New Phase of the Abila Archaeological Project in Jordan Gets Underway

(ANSA) - ROMA, 07 LUG - Italy and the European Union, in partnership with the Jordanian authorities, are marking a new milestone in the protection of Jordan’s archaeological heritage. The next phase of the archaeological project in Abila has begun; the site is known as one of the cities of the Hellenistic league known as the Decapolis, and later as the site of five important churches during the Byzantine period. Its history spans from the Chalcolithic period through to the subsequent Islamic ...

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