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Curriculum Vitae

PROFESSOR ZEYAD M. AL-SALAMEEN Contact Details

Department of Archaeology

Petra College for Tourism and Archaeology

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Petra- Jordan

Mobile +962 778628865

Email: zeyad.mahdi@gmail.com

https://independent.academia.edu/DrZeyadalSalameen

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zeyad_Al-Salameen2

Personal Details:

Date of Birth: 01.11.1974.

Place of Birth: Wadi Mousa- Petra.

Nationality: Jordanian.

Marital Status: Married with two sons and one daughter.

Academic Rank: Professor.

Date Rank Obtained: July 2018.

Current Position:

- Head of the UNESCO Chair on Heritage and Sustainable Tourism, Al-

Hussein Bin Talal University.

- Professor, Department of Archaeology and Tourism - Petra College for

Tourism and Archaeology, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University.

Educational Qualifications:

1. PhD degree in Classical Archaeology (Nabataean Archaeology) -

Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Manchester, UK,

(2001-2004). Title of the PhD thesis: “The Nabataean Economy in the Light

of Archaeological Evidence”.

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2. MA degree in Archaeology-Department of Archaeology, University of

Jordan (1998-2000). (Accumulated average 3.94 out of 4, Excellent).

3. BA degree in Archaeology- Department of Archaeology, University of

Jordan (1992-1995). (Accumulated average 80.1, Very Good).

4. General Secondary Certificate- Ministry of Education- Jordan (1992).

(Accumulated average 84.2, Very Good).

Scholarships and awards

1992–1995: Scholarship covering the studies towards the B.A.

degree in Archaeology at the University of Jordan.

2001-2004: Full scholarship covering the studies towards the PhD.

degree in Archaeology at the University of Manchester.

2010: Getty Middle East and Mediterranean Basin Research

Exchange Fellowship Program award.

Employment History & Positions Held

1. From 1995 till 1998, Tours coordinator and Sales Officer- La Beduina

Tours, Wadi Mousa- Petra.

2. From October 2004 till July 2010, Assistant Professor, al-Hussein Bin

Talal University.

3. From March 2005 till December 2009, Director of the Nabataean Centre

for Archaeological Studies, College of Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel

Management, al-Hussein Bin Talal University.

4. From September 2006 till September 2007 Head of the Department of

Archaeology and Tourism, College of Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel

Management, al-Hussein Bin Talal University.

5. From September 2008 till January 2010, Vice Dean of the College of

Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel Management, al-Hussein Bin Talal

University.

6. From January 2010 till August 2010, Acting Dean of the College of

Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel Management, al-Hussein Bin Talal

University.

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7. From July 2010 till August 2011: Assistant of the Chairholder of the

UNESCO Chair on Heritage and Sustainable Tourism, al-Hussein Bin Talal

University.

8. From July 2010 till July 2011: Associate Professor, Department of

Archaeology and Tourism, College of Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel

Management, al-Hussein Bin Talal University.

9. From August 2011 till 2016: Associate Professor, Department of History

and Archaeology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab

Emirates University.

10. From September 2013 till August 2015: Chair, Department of History and

Archaeology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab

Emirates University.

11. From September 2016 till present: Associate Professor, Department of

Archaeology and Tourism, Petra College for Archaeology and Tourism, Al-

Hussein Bin Talal University.

12. From September 2016 till present: Head of the UNESCO Chair on Heritage

and Sustainable Tourism , Al-Hussein Bin Talal University.

13. From July 2018 – Professor, Department of Archaeology and Tourism,

Petra College for Archaeology and Tourism, Al-Hussein Bin Talal

University.

Principal Teaching and Research Interests:-

1. Nabataean archaeology and epigraphy.

2. The history and civilization of Petra.

3. Classical Archaeology.

4. Archaeology of Pre-Islamic northern Arabia.

5. Aramaic and North Arabian epigraphy.

6. The intangible cultural heritage.

7. Ancient trade of Arabia, the Levant and the Mediterranean basin.

Professional Experience:-

1. Participating in the following archaeological excavations:-

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a. 1994, Excavation at Yajuz conducted by the Department of

Archaeology at the University of Jordan.

b. 1999, Excavation at Yajuz carried out by the Department of

Archaeology at the University of Jordan.

c. 2007, Sadaqah Excavation Project, Director.

2. Participation in the following archaeological surveys:-

a. 1999, Tafila-Busayra Archaeological Survey Project.

b. 2001, al-Jafr Basin Archaeological Survey.

c. 2002, Bayda Archaeological Survey, Director.

d. 2005, al-Madras Geo-physical and Archaeological Survey, Director.

e. 2007, Al-Thulaithwat Archaeological Survey, Co-director.

f. Participation in the Great Arab Revolt Archaeological Project:

November 2007, October-November 2008, November 2009,

November 2010, co-director.

g. Participation in Eastern Bayer Archaeological Survey Project,

2010, co-director.

h. Participation in the Community-Based Rock-Art and Epigraphic

Recording (CB-RAER) Project, 2017-2018, (Project directed by

George Bevan, Kaelin Groom) and funded by USAID.

i. Participation in the Ba'ja Archaeological Survey and Excavation

Project, 2017 (Project directed by David F. Graf).

j. Director of the Southern El-Khdari Archaeological and Epigraphic

Survey Project: The First Season, 2017.

k. Co-director of Khirbet Brāq Archaeological Project, conducted in

collaboration with the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), started

in 2018.

