Two speakers will present a program Sunday at Lee University to raise funds for biblical archaeology projects in Jordan.
Despite ongoing political and social unrest throughout the Middle East over the last decade, archaeologists continue to work in the region in an effort to shed light on the events and culture of the Bible. The Karak Resources Project has been conducting excavations and other research on the Karak Plateau in central Jordan since 1995.
The project involves researchers in anthropology, archaeology, archaeobotany, biblical studies, ceramic typology, religion, history, hydrology, geology and soil science. The team examines how people of this region utilized the natural resources both in the past and present.
Dr. Gerald Mattingly, coordinator of the KRP, and Dr. John Wineland, director of the Virtual Karak Resources Project and assistant coordinator for KRP, will each give a presentation and overview of the work in Jordan.
Mattingly’s presentation is titled, “Is Anybody Finding Anything Important Over in Jordan: The Top 10 Discoveries From Transjordan That Relate to the Bible.” Wineland’s presentation is “Are Y’all Finding Anything Out There on the Edge of the Desert: Important Discoveries of Karak Resources Project (1995-2009).”