Men and the Desert - Sciencesconf.org

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09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00	Registration of participants 9:00 - 9:30 (30min) Registration of participants Registration of participants Introductory speeches 9:30 - 11:00 (1h30) Introductory speeches Officials The geology and geomorphology of Wadi Rum Geology, environmental setting, and natural impacts on Petra and Wadi Rum, southern desert of Jordan Fluvial and eolian forms in the region of Wadi Rum 11:30 - 13:00 (1h30) The geology and geomorphology of Wadi Rum 11:30 - 12:15 (45min) Geology, environmental setting, and natural impacts on Petra and Wadi Rum, southern desert of Jordan Hani Alnawafleh and Sa'ad Twaissi 12:15 - 13:00 (45min) Fluvial and eolian forms in the region of Wadi Rum Yann Callot and Nicolas Jacob Rock conservation: lessons learned from Petra Rapid base-line condition assessment of rock-cut tombs at Petra: a case study in prioritizing intervention and effective targeting of funding Architectural sandstone weathering and tourism: lessons learned from Petra 14:30 - 15:30 (1h) Rock conservation: lessons learned from Petra 14:35 - 15:00 (25min) 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 15:00 - 15:30 (30min) Architectural sandstone weathering and tourism: lessons learned from Petra Thomas R. Paradise Animal ecology Ecology and birds in Wadi Rum Biodiversity of mammal and reptiles in Wadi Rum 16:00 - 17:00 (1h) Animal ecology 16:05 - 16:30 (25min) Ecology and birds in Wadi Rum Fares Khoury 16:30 - 17:00 (30min) Biodiversity of mammal and reptiles in Wadi Rum Zuhair S. Amr	Prehistoric human settlements An assemblage of pottery sherds from test excavations and surveys at Wadi Ramm: a preliminary report Research at the 9,500 years old early neolithic sites Ayn Abu Nukhayla Subsistence strategies in Wadi Rum: an archaeobotanical study of the site of Hudayb al-Rih Architectural, functional, and temporal variability at Tarayf al-Maragh, Wadi Ramm 9:00 - 11:00 (2h) Prehistoric human settlements 9:05 - 9:30 (25min) An assemblage of pottery sherds from test excavations and surveys at Wadi Ramm: a preliminary report Zeidan Kafafi 9:30 - 10:00 (30min) Research at the 9,500 years old early neolithic sites Ayn Abu Nukhayla Donald O. Henry 10:00 - 10:30 (30min) Subsistence strategies in Wadi Rum: an archaeobotanical study of the site of Hudayb al-Rih Linda Herveux 10:30 - 11:00 (30min) Architectural, functional, and temporal variability at Tarayf al-Maragh, Wadi Ramm Gary O. Rollefson Civilization in the desert Pre-Islamic Wadi Rum: deities and sanctuaries Desert deities and the men who worshipped them: the religious beliefs of the pre-Islamic bedouin of Jordan Immersed in grandeur: the eastern complex at Wadi Rum Water projects in the region of Wadi Rum: from ancient heritage to the current resource 11:30 - 13:30 (2h) Civilization in the desert 11:35 - 12:00 (25min) Pre-Islamic Wadi Rum: deities and sanctuaries Saba Farès 12:00 - 12:30 (30min) Desert deities and the men who worshipped them: the religious beliefs of the pre-Islamic bedouin of Jordan Cassandra Bennett 12:30 - 13:00 (30min) Immersed in grandeur: the eastern complex at Wadi Rum Barbara Reeves and Dennine Dudley 13:00 - 13:30 (30min) Water projects in the region of Wadi Rum: from ancient heritage to the current resource Nicolas Jacob and Yann Callot On the edge of Islamic history Wadi Rum in the works of Arab geographers Islamic inscriptions from Wadi Rum 14:30 - 15:30 (1h) On the edge of Islamic history 14:35 - 15:00 (25min) Wadi Rum in the works of Arab geographers Abdel Aziz Al Mani' 15:00 - 15:30 (30min) Islamic inscriptions from Wadi Rum Khaled Jbour Society, economy and development in contemporary Wadi Rum Society and economy in the Wadi Rum area from the early 20th century to the present Developing the Wadi Rum Protected Area: environmental protection, tourism and bedouin communities 16:00 - 17:00 (1h) Society, economy and development in contemporary Wadi Rum 16:05 - 16:30 (25min) Society and economy in the Wadi Rum area from the early 20th century to the present Géraldine Chatelard 16:30 - 17:00 (30min) Developing the Wadi Rum Protected Area: environmental protection, tourism and bedouin communities Laura Strachan	Monitoring and conserving the natural and cultural heritage of Wadi Rum: bridging between research and policy 9:00 - 11:00 (2h) Monitoring and conserving the natural and cultural heritage of Wadi Rum: bridging between research and policy Visit of the excavation of Hudayb al-Rih and Rock arts 11:30 - 16:00 (4h30) Visit of the excavation of Hudayb al-Rih and Rock arts