3. Participation in the following regional and international conferences and

seminars:-

a. Aram Twentieth Conference which was held in 2003 at the

University of Oxford, UK. Paper title "Nabataean Winepresses from

Bayda in Southern Jordan".

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b. BANEA Conference” British Association for Near Eastern

Archaeology” which was held in 2003 at the University of

Manchester. Paper title "Wine Production in Nabataea".

c. The First Seminar for Nabataean Studies, Petra, 2007. paper title "

Weights, Measures and Time Reckoning in Nabataea".

d. Participation in the V Jornades de Turisme i Cooperació al

Desenvolupament, which was held in Barcelona- Sapin between 19-

20 February 2009. Paper title “Tourism Challenges and the Local

Community at Petra”.

e. Participation in "The Future of Tourism Development in Petra" that

was organized by Bait al-Anbat, February 2010. Paper title"

Safeguarding Petra and the Threats that are Currently Facing its

Monuments".

f. Participation in the Traditional Village Architecture that was held

in Amman, 31st of March 2010. Paper title "Traditional Villages in

the Maan Governorate as Tourism Products".

g. Participation in the 7th International Congress on the Archaeology of

the Ancient Near East "7ICAANE", London, April 2010. Paper title

"Pressing Issues Concerning Tourism Development, Site

Management and Archaeological Conservation at Petra, Southern

Jordan", April, 2010.

h. Participation in the Adumatu Second Symposium on Man and

Environment in the Arab World in light of Archaeological

Discoveries, al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia, May 2010. Paper title

“Nabataean settlement in Wadi Araba”.

i. Participation in the International Symposium on the Historical

Relations between Arabia, the Greek and Byzantine World.

Organized by King Saud University, Riyadh, December 2010. Paper

title: Nabataean Relations with South West Asia Minor in the Light

of Archaeological Evidence.

j. Participation in the Seventh National Conference: Traditions and

Rituals within Jordanian Cultures, Amman, March 2011. Paper title

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"Water and agricultures traditions in Madi Mousa and their

historical roots". In collaboration with Hani Falahat.

k. Participation in the First Scientific Conference of the Egyptian

Historical Society, 17-21 October 2012. Paper title "The Islamic

Archaeological Remains Uncovered in the Aqabat Hijaz Region"

l. Participation in The World Heritage Day Activities, organized in

Madynt Zayed by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community

Development, May 2012. Paper title "Archaeological Sites

Management".

m. Participation in the ICHAJ XII Conference that was held in

Humboldt University, Berlin, 5-11 May 2013. Paper title "New

Nabtaean Inscriptions from Wadi Mousa".

n. Participation in the International Tourist Guide Day activities,

organized by Al-Ain Museum - Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture

Authority, February 2014.

o. Participation in the International Museum Day activities, organized

by Al-Ain Museum- Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, May

2014.

p. Participation in CULTHIST ’14: Cultural History and Anthropology

Conference that was held in Istanbul between 27-29 October 2014.

Paper title: Symbolism in Nabataean Culture.

q. Participation in workshop on the Protection and Safeguarding of

Endangered Archaeological and Historical Buildings in UAE,

organized by the National Council of Tourism & Antiquities and

Fujairah Authority of Tourism and Antiquities, December 9th 2014.

Paper title “the Role of Universities in Protecting Archaeological

and Historical Sites”.

r. Delivering an advanced training course on the Methodology of

Writing Historical Research, Continuing Education Centre, UAEU,

21-23/ 12/ 2014 (15 hours).

s. Participation in a workshop on "Unification of Archaeological and

Museological Terms Used in UEA" organized by the National Council

of Tourism & Antiquities and Fujairah Authority of Tourism and

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Antiquities, March 30th 2015. Paper title “Importance of

Unification of Archaeological Terms to UAEU Students".

t. Participation in the Second International Conference on the

Nabataean Culture, Provo, Utah, USA, 6-9 May 2015. Paper title

"The Influences of Aramaic on the Dialect of Wādī Mūsā".

u. Participation in the International Conference on Social Sciences,

Literature and Education, 2nd-3rd April 20136, Bangkok, Thailand.

v. Participation in the International Museum Day activities, organized

by USAID –SCHEP, Wadi-Rum, Jordan, 2017. Workshop title

"Evolution of Arabic Script".

w. Participation in the First Saudi Archaeology Convention, that was

held in Riyadh between 7-9 November 2017, Paper title "Facial

Representations Depicted on the Nabataean Rock-cut Facades in

Petra and Mada'in Saleh".

x. Participation in " Arabia in the Classical Sources symposium that

was held in 29th January- 2nd February 2018 in Riyadh, which was

organized by King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and

Archives. Paper title "The Nabataeans and Nabataea in Some

Secondary Classical Sources".

y. Participation in the "Third International Conference on Petra and

the Nabataean Culture", which was held in Petra in June 2018.

