Ressources numériques en sciences humaines et sociales OpenEdition Nos plateformes OpenEdition Books OpenEdition Journals Hypothèses Calenda Bibliothèques OpenEdition Freemium Suivez-nous

Étiqueté : Jordan

The Ifpo Conservation Project of the Aqaba Church (1): General Presentation

From October 3 to December 31, 2023, the French Institute of the Near East (Ifpo) carried out at Aqaba the conservation of a mudbrick building interpreted as one of the oldest churches in the world, said to be dating back to the 4th century (fig. 1). It was discovered in the 1990s by the Roman ‘Aqaba Project (dir. Pr. Th. Parker from North Carolina State University). At the time, the building and...

Exiting violence artistically in Jordan: Garage Art as a Safe Space

This piece was made possible by a grant from the Fondation Maison des Sciences de I’Homme and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The statements made and views expressed are the sole responsibility of the author. For the last twenty years, Jordanian society has become increasingly affected by the repercussions of the State’s external affairs with neighboring countries. There was the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Syrian...

Towards a science history of Jordan’s dairy industries. The example of jameed

Though Jordan is not a big producer of dairy products, its dairy tradition is among the oldest in the world (Curry 2013) and dairy products are an important and integrated part of the Jordanian diet. The main products processed and consumed in the country today are fresh cow, sheep and goat milk, drinking yoghurt (shaneeneh, شنينة), strained yoghurt (labneh, لبنة), dried yoghurt (jameed, جميد, see picture above)...