This is a detailed report on the most important museums in Jordan lovers and lovers of historical monuments

This is a detailed report on the most important museums in Jordan lovers and lovers of historical monuments

Jordan Archaeological Museum

Tel: 4638795

Museum Time: The time from 9-5 pm in the winter, from 9-7 pm the evening in the summer, except on Fridays and public holidays it 10-6 pm.

Jordan Archaeological Museum built in 1951 on the site of Mount Castle, and includes groups contained artifacts to the museum of the archaeological excavations conducted in various locations Jordan. I have arranged chronologically sequenced groups of Paleolithic and gradually until the Islamic eras. The museum exhibits include a variety of pieces of pottery and glass and metal statues and pottery, plaster and stone, and the writings and inscriptions and seals and collections of gold jewelery and coins representing different historical eras.

And ages represented in the Jordan Archaeological Museum are: -

1. Paleolithic 1000.000 to 10.000 almost a year ago.

2-Neolithic / potter by 8300-5500 BC. M .

3. Neolithic / potter 5500-4300 BC.

4. Stone Stone copper / Catholic 4300-3300 BC.

5. Early Bronze Age, 3300-1900 BC.

6. Middle Bronze Age 1900-1550 BC.

7. Late Bronze Age 1550-1200 BC.

8. Iron Age 1200-550 BC.

9. Persian period / Iron Age, 550-350 BC.

10. Hellenistic era 332-63 BC.

11. Nabataean period 312 BC - 106 AD.

12. Romania period 63 BC 324 AD.

13. Albzantah period 324-636 AD.

14. Islamic era 636 AD - the current time.

A. Umayyad period 661-750 AD.

(B) the Abbasid period 750-969 AD.

(C) the period of the Ayyubid / Mamluk 1173- 1516 m.

The most important contents of the museum statues of Ain Ghazal frescoes dating back to about 6000 BC, as well as the Dead Sea manuscript copper started Aramaic letters.

The shrine of the Islamic Museum

It contains artifacts from various Islamic eras, and inscriptions and pieces of pottery and pieces of Islamic currency, and photographs of Islamic monuments, and is located in the town of Mazar in Karak, and supervised by the Ministry of Religious Endowments.

Aqaba Archaeological Museum

This museum is located inside the Sharif Hussein Bin Ali Palace in Aqaba, this museum opened in 1/1/1990 m. It currently houses a number of important artifacts found at Ayla Islamic belonging to the dawn of Islam and the periods Umayyad and Abbasid and Fatimid, ie they represent the Islamic covenants since the mid-seventh century until the beginning of the twelfth century site. The most important of these effects Kursiy text written in Kufic script, which was above the eastern gate of the city (Bab Egypt), as well as the number of gold coins struck in the city of Sijilmasa in the Kingdom of Morocco and a number of Fatimid dinars.

As the only port city of Aqaba, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has faced especially in the field across the Red Sea and land routes through the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula maritime trade conditions, in addition it is an important center on the pilgrimage route. Show archaeological finds from the site Ayla, imported from the Hijaz, Yemen, Iraq, Egypt, Morocco and even China, the importance of the port of Aqaba.

The settlement Aqaba area since the Stone Age copper at the very least. Excavations have shown scissors ancient site of historical importance.

This is intended to establish a private hall heritage Hashemi in the near future, God willing.

Petra Nabatean Museum

Opened on the fifth of April 1994, it consists of three main halls: the first hall and include an introduction to the history of the Kingdom of the Nabataeans and geological Petra, as well as artifacts representing the food preparation in the Neolithic, pottery Edomite, and sculpture Nabataean, and engineering of Nabatiyeh water. The second hall are dedicated to finds from archaeological excavations, and arranged in chronological order starting with the fossilized eggs belonging to the Neolithic period, and fossil Taiwilan belonging to the Iron Age, and fossil Alzentor which revealed the Nabataean and Roman late houses, fossil Alzerabh where the detection of pottery kilns Nabataean chronicled to the end of the first century BC.