Paper title "Nabataean Echoes from al-Harrah".

z. Participation in the workshop entitled "Cultural Heritage and

Sustainable Development", organized by the Jordanian Department

of Antiquities, Amman, June 2018.

Courses Taught (both at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University and United Arab

Emirates University):

1. History and Archaeology of the Nabataeans.

2. The World Heritage Site of Petra.

3. Cultural Resources Management.

4. Introduction to Archaeology.

5. Introduction to Tourism.

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6. Communication skills.

7. Internship in Tourism.

8. Cultural Heritage and Community.

9. Archaeological Information Systems.

10. Introduction to Museology.

11. Archaeological Texts in English.

12. History and Archaeology of Syria and Lebanon from Ancient times till the

Hellenistic Period.

13. Historical Preservation.

14. Mesopotamian Civilizations.

15. Introduction to the History and Archaeology of Arabia.

16. Semitic Languages (1) and (2).

17. Ancient Inscriptions.

18. Nabataean Inscriptions.

19. Roman and Byzantine Archaeology.

20. Special Topic in Nabataean Civilization.

21. Archaeological Research Methods.

22. Ancient Egyptian Civilization.

23. World History: Origin to 1500.

24. Research Project.

In addition, I taught several subjects to the students of the Tour Guiding

Programs that were organized by the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and al-

Hussein Bin Talal University between 2010-2011. Those subjects include:-

1. Nabataean Civilization.

2. The World Heritage Site of Petra.

3. Semitic Inscriptions.

4. History of Religions.

Memberships and Consultancy works

1. Member of the Petra Region Authority Board (2007-2009), appointed by

the Prime Minister.

2. Member of the Research Scientific Board- al-Hussein Bin Talal University

(2006-2007).

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3. Member of the Arab Forum of Cultural Interaction, Jordan.

4. Member of the Scientific Research Committee- College of Archaeology,

Tourism and Hotel Management (2005-2010).

5. Member of the Strategic Plan Committee – College of Archaeology,

Tourism and Hotel Management, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (2005-

2010).

6. Head of the Scientific Research Committee- College of Archaeology,

Tourism and Hotel Management, (from February 2010 till August 2010).

7. Member of the Board of the College of Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel

Management at al-Hussein Bin Talal University (2004 till 2011) and

member of the board of the Department of Archaeology from 2004 and till

2011.

8. Member and chair of several Hiring Committees, College of Archaeology,

Tourism and Hotel Management and the Nabataean Centre for

Archaeological Studies, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (2007-2010).

9. Member of the Department of Archaeology and Tourism Promotion

Committee, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, 2011.

10. Member of the Establishing Committee of Princess Basma Intangible

Cultural Heritage Centre- Al-Hussein Bin Talal University.

11. Member of the Establishing Committee of the UNESCO Chair on Cultural

Heritage and Sustainable Tourism- Al-Hussein Bin Talal University.

12. Member of the Board of Princess Basma Intangible Cultural Heritage

Centre- Al-Hussein Bin Talal University (2010-2011).

13. Member of many organizing committees of workshops and conferences

held at the College of Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel Management- al-

Hussein Bin Talal University.

14. Archaeological Consultant of the Petra Heritage Revival Office, 2008 till

2010.

15. Archaeological Consultant- Maan Reconciliation Court from 2008 till

2011.

16. Member and Head of the Petra Forum for Cultural Awareness and

Heritage Preservation “Qawafel” (2010-2011).

17. Member of al-Hussein Bin Talal University Council, 2010.

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18. Member of the Scheduling Committee, Department of History and

Archaeology, United Arab Emirates University, 2011 till 2016.

19. Member of the Curriculum Development Committee, Department of

History and Archaeology, United Arab Emirates University, 2011 till 2016.

20. Member and Chair of the Department Hiring Committees, 2012, 2012,

2013, Department of History and Archaeology, United Arab Emirates

University.

21. Member of the Department of History and Archaeology Promotion

Committee, United Arab Emirates University, 2013.

22. Member of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Council, United

Arab Emirates University, 2013-2014.

23. Chair of the Council of the Department of History and Archaeology, United

Arab Emirates University, 2013-2014.

24. Chair of the Steering Committee of the periodic review of the academic

programs offered by the Department of History and Archaeology, United

Arab Emirates University, 2013.

25. Member and chair of several “Peer Review of Teaching Committees”,

College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates

University (2012,2013,2014)

26. Peer-reviewer of many journals and conference proceedings (see below).

27. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Eleventh Conference on the

History and Archaeology of Jordan that was held in Paris, 2010. Organized

by the Jordanian Department of Antiquities and IFPO.

