Jordan

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• SOURCE: The Daily Beast
  11-24-18
  

  Did Christian Historians Exaggerate Persecution by the Romans?

  Archaeological work in Jordan at the site of a mine where Christians had reportedly suffered horrific torture has uncovered some troubling information.

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• 10-31-18
  

  The Fascinating Backstory to Jordan’s Decision to Stop Israelis from Farming Its Land

  by Fredrik Meiton

  It starts with a power plant built in the 1920s by a Jewish entrepreneur.

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• SOURCE: Newsweek
  7-17-18
  

  Of Maize and Men: Humans Have Been Baking Bread for 15,000 Years

  Archaeologist Amaia Arranz-Otaegui and colleagues found crumbs in the ancient fireplaces of a Natufian hunter-gatherer site believed to date between 14,600 and 11,600 years ago.

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• SOURCE: Daniel Pipes Blog
  3-8-17
  

  Daniel Pipes warns that Jordan is on the precipice

  by Daniel Pipes

  "We're in dire straits." So spoke Jordan's King Abdullah a half-year ago. A just-completed week of intensive travels and discussions throughout Jordan finds no one disagreeing with that assessment.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  10-17-16
  

  How the First Farmers Changed History

  Skeletons from ancient settlements in the Near East are providing answers about how agriculture, and society, arose.

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• SOURCE: The Daily Beast
  1-3-16
  

  When Christians, Muslims, and Jews Loved Magic

  A silver scroll found in Jordan is a reminder of how big the market for ‘magic’ objects was in ancient Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.