Until the sixth century AD, the Temple of the Winged Lions fossil Nabataean, and fossil Temple girl palace in the center of Petra, and the end of Bhfrah Byzantine church. This room also includes a brief history of earthquakes, Nabataean trade and caravan routes and Petra in the Middle Ages. The third hall Vthtoa a collection of pottery Alasrjh according to the evolution of its industry, and bronze statues and pottery, colored and regular coins and jewelery and some bronze and copper tools and dishes in addition to the large pottery jars.

Old Petra Museum

The old museum is located inside the natural rock into a cave of Nabatiyeh in Petra, which was established in 1963, consists of a main hall and two rooms niches, contains inside seven cabinets include a range of archaeological finds dating back to the Aladomah and Nabatiyeh, Romanian and Byzantine periods, which were discovered in Petra by foreign missions and excavations carried out by the Department of Antiquities. This museum has been devoted to display the architectural decoration and stone carvings. The Department of Antiquities is currently reorganizing exhibits this museum after the opening of the Petra Nabataean Museum.

Madaba Folk Museum

Be Madaba Folk Museum and the Archaeological Museum integrated unit, established in the popularity of the houses built on the ancient floors, the site was opened on 16/12/1978 m. The museum consists of:

1. The People's House:

The floor of this house are paved with mosaics containing geometric shapes, and images of Tauocn and two rams, in front of a vase base grew from a branch with vine leaves. And a scene in which a person Mythology classical dancer image shows Bajosh wearing a transparent dress which hit the left anklet in her hand, and the image of a naked Sateros his right hand a small stick.

2. mosaic

Inside the room (3.58 m × 5.37 m) embellished square plate with four bushes that runs from the corners, and its branches touching in the center circle with fee Adami and forms for the two rams and Ornpin and ducks and a lion and a bull before them herbs.

3. Folk Museum:

It consists of two halls _imlan exhibits jewelery, silver and gold and popular fashion cities of Jordan, and some manual work for the extension, and traditional tools.

People living museum / Salt

Popular Life Museum in Salt Cultural Center is located in Salt, was founded this museum in 1987 M.oagv establishment of this museum is to preserve our heritage and our tools popular in Balqa governorate of Alandthar.oatkon museum of two main sections representing the nomadic life and the countryside, where he is a nomadic life House of poetry, which consists of two parts the first part is called notch, a living man of the house and his guests men and venue for the second section is called Muharram, a place dedicated to women.

There are men in the incision Bedouin tools of Dallah coffee, Mahmas, and Logo, as well as what was used by the Bedouin in Aldhuz for his tribe, such as the sword and gun. The farmhouse is built of reeds and archaeological stones, featuring Switchblades (ravine) and a fund to save on the family stuff.

And demonstrate the museum's holdings on the ability of individuals in the past years to meet the challenges of nature, and show examples of ancient life in the field of home business, where there is a museum in the models for women Iqmn some work which kneading bread and grain milling Paljarushh.

And the Museum of Popular Life is a process of cultural and historical Jordanian community and creativity and style of interaction with the environment.

Museum traces Salt

The effects of Salt Museum is located in Salt new commercial center and was founded in 1986 and the museum contains two halls for display are:

The main hall :

In this room a group of pottery pieces found at the site Tlelat lye from the Stone Copper Age (4500-3300 BC).

And it includes allocated to the early Bronze age of the Treasury (3300 -2200 BC), a group of large water jars and Alasrjh pottery, and have found most of these pieces in the stairs area, and sleepless Alcherqa.oma Khozanta Middle Bronze and Late Period (2200-1200 BC .M) . Vthtoyan mostly on Zbad dishes and pottery from the archaeological excavations in the spot areas and Ktarh continent. And it includes locker Iron Age (1200-539 BC) and pieces of pottery Asrjh from Tel Deir Alla.

