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The 2002 Season of Excavations at Tall al-`Umayri

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    Photos

  • Baqa Street 1
    Street scene in the Baqa' Refugee Camp on a typical day.
  • Baqa Street 2
    Crowded street scene in Baqa' Refugee Camp.
  • Baqa JWU with Khala
    Khala, who directs the Jordanian Women's Union in the Baqa' Refugee Camp, standing at its entrance.
  • Baqa' - Umm Mahmood & children & Carmen
    Inside house of Umm Mahmood (Mother of Mahmood) in a room, the full extent of which is visible here from side to side, which serves as a living room and bed room for 12 people - the sleeping mats simply come down at night.
  • Carmen and Doug Excavating in Petra
    This untouched photo records the fact that Carmen and Doug actually did excavate in the "Blue Chapel" in Petra and did so with the kind assistance of Ali. (photo by Meagan Perry)
  • Dolmen
    One of thousands of megalithic (large stone) memorial structures from 3,000 BC along the Rift Valley, the Mediterranean Coast and the Atlantic Coast of Europe, this one found in Jordan in the area northeast of the Dead Sea. (Photo by Carmen Clark)
  • Salt Scenic Hillside
    A view of the undulating wadi and hillside patchwork quilt of green fields and orchards on the way to the Jordan Valley west of Salt, Jordan. (Photo by Carmen Clark)
  • Rajil Basalt Plains
    Landscape of the Wadi Rajil in Eastern Jordan's desert, resulting from the weathering of an ancient shallow lava flow. Stones used for petraglyphs and inscriptions. (Photo by Nancy Coinman)
  • Rajil Hunting Scene
    Petraglyph in the basalt stones of the Wadi Rajil in eastern Jordan, picturing an oryx surrounded by two hunters on horses and one standing. (Photo by Nancy Coinman)
  • Rajil Petraglyph
    Basalt stone with inscriptions and petraglyphs from the Wadi Rajil in eastern Jordan. (Photo by Nancy Coinman)
  • Rajil Frizzled Lady
    Petraglyph of the Lady with the Frizzled Hair from the Wadi Rajil in eastern Jordan. (Photo by Nancy Coinman)
  • Rajil Frizzled Lady Camel
    Petraglyph of a lady with frizzled hair and a frizzled camel from the Wadi Rajil in eastern Jordan. (Photo by Nancy Coinman)
  • The American Center of Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan
    View of ACOR's top three floors from the west (taken a few years ago). The eastern side, downslope, reveals an additional two floors, the lower library and lab level and the sub-basement, recently re-named by some the "Garden Level." Pierre and Patricia Bikai, directors, live in the top-floor apartment (left in photo) and the Clarks live immediately below them. (photo by Patricia Bikai)
  • `Ayn Hisban (the Spring of Heshbon)
    Located to the west and down the hillside from Tall Hisban (photo: Carmen Clark)
  • View of the Sea of Galilee
    View of the Sea of Galilee (Tiberias in the center), looking northwest from Umm Qays, Roman Gadara (photo: Carmen Clark)
  • Carmen's Birthday
    Carmen Clark enjoying her 29th birthday at ACOR in January -- cake prepared and decorated by Pierre Bikai, flowers from Guiding Star Travel, her good husband's gift an Oud - Arabic gourd-shaped guitar
  • Jeepers in the Snow
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