The CBRL Amman Institute is delighted to announce an exciting new lecture series titled ‘The Badia’, dedicated to exploring the rich cultural and environmental heritage of Jordan’s Eastern Desert. Scheduled throughout May and June 2024, this series offers a journey through four hybrid lectures presented by experts in the field.

Schedule of Presentations:

Thursday, 2 May 2024

Humans, birds and avian migrations in prehistory: Evidence from zooarchaeological analysis of Eastern Jordanian faunal assemblages

Presenter: Dr Lisa Yeomans, University of Copenhagen

Format: Online.

To register to attend the webinar, click here. 

Wednesday, 15 May 2024

Road of the Rising Sun? Insights from Wisad Pools into the nature and context of Jordan’s Black Desert Neolithic

Presenter: Dr Alexander Wasse, Yeditepe University

Format: In-person and online.

To register to attend the webinar, click here. 

Wednesday, 12 June 2024

Writings of the Badia: Biography of the Bedouins

Presenter: Prof. Omar al-Ghul, Yarmouk University

Format: In-person and online.

To register to attend the webinar, click here. 

Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Neolithic hunter-herder-trappers of Jordan’s north-eastern Badia: Zooarchaeological contributions

Presenter: Prof. Louise Martin, University College London

Format: In-person and online.

To register to attend the webinar, click here. 

Time: 6:00 pm (Amman time), 4:00 pm (London time).

Location: Online and at CBRL Amman Institute, 6 Al-Baouneyah Street, Qaiwar Complex, Jabal Al-Lweibdeh, Amman, Jordan.

Note that the events will not be recorded.