28. Member of the scientific committee of the International Academic

Conference on Social Sciences organized by the International Institute for

Academic Development (Georgia) (2015).

29. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Second International

Conference on the Nabataean Culture (2015).

30. Head of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the International

Conference on the Nabataean Culture, from September 2016 till present.

31. Member of the Board of the Nabataean Centre for Archaeological Studies

(2017).

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32. Member of the national committee that has been formed to check the

authenticity of samples of the so-called "Jordan lead codices", (2017),

formed by the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.

33. Project consultant - The Wadi Ramm Community Based-Rock Art and

Epigraphic Recording (CB-RAER) project funded by the USAID SCHEP

(Sustainable Cultural Heritage through Engagement of Local Communities

Project), implemented by the American Center of Oriental Research

(ACOR) since March2017.

Organization of Conferences, Training Programs and TV Documentaries

1. Head of the Organizing Committee, the First Seminar for Nabataean

Studies, Petra, 2007.

2. Member of the Organizing Committee of the UNESCO World Heritage

Education Workshop, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, November, 2007.

3. Member of the Organizing Committee of “Life-Link & UNESCO ASPnet

Pilot Project Culture of Care & Water for Life 2007-2008", 3rd – 6th June

2008 Petra, Jordan.

4. Member of the Organizing Committee of “Management of Heritage Places

and Artefacts: Euromed Heritage IV” Petra, Jordan, 17-19 May 2010.

5. The organization of several Tour Guiding Programs that were jointly

conducted by al-Hussein Bin Talal University and the Jordanian Ministry

of Tourism and Antiquities, 2010-2011.

6. Participation in several local and international TV Documentaries,

interviews and TV discussions related to Petra and the Nabataeans (2004

till present).

7. Head of the Steering Committee of the First Conference on the

Archaeology and Tourism of the Maan Governorate, (2017(.

Curricula and Study Plans Development

1. Developing study-plans for undergraduate studies in Archaeology and

Tour Guiding programs at the College of Archaeology, Tourism and Hotel

Management, al-Hussein Bin Talal University.

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2. Developing study-plans for undergraduate studies in History and

Archaeology at the Department of History and Archaeology, United Arab

Emirates University.

3. Preparation of curriculum proposals needed to develop new programs or

create and maintain existing courses, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University and

the United Arab Emirates University.

4. Developing a new course names "Maritime Archaeology" in the United

Arab Emirates University.

Training Workshops Related to Teaching and Academic Accreditation and

IT Sills

1) X-Ray Florescence, X-Ray Diffraction, and Scanning Electron Microscope,

University of Istanbul, Turkey, September 2005.

2) Classical Numismatics- an Advanced Course. IFPO (French Institute of the

Middle East) in co-operation with al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Petra,

March 2007.

3) UAEU Smart Classroom Technology Workshop, United Arab Emirates

University, October 2012

4) Faculty Performance Evaluation Workshop, United Arab Emirates

University, April 2013.

5) Workshop entitled: “Building a Foundation for Academic success-

Learning Style and Learning Strategies 1”, United Arab Emirates

University, September 2013.

6) Blackboard Mobile Workshop, United Arab Emirates University, March

2014.

7) Workshop on Benchmarking for Best Practices in Higher Education,

United Arab Emirates University, April 2014.

8) Academic Leadership Workshop, United Arab Emirates University,

August, 2014.

9) WASC Workshop, United Arab Emirates University, October 2014.

10) Workshop on Developing and Mapping SMART Learning Outcomes,

United Arab Emirates University, November 2014.

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11) Implementing Mobile Pedagogy, United Arab Emirates University,

October 2014.

12) iPad Developed Courses, United Arab Emirates University, February

2015.

13) Copyright Management Workshop, United Arab Emirates University,

March 2015.

14) Web-based Course Delivery, United Arab Emirates University, May 2015.

15) Workshop on Creativity and Innovation in Teaching, United Arab

Emirates University, September 2015.

16) Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Diploma in IT Skills (TAG-DIT),

September 2017.

Evaluating Research, Books and Scientific Revisions

1) I peer-reviewed many scholarly works submitted for publication in the

following journals and proceedings:-

- Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology, Ministry of Higher

Education, Jordan.

- Jordan Journal for Social Sciences, Ministry of Higher Education,

Jordan.

- Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Sultan Qabous University, Oman.

- Journal of King Saud University: Tourism and Archaeology, Saudi

Arabia.

- Palestine Exploration Quarterly.

- Arabian Epigraphic Notes.

- Scientific Cyprus Journal, Greece.

- Journal of History Research, USA.

- Archaeological Science Journal, Canada.

- Proceedings of the International Conference on Nabataean Studies, the

University of Jordan.

- The Researcher: The Institute of Middle East Studies Academic

Journal, Canada.

2) I am a member of the review board of the following journals

- Scientific Cyprus Journal.

