Work Package six lead Dr Gehan Selim at the University of Leeds has finalized the Architectural Design proposed for the Faynan Museum outdoor space. The new design presents a creative…Read More >
OPOF News
OPOF wins Newton Award
OPOF was recently named as a Newton Prize winner, meaning it will receive a share of £1.5 million in funding. The money will support the development of the ‘Faynan Heritage…Read More >
Faynan Heritage: Update from OPOF Project Team in Jordan and UK
Nebras Maslamani reports on latest updates from the OPOF project, which has been shortlisted for the 2020 Newton Prize for Jordan. The team is delighted to have been awarded this…Read More >
WP2: Progress with the wall hanging for Faynan Museum
March 2020 by Jessica Jabobs The main output for OPOF WP2 will be a wall hanging within the Museum that represents the history of Faynan from the perspective of women…Read More >
WP4: Faynan Museum Now Features Artefacts from Faynan
4 February 2020 by Nebras Maslamani A full day of preparations was held at Faynan museum with Steven Mithen, Sue Mithen, Fatma Marii, Ali Hassaseen, and Nebras Maslamani. The team…Read More >
OPOF: Director General of the Department of Antiquities Visited Faynan Museum
5 February 2020 by Nebras Maslamani Our Past Our Future All Together in Faynan (OPOF) project team including the Project Principal Investigator, Professor Steven Mithen, and Dr Carol Palmer, Director…Read More >
Wadi Ghweir Camp
January 2020 by Nebras Maslamani Along the Dead Sea road in Southern Jordan, 192.5 km away from Amman, you will first pass by Muthallath Greigra and then the new Faynan…Read More >
Supporting Faynan and Greigra Schools in Southern Jordan
October 2019 by Nebras Maslamani For more than 40 years, archaeologists have been working in Faynan and its adjacent wadis to explore its prehistoric and historic past. In the OPOF…Read More >
Providing Faynan Museum Display Cases for Archaeological Finds
October 2019 by Nebras Maslamani The OPOF project has begun to provide the Faynan Museum with cases for the display of archaeological artefacts from Faynan. OPOF team members along with…Read More >
WP6: University of Petra’s Academics and CBRL team Visit Faynan Museum
October 2019 by Nebras Maslamani After the submission of four draft designs for development of the Faynan Museum by the University of Petra’ students, a meeting was held with Faynan…Read More >
