Research Outputs

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Capacity Building and Community Engagement

Workshops

Workshop 1: (14^th – 17^th June 2019) Mapping the Multi-layered Heritage of Umm Qais: Sustainable preservation of Gadara's ancient site & Ottoman Village. Irbid and Umm Qais, Jordan.
Workshop 2: (2^nd – 5^th July 2019) Seminar & Workshop: Smart Heritage Preservation for Endangered Heritage Sites in the Middle East. Nottingham Trent University, UK
Workshop 3: (November 2019) [Gamal and Andy’s work with volunteers on site – Add details]
Workshop 4: [check dates] JUST co-production workshops series [Add details]
Workshop 5: (16^th August 2021) Newton Khalidi Impact Event: “Community Engagement and participation an international forum on research impact and engagement of the Newton Khalidi fund.” Amman, Jordan and Online (Link to online recording of event).

Community engagement videos

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Co-Produced Resources

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Example Trail maps

In collaboration with project partner Jordan University of Science and Technology, groups of early career professionals co-produced 11 trail activity maps aimed at young children to help them explore and engage with the site of Umm Qais.

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People of Umm Qais

Short films about the local community and it’s interaction with the heritage of the site of Umm Qais

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Promotional videos [with posters as thumbnails]

Artistic Artefacts for Umm Qais

Student’s at JUST designed and produced these prototype models based on the objects and architecture from Umm Qais. Alongside them they produced training resources on the methods used to aid future development and production by local community artisans and young entrepreneurs.

Exhibitions:

Exhibition 1 (15^th August 2021 – 1^st September 2021): "The Living Museum of Umm Qais: Sustainable preservation, analysis and virtual reconstruction of Gadara’s ancient site and Ottoman Village project". Umm Qais Museum and Visitor Centre, Umm Qais, Irbid Governorate, Jordan. (Online virtual tour of exhibition)

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Exhibition 2: (November 2021) "The Living Museum of Umm Qais" Umm Qais Museum and Visitor Centre, Umm Qais, Irbid Governorate, Jordan.

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Digital Outputs

Digital archive of historic photographs of the site
Interactive virtual tours of the site, Museum and the project exhibitions
3D object photogrammetry models of heritage objects
Digital site modelling
Digital visualisation of the site
Virtual Reality reconstructions [coming soon]

Academic Outputs

Journal Papers

Selim, G., Jamhawi, M., Abdelmonem, M.G., Ma’bdeh, S. and Holland, A. D. (2022) “The Virtual Living Museum: Integrating the Multi-Layered Histories and Cultural Practices of Gadara’s Archaeology in Umm Qais, Jordan.” Sustainability 14(11), 6721; DOI: 10.3390/su14116721

Selim, G., Jamhawi, M., Holland, A., & Ma’abdeh, S. (2021) “Digitizing Heritage as an Integrated Sustainable Tool for Informative Interpretation of the past: The Case of Umm-Qias Heritage in Jordan” Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review 32(2) 7 - 22. (Download full text)

Conference Papers

Selim, G., Jamhawi, M., Ma’bdeh, S. & Holland, A. (2021) : “Digitizing Heritage as an Integrated Sustainable Tool for Informative Interpretation: The Case of Umm-Qais, Jordan.” Presented at IASTE 2021 Virtual Traditions: The Transience of Tradition in Changing Geographies and Global Landscapes (31^st August – 3^rd September 2021) Nottingham, UK
Selim, G. & Holland, A. (2021) “Creating the ‘Living Museum’ for Sustainable Development of the Past in Jordan” Presented at Living Digital Heritage 2021: Integrating the Past into the Present and Future (5^th – 7^th November 2021) Sydney, Australia. (Video recorded presentation)

Reports

Report 1: Holland, A & Selim, G (2021) “Analytical Methodology of Gadara’s multi-layered history: spatial structure, plans and layout.”
Report 2: Holland, A., Abdelmonem, M.G. & Selim, G., (2021) “Virtualisation of Umm Qais: A report on the recording of the site using mixed digital documentation methods.”

Further funding

AHRC Follow-on-funding: November 2021 – Jan 2023: Creative Economies Through Youth- led Arts and Craft in Jordan (CEARC) (AH/W006855/1)
British Academy: November 2019 – May 2022 Preserving the Disappearing Cultural Heritage of Post-War Mosul, Iraq: Valuing Diversity in the Urban Recovery of Mosul’s Old Districts (project summary page)