The Department of Antiquities ( Arabic: دائرة الآثار العامة, romanized: Dāʼirat al-Āthār al-ʻĀmmah) is a government department in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with responsibility for archaeological research and cultural heritage management. [1] It is part of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. [2]
The Department was established in 1923 in what was then the Emirate of Transjordan, a protectorate of the British Empire. Its responsibilities are legislated for in laws no. 24 of 1934, no. 21 of 1988 and no. 22 of 2004. [3]
The Department has organised an international conference on the history and archaeology of Jordan every three years since 1980. [4]
The department is headed by a director general.
The Department of Antiquities ( Arabic: دائرة الآثار العامة, romanized: Dāʼirat al-Āthār al-ʻĀmmah) is a government department in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan with responsibility for archaeological research and cultural heritage management. [1] It is part of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. [2]
The Department was established in 1923 in what was then the Emirate of Transjordan, a protectorate of the British Empire. Its responsibilities are legislated for in laws no. 24 of 1934, no. 21 of 1988 and no. 22 of 2004. [3]
The Department has organised an international conference on the history and archaeology of Jordan every three years since 1980. [4]
The department is headed by a director general.