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Historical Aerial Imagery in Jordan and the Wider Middle East

Abstract: Hundreds of thousands of aerial photographs of Middle Eastern countries have been taken since the beginning of the First World War. The majority has been destroyed, but tens of thousands survive in archives in several countries. Identification of and research on these collections has grown rapidly in recent years. Although the potential value of these ‘historical’ photographs has long been known, the rapid and dramatic development in Middle Eastern countries, affecting archaeological sites and landscapes, has accelerated the need for such records. This chapter surveys the present state of our knowledge of historical archive aerial photography, illustrates its use through specific examples and sets out a programme for increasing access to the ‘archive’ and opening it up to researchers through a web-based collection.

Settlement and Soldiers in the Roman Near East

Abstract: Contents: Preface Part I The Roman Near East: The Roman near East Demography, the population of Syria and the census of Q. Aemilius Secundus. Part II Settlement: The identity of Roman Gerasa: an archaeological approach The frontier of settlement in Roman Arabia: Gerasa to Umm el-Jimal ... and beyond Water supply and use in the Southern Hauran, Jordan. Part III Soldiers: The special command of M. Valerius Lollianus C. Velius Rufus Legio VI Ferrata, the annexation and early garrison of Arabia The construction of a vexillation from the army of Syria and the origin of alae milliariae The garrisoning of Mesopotamia in the late Antonine and early Severan period 'Europaean' soldiers at the Severan siege of Hatra The military contribution of Syria to the Roman imperial army Two Nabataean and Roman sites in southern Jordan: Khirbet el-Qirana and Khirbet el-Khalde Addenda References Index.