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- Journal of History Research.

- Archaeological Science Journal.

- International Journal of Social Sciences Arts (IJSSA)

- Reviewer of the papers submitted to the International Academic

Conference on Social Sciences organized by the International Institute

for Academic Development (Georgia) (2015).

- Asia Pacific Journal of Multidisciplinary Research.

3) Member of the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of Second International

Conference on the Nabataean Culture that will be published in 2016.

4) Member of the editorial board of Al-Hussein Bin Talal's Journal of

Research (2017-2018).

5) I peer-reviewed several books submitted for publications.

6) I evaluated several research proposals for funding from two countries:

Jordan and Oman.

7) I served as an external reviewer to evaluate a number of promotion files

submitted for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor in

archaeology and ancient history. These Evaluation services were

provided to the following universities:-

1) Sultan Qaboos University- Sultanate of Oman.

2) Princess Nora Bint Abdul Rahman University- Saudi

Arabia.

3) King Saud University - Saudi Arabia.

4) King Abdulaziz University- Saudi Arabia.

5) Taibah University- Saudi Arabia.

8) I served as an external examiner of the following dissertations inside and

outside Jordan:-

a. Abu al-Ghanam, O. (2011): Pagan Thought and Pagan Institutions

in Hijaz during the Pre-Islamic Period, The University of Jordan,

(MA Thesis).

b. Al-Shwe'er, M. (2014): The Nabataean Coins Preserved in the

National Museum of Riyadh: an Analytical Study, King Saud

University, (MA Thesis).

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c. Abu al-Ghanam, O. (2016): The Lakhmids and their Civilization

(AD 268-603), The University of Jordan, (PhD Thesis)

d. Alhaiti, K. (2017): New Nabataean Inscriptions from Southern

Tayma: Analytical and Comparative Study, King Saud University,

(PhD Thesis).

e. Al-Khazali, N. (2018): The Aramaic Tombstones from Zoar "Ghor

as-Safi", Yarmouk University, (MA Thesis).

Languages

Arabic: Mother tongue.

English: Excellent (Spoken, written and read).

Hebrew and Syriac: Fair (written, read and spoken).

Publications:-

1. Al-Salameen, Z. (2010): An Introduction to the

History and Archaeology of Petra, Al-Waraq

Publishing House, Sponsored by Ministry of

Culture, Amman, (in Arabic).

2. Al-Salameen, Z. (2011): A Study of the Late

Roman Coins Discovered in Wadi Mousa in 2000.

Refereed book published by the Saudi Society for

Archaeological Studies, Riyadh, (in Arabic).

3. Al-Salameen, Z. (2012): Illustrated Dictionary of

Archaeological Terms (English- Arabic), Nashiri

for Electronic Publishing, Kuwait.

4. Kiraz, G. and al-Salameen, Z. (2012) [editors]:

From Ugarit to Nabataean: Studies in Honor of

John F. Healey, Gorgias Ugaritic Studies 6,

Gorgias Press, USA.

5. Al-Salameen, Z. (2013): The Coinage of the

Nabataean Minister Syllaeus. Refereed book

published by Prince Sultan Bin Salman Bin Abdul

Aziz Chair for Developing National Human

Published Books

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Resources in Tourism and Archaeology Chair,

King Saud University (in Arabic).

6. Al-Salameen, Z. (2014): Nabataean External

Relations: A Study in the Light of Historical and

Archaeological Evidence. Refereed book

published by the Saudi Historical Society, King

Saud University, Riyadh (in Arabic).

7. Al-Salameen, Z. (2016): Food and Beverage

Production and Consumption in Nabataea. King

Faisal Centre for Research, Riyadh (in Arabic).

8. Al-Salameen, Z., (2018): Identity Struggle in the

Roman Province of Arabia: Constants and

Changes. Refereed book published by the Saudi

Historical Society, King Saud University, Riyadh

(in Arabic).

9. Al-Salameen, Z. (2018): Petra: Its History and

Archaeology. Publication sponsored by the

Jordanian Ministry of Culture, published by Al-

Safir Press, Amman. (In Arabic).

10. Al-Salameen, Z. (2005): Nabataean Winepresses

from Bayda, Southern Jordan. Aram 17,115-127.

11. Al-Salameen, Z., al-Falahat, H. (2007): Jabal

Haroun during Islamic Periods: A Study in the

Light of Newly Discovered Islamic Inscriptions.

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 18,2, 258-

64.

12. Al-Farajat. M., al-Salameen, Z. and Mashagbeh, A.

(2007): Geophysical and Hydrological Based

Archaeological survey of Ancient Water

Structures along Wadi al-Madras in Petra.

Journal of Applied Geophysics, Volume 6, No. 1:

169-177.

13. Al-Salameen, Z. (2007): Bardaisan of Edessa and

ArticlesPublished

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the Book of the Laws of Countries. Dirasat:

Refereed Journal of the Emirates Writers Union,

volume 20: 20-46. (In Arabic)

14. Al-Salameen, Z. (2008): Nabataean Coins. Al-

Yarmouk, (94):53-59 (In Arabic).

