wadi Rum - Yann Callot and Nicolas Jacob |
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14:30 - 15:30
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Rock conservation: lessons learned from Petra |
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14:35 - 15:00
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Rapid base-line condition assessment of rock-cut tombs at Petra: a case study in prioritizing intervention and effective targeting of funding - Patricia Warke, Bernard Smith, Fadi Bala'awi and Fawaz Ishakat |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Architectural sandstone weathering and tourism: lessons learned from Petra - Thomas R. Paradise |
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16:00 - 17:00
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Animal ecology |
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16:05 - 16:30
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Ecology and birds in Wadi Rum - Fares Khoury |
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16:30 - 17:00
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Biodiversity of mammal and reptiles in Wadi Rum - Zuhair S. Amr |
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Saturday, November 12, 2011
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09:00 - 11:00
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Prehistoric human settlements |
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09:05 - 09:30
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An assemblage of pottery sherds from test excavations and surveys at Wadi Ramm: a preliminary report - Zeidan Kafafi |
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09:30 - 10:00
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Research at the 9,500 years old early neolithic sites Ayn Abu Nukhayla - Donald O. Henry |
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10:00 - 10:30
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Subsistence strategies in Wadi Rum: an archaeobotanical study of the site of Hudayb al-Rih - Linda Herveux |
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10:30 - 11:00
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Architectural, functional, and temporal variability at Tarayf al-Maragh, Wadi Ramm - Gary O. Rollefson |
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11:30 - 13:30
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Civilization in the desert |
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11:35 - 12:00
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Pre-Islamic Wadi Rum: deities and sanctuaries - Saba Farès |
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12:00 - 12:30
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Desert deities and the men who worshipped them: the religious beliefs of the pre-Islamic bedouin of Jordan - Cassandra Bennett |
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12:30 - 13:00
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Immersed in grandeur: the eastern complex at Wadi Rum - Barbara Reeves and Dennine Dudley |
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13:00 - 13:30
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Water projects in the region of Wadi Rum: from ancient heritage to the current resource - Nicolas Jacob and Yann Callot |
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14:30 - 15:30
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On the edge of Islamic history |
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14:35 - 15:00
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Wadi Rum in the works of Arab geographers - Abdel Aziz Al Mani' |
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15:00 - 15:30
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Islamic inscriptions from Wadi Rum - Khaled Jbour |
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16:00 - 17:00
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Society, economy and development in contemporary Wadi Rum |
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16:05 - 16:30
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Society and economy in the Wadi Rum area from the early 20th century to the present - Géraldine Chatelard |
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16:30 - 17:00
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Developing the Wadi Rum Protected Area: environmental protection, tourism and bedouin communities - Laura Strachan |
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
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09:00 - 11:00
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Monitoring and conserving the natural and cultural heritage of Wadi Rum: bridging between research and policy |
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11:30 - 16:00
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Visit of the excavation of Hudayb al-Rih and Rock arts - Visit of the excavation of Hudayb al-Rih and Rock arts |
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