Bioarchaeology of the Near East, 8:109-118 (2014)

Thirty years of the Department of Anthropology at Yarmouk University, Jordan (1984-2014). The overview of bioarchaeological research

Ahmad Y. Abu Dalou* (1), Mohammad F. Alrousan (1), Ali M. Khwaileh (1), Wassef Sekhaneh (2), Ayman AlShboul (1)
(1) Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology,
Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
email: aya9af@yahoo.com (corresponding author)
(2) Department of Conservation and Management of Cultural Resources,
Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

Abstract: This paper discusses the history and current status of the field of bioarchaeology in Jordan, organizationally represented by the Department of Anthropology at Yarmouk University. The department was founded in 1984, and the first research on human remains was undertaken in 1991 when Mahmoud El-Najjar returned to Jordan. Today this department is still the only academic unit covering anthropology and bioarchaeology in the Arab world.

Key words: physical anthropology; bioarchaeology; Jordan; Mahmoud El Najjar

Received 14 October 2012; accepted 24 May 2014; published online 26 May 2014.

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