15. Al-Salameen, Z. (2008): The Nabataeans and

Lycians. Mediterranean Archaeology and

Archaeometry. Volume 8, 2, 21-29.

16. Al-Salameen, Z., Twaissi, S. and Abudanah, F.

(2008): Preliminary Report on the

Archaeological Investigations of as-Sadaqa,

Southern Jordan, 2007. Annual of the Department

of Antiquities of Jordan 52, 397-416.

17. Al-Salameen, Z. (2009) Nabataean Frankincense:

Historical and Archaeological Evidence. Journal

of King Saud University for Tourism and

Archaeology, 21 (1), 1-5.

18. Al-Salameen, Z. and Falahat, H. (2009): Burials

from Wadi Mudayfa'at and Wadi Abu Khasharif,

Southern Jordan - Results of a Survey and

Salvage Excavations. Mediterranean Archaeology

and Archaeometry 9:2, 85-108.

19. Al-Salameen, Z. and Falahat, H. (2009): Religious

Practices and Beliefs in Wadi Mousa between the

Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries. Jordan

Journal for History and Archaeology, III:III, 175-

204.

20. Al-Salameen, Z. (2010): Early Islamic Inscriptions

from Danqur al-Khaznah at Petra. Arabian

Archaeology and Epigraphy, Volume 21 Issue

1, 71 – 79.

21. Al-Salameen, Z. (2010): The Archaeological

Remains Discovered near the Syrian Pilgrimage

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Route in the 'Aqabat Hijaz Region, Southern

Jordan. Jordan Journal for History and

Archaeology, 4:2, 171-203 (in Arabic).

22. Shqiarat, M., Al-Salameen, Z., Saunders, N.,

Faulkner, N. (2011): Fire and water: the

archaeology of steam power in a desert war.

Levant 43:1, 98-113.

23. Al-Salameen, Z. (2011): A New Ancient North

Arabian Inscription with a Reference to the

Nabataean King Aretas. Arabian Archaeology and

Epigraphy, 22, 2, 215–218.

24. Al-Salameen, Z.; Naimat, S.; Falahat, H. and

Abudanah, F. (2011): New Arabic-Christian

Inscriptions from Udhruh, Southern Jordan.

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 22, 2, 232-

242

25. Al-Salameen, Z. (2011): The Nabataeans and Asia

Minor. Mediterranean Archaeology and

Archeometry, 11, 2 55-78

26. Al-Salameen, Z., Tarawneh, M. and Naimat, S.

(2011): Whaideh in Southern Jordan: From the

Earliest Times to the Outbreak of the Great Arab

Revolt. Jordan Journal for History and

Archaeology, 5: 2, 23-61.

27. Al-Salameen, Z. (2012): Pressing Issues

Concerning Tourism Development, Site

Management and Archaeological Conservation

at Petra, Southern Jordan Proceedings of the 7th

International Congress on the Archaeology of the

Ancient Near East, 12 April – 16 April 2010, the

British Museum and UCL, London, Volume 2,

Edited by Roger Matthews and John Curtis,

Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, 45-62.

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28. Al-Salameen, Z. and Falahat, H. (2012): Two New

Nabataean Inscriptions from Wādī Mūsā, with

discussion of Gaia and the Marzeah Journal of

Semitic Studies LVII/1 Spring 2012, 37-51.

29. al-Salameen, Z. (2012): Living beings in

Nabataean Iconography: Symbolism and

Function. In: Kiraz, G. and al-Salameen, From

Ugarit to Nabataean: Studies in Honor of John F.

Healey, Gorgias Ugaritic Studies 6, Gorgias Press,

43-104.

30. Tarawneh, M. al-Salameen, Z. and Abudanah, F.

(2012): Results of a Pilot Survey in the Region of

Mushash Hudruj, South Eastern Jordan.

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archeometry,

Vol. 12, No 2, 133-143.

31. Al-Salameen, Z. (2013): Nabataean Settlement in

Wadi Araba. In: Al-Ansary, A. R.; Al-Muaikel, Kh.

and Alsharekh, A. (editors): Man and

Environment in the Arab World in Light of

Archeological Discoveries. Al-Sudairy Foundation,

al-Jawf, 285-302. (in Arabic).

32. Al-Salameen, Z. and Shdaifat, Y. (2014): A New

Nabataean Inscribed Bronze Lamp. Arabian

Archaeology and Epigraphy, 25: 43–49.

33. Al-Salameen (2014): Symbolism in Nabataean

Culture. Proceedings of the Cultural History and

Anthropology Conference: Symbols,

Representations, Expressions in the History of

Culture, DAKAM Publishing, Istanbul, 61-76.

34. Al-Salameen, Z. and Falahat, H. (2014): An

Inscribed Nabataean Bronze Object Dedicated to

Obodas the God from Wadi Musa, Southern

Jordan. Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 146, 4,

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293-307.