The Treasury Byzantine period (324-636 BC) Vtdm a large number of glass pieces and a set of Alasrjh and Alhimdnat which was Bzantah Gelad church in the area. And seventh treasury containing pottery pieces dating back to the Ayyubid period Mamluk (1174-1516m) and comprises the main hall are also the remains of the killed relics found in Wadi Shuaib area and in Romania the cemetery, which is about bracelets, bronze and brass necklaces in addition to a set of coins Hellenistic even the Ayyubid period.

Hall II offers:

It is smaller and the exposure groups of pottery and glass pieces in various forms such as Alasrjh and saucers and yogurt and bottles discovered in different parts of the governors of Balqa and also includes this room a group of large photographs and small that represent models of houses Salt heritage and some neighborhoods and old markets.

Museum traces Ajloun

Founded raised Ajloun during 1993 in one of the Ajloun castle halls started in AD 1184 was built during the reign of Saladin, in the interest of the Department of Antiquities to preserve the remnants of the material cultures that reflect the community heritage and history, and provides visitors with the knowledge and knowledgable.

The archaeological excavations in the District of Ajloun is very limited, it has been limited to surveys of archaeological accompanied fossils limited focused in recent years on the valleys (the valley of the dry, Wadi Jlon- Kufranja) in addition to the archaeological excavations carried out in Tel Abu Serpot in the northern Jordan Valley during the period from 1988 -1992 m.

And includes display cabinets at the Museum of the effects of Ajloun Mujdat resembles the following times: -

1-era Alnauleci pre potter Ppna (8300-7300) BC:

And exhibits from this era is a variety of tools, including flint tools Almkrulecih, and great tools (Abreu Mkharz), and basaltic tools, and you have led this Mojaddat found during excavation work in Iraq Bear in 1991.

2. Early Bronze Age 2300-1900 BC. M :

And exhibits this day and age is a pottery found during excavations offs carried out in different areas of the district.

3. The period Albzantah:

And exhibits this day and age is a pottery found during the excavation and exploration in the tombs of Khirbet Mehrma- northern Ajloun.

4. Islamic period (Alaiuyobah- Mamluk):

And showcases a collection of pottery and Alosrjh and sugar refineries and some copper and bronze tools and grinding tools grains, in addition to Arabic inscriptions and writings found in Ajloun Castle.

Archaeological Museum Jerash

Founded the first museum in the effects of Jerash in 1923 where he was exploiting the basement of the Temple of Artemis Square to view archaeological discoveries found in Jerash, in addition to the mosaics. In the year 1985 has been a break Reclamation ancient Jerash building and development to use a museum, called the first exhibition in which (Jordan through the ages), has contained the best archaeological discoveries in Jordan, especially in Jerash.

He later became the museum specializes archaeological discoveries in Jerash area, and was developed from the outside and the inside, add new view God cabinets which takes into account accommodate the pieces in different eras (since the Neolithic period until the Mamluk period).

These pieces have been displayed historical sequence, according to the daily varieties and uses.

The museum contains a large number of pottery and glass, metals, currency and jewelry, gems and some statues and altars marble and stone pieces, as well as mosaics from different regions of Jerash, provided adequate explanations.

It was the exploitation of the area around the museum to display the monuments engraved upon the writings of the Greek and Latin languages, statues of marble and stone coffins inscribed with floral and geometric shapes. It is worth mentioning that the city of Jerash (Graca) was one of the known Baldacapuls ten cities, and is one of the biggest Romanian cities and richest in the diverse architecture, it contains Romania temples, streets Baptist, terraces, bridges and baths, buildings commemorative such as the Arc de Triomphe and for the nymphs and the Hippodrome in addition to the Church of eighteen mostly covered with mosaics and stained all the city is surrounded by a fence and gates full view on all four sides.

Um Qais Museum traces

RENOVATED Department of Antiquities in cooperation with the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology one of the old houses in the town of Umm Qais in 1987, and used a museum was opened in the same period.

