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Archaeology of agriculture. The potential of archaeological restoration for cultural tourism in the north of Jordan

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Protecting the Past: Archaeology, Conservation and Tourism in the North of Jordan
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Mr al-Batainah presents the work of restoration of a Roman-Byzantine winery and an Ottoman water mill, and their significance in the promotion of cultural tourism
Amjad al-Batainah (Director, Department of Antiquities, Irbid office) describes the study and reconstruction works conducted on two rural archaeological sites: the Roman-Byzantine winery of Kahf al-Messihi (Beit Idis) and a water mill along the wadi al-Rayyan (previously known as wadi al-Yabis). The watermill of wadi al-Rayyan is also described in a video (in Arabic) to be found here:

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Series
Protecting the Past: Archaeology, Conservation and Tourism in the North of Jordan
People
Amjad al-Batainah
Keywords
agriculture
roman
byzantine
northern Jordan
archaeology
restoration
cultural tourism
ethnoarchaeology
watermill
wine press
winery
Department: School of Archaeology
Date Added: 30/03/2016
Duration: 00:24:23

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