35. Al-Salameen, Z. (2014): Weights, Measures and

Time Reckoning in Nabataea. In: A Pioneer of

Arabia: Studies in the Archaeology and Epigraphy

of the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula in Honor

of Moawiyah Ibrahim, Edited by Z. Kafafi and M/

Maraqtan, Rome «La Sapienza» Studies on the

Archaeology of Palestine & Transjordan, 10, pp.

20-29.

36. Al-Salameen, Z. and Falahat, H. (2015):

Continuity of some Nabataean legal practices

during the Late 19th - Early 20th century: a

study in the light of unpublished deeds of sale

from Wadi Mousa. Bulletin de l’Académie Belge

pour l’Etude des Langues Anciennes et Orientales

(BABELAO), 4, 235-253.

37. Al-Salameen, Z. (2015): The Nabataeans and

Arabian Gulf Region. Liwa: Journal of the

National Center for Documentation and Research,

Ministry of Presidential Affairs, UAE, 7:13, 3-24

(In Arabic).

38. Abudanah, F. Twaissi, S., Al- Salameen, Z. and

Tarawneh, M. (2015): Umm Qraieh: A Stone

with Rock Cut Art Southwest of Petra.

Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry,

Vol. 15, No 2, 1-10.

39. Al-Salameen, Z. (2014): A Nabataean Bronze

Lamp Dedicated to Baalshamin. Studi Epigrafici

e Linguistici sul Vicino Oriente Antico: Ricerche

storiche e filologiche sulle culture del Vicino

Oriente e del Mediterraneo antico, 31, 63-72.

40. Al-Salameen, Z. and Falahat, H. (2015): Water

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Traditions in Wadi Musa and their Historical

Roots. Al-Ma’thurat Al-Sha’biyah Journal, Doha.

41. Al-Salameen, Z. (2015): (RQM-Ar-Raqeem) in

Historical and Epigraphic sources. Journal of the

Saudi Historical Society, King Saud University, 31,

7-35.

42. Al-Salameen, Z. (2016): The Influences of

Aramaic on the Dialect of Wādī Mūsā: A

Conspectus. In: Studies on the Nabataean Culture

II: Refereed Bulletin of the International

Conference on the Nabataean Culture, The

University of Jordan, 53-68.

43. Al-Salameen, Z. (2016): A New Dedicatory

Nabataean Inscription Dated to AD 53, Arabian

Epigraphic Notes 2, 133‒142.

44. Al-Salameen, Z. and Shdaifat, Y. (2017): A New

Nabataean Inscription from the Moab Plateau.

Arabian Epigraphic Notes 3, 1‒10.

45. Al-Salameen, Z., (2017): Re-reading of a

Nabataean Inscription from Sinai (CIS II 964),

Jordan Journal for History and Archaeology, 11:1,

41-50 (In Arabic).

46. Al-Salameen, Z. , (2017): The Disputed Towns

between the Nabataeans and the Maccabees: a

Study of the List of Flavius Josephus, Jordan

Journal for History and Archaeology, 11:1, 51-71

(In Arabic).

47. Al-Salameen, Z. and Rawahneh, M. (2017): A New

Nabataean Funerary Inscription from Dhībān,

with a brief Account on Dhībān during the

Nabataean period. Arabian Archaeology and

Epigraphy, 28, 246-253.

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48. al-Shdaifat, Y., Al-Jallad, A, al-Salameen, Z., and

Harahsheh, R., (2017): An early Christian Arabic

graffito mentioning “Yazid the king”. Arabian

Archaeology and Epigraphy, 28:315–324.

49. al-Salameen, Z., al-Shdaifat, Y. and Harahsheh, R.,

(2018): Nabataean Echoes in al-Ḥarrah: New

Evidence in Light of Recent Field Work, Palestine

Exploration Quarterly, 150, NO. 1, 60–79.

50. al-Salameen, Z., al-Shdaifat, Y. and Harahsheh, R.,

(2018): Nomads of the Ḥarrah at Sea: A Safaitic

inscription mentioning seafaring accompanied

by a rock drawing of a boat from the Jordanian

Bādiyah. Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 150:3,

206-213.

51. al-Salameen , Z and Hazz'a M. (2018): New

Nabataean Inscriptions from Umm al-Jimāl.

Arabian Epigraphic Notes, 4, 87-106.

52. Al-Salameen, Z. (2010): Nabataean Settlement

and Self-Organized Economy in the Central

Negev Crisis and renewal by Tali Erickson-Gini.

Strata, 28, 159-161.

53. Al-Salameen, Z. (2011): Corpus of Nabataean

Inscriptions from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

By S. Al-Theeb. Adumatu, 23, 73-76 (in Arabic).

54. Al-Salameen, Z. (2011): Petra - The Mountain of

Aaron. Volume I. The Church and the Chapel. By

Zbigniew T. Fiema and Jaakko Frösén. Palestine

Exploration Quarterly 143, 2, 160-161.