This museum includes two halls, comprising First,

Three cabinets, dedicated one for pottery from Osrjh small tractor, masks and other, which extends from the Hellenistic period until the Islamic period. The second Treasury Vthoi discovered inside the graves in the area of ​​Umm Qais, and includes the third Treasury decorative stones, as well as medium-sized pottery jars dating back to the Roman and Byzantine eras and some Egyptian statues of stone basalt and limestone.

The second hall

It has been allocated to the various stone sculptures mostly from Romania period. There are inside the museum includes a public square stone coffins basaltic columns and capitals and bases columns of limestone and basalt in addition to the two gates of basalt stone and mosaics. The city of Umm Qais site (wall) emphasizes the historical importance through the ages and is known Baldacapuls ten cities, was organized by a Roman-style, and despite the congestion effects of the residential buildings area hundreds of years ago, however, the Department of Antiquities has completed the whole town as it had begun a number of to exploration projects as well as restoration projects, especially in the Roman amphitheater in the center of the archaeological area. Museum has included the effects of an excellent collection of paintings colorful mosaics and the types of pottery and coins, glass, marble, which represents the Romanian, Byzantine and Islamic periods.

And to the north and west of the site seen visiting Syrian Golan Mountains adjacent to the Yarmouk River, as well as Mount Hermon and the Sea of ​​Galilee and the northern plains of Palestine.

Museum of the Martyr's Monument

Tel: 5664240

Open from 9-4 pm in the evening.

Held in memory of the martyrs who sacrificed their blood in defense of the homeland and its people, and it exhibits about the history of the Jordanian Armed Forces since the Great Arab Revolt and even nowadays present, such as weapons and gear and dress, it is located in Amman.

Ornaments Folk Museum and fashion

It completed the establishment of the popular Museum of Costume and fashion popular in 1971, and this museum has been established on the eastern side of the Roman amphitheater in Amman, and of the most important objectives of the collection of the Jordanian folklore and Palestinians from all areas of Jordan, in order to save and maintenance of this heritage from extinction, and display it on The next generations . The museum also aims to provide our heritage to the world and to highlight the best of currently analyzed by through an appropriate manner and beautiful.

And the museum has five exhibition halls, the first hall dedicated

Them to fashion the eastern bank of the different regions.

The second hall

Exposure where a group of Palestinian costumes used in addition to the head which covers. And displayed in the hall the fourth set of the popular cooking utensils made of clay and wood as well as a set of silver ornaments, clothes and the bride's clothing in the West Bank. The fifth hall in the basement of the Roman amphitheater, and shows a group of mosaic of churches Jerash and Madaba.

Coins - Yarmouk University Museum

The establishment of coins Museum at Yarmouk University comes as a continuation of the pioneering role played by the Jordanian Heritage Museum in documenting and preserving the heritage of Jordan civilization, and in spite of the discovery of a large number of coins in Jordan, but they did not receive the necessary care of by researchers and scholars in this field in terms of collection, preservation, documentation and maintenance, or at least put them in museums where conditions appropriate scientific and specifications for safekeeping available.

The importance of coins, through the important signs that refer to in various humanitarian aspects, especially civil ones, especially the aspects and they indicated the extent of human progress in the use of coins as a means of economic exchange across the different stages of history, and reflect the nature of evolution undergone by human prosperity or a drop or steeper, and provides a clear picture of the economic, financial and political systems of different societies.

The fact that should be mentioned in this regard is that the importance of coins in itself can not be recognized unless we can put them in the historical and cultural context, which discovered it, and that is beyond the pale of fraud or disappearance or loss of or damage to Kmguetnaat of historical and cultural connotations Important constitutes a direct threat to this important historical record.

It contains coins museum display cabinets coins topped with texts and maps documentary in English and Arabic represent an integrated presentation of all the coins that were traded in Jordan containing starting from the period Lydian and Hellenistic and Nabatiyeh and Romania and the cities of the Decapolis, Byzantine and Islamic, in addition to an electronic map showing the role of hit currency, the model for the furnace, foundry and Arts ceramic................