CONTACT INFORMATION
Name: Fawzi Qasim Muhammed Abudanh
Address: College of Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel Management- Al-Hussein Bin Talal University. P.O.Box 20. Jordan
Contact number: +962 776031264
Email:
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 29.07.1976
Place of Birth: Ma'an
Citizenship: Jordanian
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1997-1999. Teacher, Ministry of Education.
1999-2001. Site Supervisor at the Petra Church, Petra, the Department of Antiquities.
2001-2006. Scholarship from Al-Hussein Bin Talal University to get the MA and PhD in Archaeology from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.
From August, 2006 till now. Assistant Professor, Department of Archaeology, College of Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel Management, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University.
EDUCATION
PhD in Archaeology, Roman Archaeology, awarded in June 2006, School of Historical Studies, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
MA in Greek and Roman Archaeology, awarded in 2003, School of Historical Studies, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
BA in Archaeology and Tourism, awarded in 1997, Faculty of Arts, Mu'tah University.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Certificate from al-Hussein Bin Talal University for attending a course concerning the preparation for the TOEFL exam held in al-Hussein Bin Talal University in 2001.
Certificate from the IFPO at Amman for attending a training course concerning the reading and dating of ancient coins held in Petra in March 2007.
Certificate from the CBRL at Amman for participating in the Aerial Archaeology Workshop held in Umm Qais in April 2007.
Computer skills: A very good user of computer and capable of using advanced softwares like the GIS.
Research Interest
Classical archaeology, Roman and Byzantine archaeology (Provincial Arabia), Roman Frontiers in the East, Settlement Patterns, Ancient water supply systems and road networks in Southern Jordan, landscape archaeology and Byzantine and Early Islamic history and archaeology of Southern Jordan.
AWARDS
Not available.
Lectures and Presentations Given
A paper delivered in the 9th international conference of the history and archaeology of Jordan held in Petra in May 2004.
A presentation given in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in November 2003 for the postgraduate students about the ancient city of Petra.
A presentation delivered in an annual meeting for the AHRB held in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 2004.
A lecture about "the Bedouin Lifestyle in Jordan" given to the undergraduate students in the University of Newcastle upon Tyne in April 2005.
A presentation about the History and Archaeology of Petra given to a group of undergraduate students from the American Academy in July 2007.
A paper given in the First Nabataean Studies Seminar held in Petra in August 2007.
A paper presented in 18th Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference held in Amsterdam, Holland in April 2008.
A paper delivered in 22nd Roman Frontiers Conference (Limes) held in Newcastle , UK in August 2009
PUBLICATIONS
Abudanh, Fawzi. (forthcoming) "Life in Nabataea after AD 106". In the publications of the First Nabataean Studies Seminar.
Abudanh, Fawzi. (2007) "The Water Supply Systems in the Region of Udhruh". In Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan. Vol 9, Pp 485-496.
Abudanh, Fawzi. (2004) "The Archaeological Survey for the Region of Udhruh, 2003 (Preliminary Report)". In the Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. Vol 48, Pp 51-69.
Falahat, Samia, Salameen, Muhammed and Nu'eimat (Abudanh), Fawzi. (2001) "Khirbet al-Nawafleh/the Nabataean Bridge". In Arabic Munjazat, published by the Department of Antiquities.
Falahat, Samia, Al-Nawafleh, Samia and Nu'eimat (Abudanh), Fawzi. (2001) "Khirbet adh-Dhba': the 2000 Season. In Arabic in the Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. Vol 45.