About the conference
The conference will discuss the current state of research on the Iron Age in Southern Transjordan.
International Conference
8th-10th June 2021
Multifaceted Edom.
Recent Research on Southern Transjordan in the Iron Age
from an Archaeological and Cultural-Historical Perspective
The conference focusses on Edom in Transjordan. Originally planned to take place at the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology in Amman in June 2020 the conference is now turned into a virtual event taking place from 8th to the 10th of June, 2021.
The conference is organized by
Katharina Schmidt, German Protestant Institute of Archaeology (GPIA) in Amman
Rocío Da Riva, Facultat de Geografia i Història/Universitat de Barcelona
Benedikt Hensel, University of Zurich
Mohammad al Najjar, Amman
We generously received funding from the Fritz Thyssen Foundation.
Programme
The conference will be held online 8th-10th June 2021 according to the scheduled programme.
Participants
Renowned international scholars will participate in the conference to broaden our view of ancient Edom in Transjordan.
Speaker abstracs
Various topics will be adressed. The presentations will be recorded and made available open access on this website.
Katharina Schmidt
Director GPIA
Benedikt Hensel
Theologische Fakultät
Rocío Da Riva
Facultat de Geografia i Història
Edom from above
Among its research tools, Edomarchaeology uses high-quality drone footage to explore ancient habitats.
Edom from above
Among its research tools, Edomarchaeology uses high-quality drone footage to explore ancient habitats.
Funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation
