Narrating Archaeological Sites and Places: Fifty Years of the Madaba Plains Project at Tall Hisban, Tall Al-`Umayri, and Tall Jalul (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781800506558)

In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Madaba Plains Project, this volume reflects on the decades of archaeological fieldwork experience at Tall Hisban, Tall al- Umayri and Tall Jalul. In addition to lessons learned and issues addressed, the volume presents the backstories that represent the heart and soul of the MPP, focusing on those that illuminate the efforts to interpret and narrate these archaeological sites. Founding directors, co-directors, and a selection of the core staff and veterans explain the trajectory of their efforts to understand and narrate the place where they have been working by discussing their professional ties, sources of inspiration, personal aspirations and ambitions, regrets and triumphs, accumulative understandings, and remaining questions. They then offer reflective accounts of how their long-term interactions with the local communities have not only helped to build bridges of friendship and cooperation, but shape and inform their understanding of the goals and limitations of their scientific mission and future potential

Author: Douglas R. Clark
ISBN-10: 1800506554
ISBN-13: 9781800506558
Publisher: Equinox Publishing
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2025
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.24lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.88d