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Jordanian women in Amman.

Belief that honour killings are ‘justified’ still prevalent among Jordan’s next generation, study shows

20 Jun 2013

New research into attitudes of 15-year-olds in Middle Eastern nation shows that the practice of brutal vigilante justice, predominantly against young...

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A portrait of John Lewis Burckhardt from his ‘Travels in Syria and the Holy Land’.

The man who discovered a ‘lost’ wonder of the world

22 Aug 2012

Among the numerous treasures at Cambridge University Library are the private documents of the explorer, John Lewis Burckhardt, who rediscovered Petra...

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Professor David Feldman

'Deporting Abu Qatada: the European Court of Human Rights, and Governments'

12 Jun 2012

He is feared and hated in many parts of the world. Those facts make it less likely that any case against him will be evaluated carefully and...

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Kharaneh shells

From foraging to farming: the 10,000-year revolution

23 Mar 2012

Excavation of 19,000-year-old hunter-gatherer remains, including a vast camp site, is fuelling a reinterpretation of the greatest fundamental shift...

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Two Early Epipalaeolithic structures

Archaeologists discover Jordan’s earliest buildings

18 Feb 2012

Some of the earliest evidence of prehistoric architecture has been discovered in the Jordanian desert, providing archaeologists with a new...

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fox

Was the fox prehistoric man’s best friend?

31 Jan 2011

Early humans may have preferred the fox to the dog as an animal companion, new archaeological findings suggest.

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