The desert regions of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant are criss-crossed by innumerable
pathways. Across large areas of north-west Arabia, many of these pathways are flanked by …

Archaeological surveys and excavations in the Jebel Oraf palaeolake basin, north-western
Saudi Arabia, have identified a well-preserved early-to mid-Holocene landscape. Two types …

Societies undergo continuous dynamics and change. By investigating the spatial structure of
societal remains and material culture, we tried to get insights into the processes of their …

This book is the principal output of my doctoral research, which I carried out between 2014
and 2018 at Leiden University. My PhD dissertation, which I completed and defended in …

The recent excavation of three Neolithic hearth sites in the Nefud desert of north-western
Saudi Arabia allows a first comparison with settlement and subsistence strategies in the …

A vital preliminary to the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has been to document the rich
archaeological heritage of al‑ʿUlā. To accomplish this, RCU established an extensive …

In the southern Levant, urbanization is the prevailing model used when interpreting the
settlement history and material culture changes observed during the Early Bronze (EB) II–III …

Jordan has a great potential to be a significant regional and international geotourism
destination. However, there are several obstacles to develop the geotourism industry in …

The research includes studying architectural space in heritage houses to identify the value
of architectural spaces in Jordanian social life. The different structural systems, their …

The aim of this session was highlight geoarchaeological best practice when considering the
question of how to analyse and deal with uncertainties in data. This session welcomed …