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Group size: 02 - 06 Pax
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Bedouin Rababah:
Probably the most important
instrument employed throughout this
region is the Bedouin Rababah.
Played with a horsehair bow, this
instrument has a quadrilateral sound
box covered with skin and a single
string made from horsehair. Capable
of a side range of dynamic accents
and ornaments, this instrument is
the essential melody instrument of
the nomadic Bedouins. It is
customarily played by the sha'ir, or
poet-singer, to accompany heroic and
love songs. |
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Feynan:
Areceological treasures of Wadi
Feynan and the surrounding area.
In terms of archaeological sites in
southern Jordan, the Feynan area is
regarded by many experts to be
second only to Petra in importance.
It shows evidence of human
occupation stretching back 10,000
years, when people were just
beginning to experiment with growing
crops. But what makes Feynan
extraordinary is copper mining. It
was the first place in the world
where copper ore was extracted and
smelted for human use. Five thousand
years ago, simple,wind-fired kilns
were being used to extract pure
copper for ornaments, utensils and
tools. During the Bronze Age, mining
and smelting techniques became more
advanced. Extensive narrow
galleries were dug to excavate the
copper, with vertical shafts to let
in air. By the Iron Age,Feynan’s
copper wealth was under the control
of the Edomite Kings who supplied
the Assyrian Empire with
copper,bringing them unprecedented
economic growth. (the Edomite
capital was located on the mountain
plateau to the east - now the small
town of Buseira).Copper mining
reached it peak in Roman times, when
the older mines were re-exploited
using new technologies. The largest
mine in the Roman Empire was located
in Umm al-Amad, where you can still
see the big, open galleries
supported by impressive rock
pillars. The most obvious relict of
the copper age, however, is not
Roman but Byzantine and is known as
Khirbet Feynan. This is a large,
rounded hill overlooking Wadi Feynan,
covered with the ruins of a
Byzantine settlement. Here there are
three churches, indicating the size
and importance of this
“copper-powered” community. At the
height of its prosperity the Khirbet
Feynan community was supplying most
of the known world with copper
products. |
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Wadi
Arabah:
Wadi Arabah begins at the southern
end of the Dead Sea and extends
southward for 112 miles to the Gulf
of Aqabah. Along the length of the
centre of Wadi Araba runs the
boundary between the modern states
of Israel and Jordan. It is an arid
depression from six to twelve miles
wide -- in reality a continuation of
the Great Rift Valley. This section
has been known from ancient Biblical
times as the Arabah. Beginning at
1292 feet below sea level the valley
gradually ascends as it goes
southward for 67 miles to a
watershed which rises 660 feet above
sea level. From here it quickly
descends until 45 miles further
southward it reaches the Gulf of
Aqabah at Ezion Geber. Surface
explorations along with minor digs
carried on by Doctor Nelson Glueck
revealed a number of ruined villages
and many copper and silver mines
from which ore was dug in the time
of Solomon (900-1000 B.C.) and
during the time of the Nabateans
(300 BC to AD 100)
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