55. Al-Salameen, Z. (2012): Coins of the Nabataean

Kingdom, by Farajallah Yousef. Journal of King

Saud University, 24, Tourism and Archaeology, 1:

37-46. (In Arabic).

Published Book

Reviews

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I wrote the following three entries for the Omani

Encyclopedia:-

56. The economy of ancient Oman from the third

century BC to the second century AD: industries.

57. The economy of ancient Oman from the third

century BC to the second century AD: trade,

maritime and overland trade routes,

commodities, and local products .

58. The Omani Peninsula and its external contacts

between the second century BC and the second

century AD.

Contributions

in

Encyclopedias

59. Al-Salameen, Z. (2017): Revision and commentary

on the Arabic Translation of Pliny’s Account on

Arabia in his book “Natural History”, King Abdul

Aziz Foundation for Research and Archives

(Darah), Saudi Arabia (In Arabic).

60. Al-Salameen, Z. (2017): Revision and commentary

on the Arabic Translation of Plutarchus’ Account

on Arabia. King Abdul Aziz Foundation for

Research and Archives (Darah), Saudi Arabia (In

Arabic).

61. Al-Salameen, Z. (2018): Translation of the "Rock

Art Stability Index: Reference Manual", Compiled

and Edited by Kaelin M. Groom.

F. Commentaries on

Translations and

Translations:

62. Al-Salameen, Z., Nabataean inscriptions from

Wādī Rum. Will be published in Paris in a book

about Wadi Rum

63. al-Shdaifat, Y., Al-Salameen, Z. and Harahsheh,

R., A New Islamic Inscription dated to Hisham

Bin ʿAbd Al-Malik, Al-ʿUṣūr Journal. (In Arabic).

G. Works accepted

for publication

Research papers under preparation

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1. Al-Salameen, Z. and Tarawneh, M., Results of Recent Explorations in

Eastern Bayer.

2. Al-Salameen, Z. and Johnson, D., Inscribed Marble Fragment from the

Winged Lions Temple, Petra.

3. Al, Salameen, A., Al-Salameen, Z. and Falahat, H. The Ancient Hydraulic

Infrastructure of Wādī eṣ-Ṣader near Petra, Southern Jordan.

4. Al-Jallad, A.; Al-Salameen, Z.; Shdeifat, Y. and Harahsheh, Gaius the Roman

and the Kawnites: inscriptional evidence for Roman auxiliary units raised

from the nomads of the Ḥarrah. 5. al-Salameen, Z., al-Shdaifat, Y. and Harahsheh, R., New Safaitic Horse

Burial Inscription from the Eastern Part of al-Ḥarrah- North Eastern

Jordanian Bādīyah.

6. Al-Salameen, Z. Nabataean inscriptions from Wadi Rum.

7. Al-Salameen, Z. and Johnson, D. An Inscribed Marble Fragment from the

Winged Lions Temple, Petra.

8. al-Salameen, Z., al-Shdaifat, Y. and Harahsheh, R., New Safaitic Horse

Burial Inscription from the Eastern Part of al-Ḥarrah- North Eastern

Jordanian Bādīyah.

9. al-Salameen, Z., al-Shdaifat, Y. and Harahsheh, R., The Palmyrenes in a New

Safaitic Inscription.

10. al-Salameen, Z., al-Shdaifat, Y. and Harahsheh, R., Reference to a Roman

Official in a Safaitic inscription.

11. Harahsheh, R., al-Salameen, Z. and al-Shdaifat, Y., New Dated Safaitic

Inscriptions from al-Ḥarrah.

12. al-Salameen, Z., al-Shdaifat, Y. and Harahsheh, R., New Safaitic Texts from

al-Ḥarrah Mentioning the Romans, Persians and the Nabataeans.

Newspapers’ Contributions

I have not kept a list my daily newspapers contributions and I am listing below

some of those contributions (appeared in Arabic):

1. Fulcher of Chartres and his visit to Petra, Alrai Daily Newspaper, Amman,

September 2012

2. Petra and Burckhardt, Alrai Daily Newspaper, Amman, August, 2012.

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3. History of Christianity in Petra, Alrai Daily Newspaper, Amman, January

2013.

Referees

Name Position- University Email

Professor

Judith

McKenzie

Professor of Classical

Archaeology and

Architecture- The

University of Oxford- UK

judith.mckenzie

@arch.ox.ac.uk

Professor

John Healey

Professor of Semitic

Studies- The University of

Manchester- UK

john.healey@ma

nchester.ac.uk

Professor

David Graf

Department of Religious

Studies

College of Arts and

Sciences

University of Miami- USA

dgraf@miami.ed

u

Professor

David

Kennedy

Professor of Classical

Archaeology- University of

Western Australia

Australia

dkennedy@cylle

ne.uwa.edu.au

Professor

Joseph Green

Semitic Museum

Harvard University - USA

greene5@fas.har

vard.edu