Saad Twaissi
Biographic Data
| ID | 5907303 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saad Twaissi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saad |
| FAMILY NAME | Twaissi |
| SIGNATURE | TWAISSI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Al-Hussein Bin Talal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1802-6327 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Miniature Terracotta Masks from the Decapolis City of Gerasa/Jerash, Jordan
Masks have had a very long history in human culture. They differ in their form, function, and material through time, and from one culture to another. This paper brings attention to the newly discovered miniature terracotta masks from the classical Decapolis city of Gerasa/Jerash in Jordan dated to the Roman period. Here, four masks are introduced. The aim of this paper is to describe and to identify the personification and the function of the mas…
Legal status of women in the Sassanid’s Era (224–651 AD)
The opaque nature of Iran’s ancient history in the Sassanid’s era makes it impossible to collect adequate and entirely correct information about women’s private rights at that time. Consequently, history and law scholars who have studied women’s civil rights in the Sassanid’s times expressed remarks, which didn’t match the truth. However, referring to the original documents, one can bring to light the status of the conjugal relations, divorce and…
The Via Nova Traiana Between Petra and Ayn Al‐Qana In Arabia Petraea
This paper presents new evidence, based on systematic fieldwork, concerning the most likely path of the Roman road, the via nova Traiana , in the area between Petra and Ayn al‐Qana in southern Jordan. Special attention is given to the work of David Graf, the most recent fieldwork study, prior to the present investigation, dealing with the same issue, that of the via nova Traiana . It also presents a detailed description of the route of the Roman …
Variability within consistency: Cairns and funerary practices of the Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic in the Al-Thulaythuwat area, southern Jordan
Exploration undertaken in Al-Thulaythuwat/Jabal Kabd area, in the framework of the south-eastern Badia Archaeological Project, identified an extensive funerary phenomenon dating back to either, the Late Neolithic, or a transitional Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic phase. Excavation of a small but representative sample of burial structures, along with an analysis of the cairns and associated structures, highlighted different levels of variability…
Innovation or Technology Immigration? The Qanat Systems in the Regions of Udhruh and Maʾan in Southern Jordan
This paper investigates the Qanat system, one of the most elaborate water supply systems developed in the ancient world, with special reference to the newly recorded evidence from the regions of Maʾan and Udhruh in the southern part of Jordan. The origin and date of this system in the region are studied, along with its impact on the economy of the peripheral and arid regions of southern Jordan during late antiquity. The origin and diffusion of th…
The Identity of the Nabataean 'Painted House' Complex at Baidha, North-West Petra
An attempt is made to shed light on the identity of the Nabataean 'Painted House' from an understanding of its plan, the content of the painting and the function of the associated features, mainly the water installations. This study reveals new mythological figures unnoticed by previous scholars. These include additional cupids and, most importantly, Isis. The water installations of the monument, its functions and meaning, the content of the pain…
Nabataean Edom: A demographic and archaeological approach to modelling sedentarisation and regional dynamics
There is a general consensus amongst scholars that the Nabataeans were originally nomads who had migrated from somewhere in Arabia into southern Jordan in the period following the collapse of the Iron Age kingdoms and the beginning of the Persian period. The questions of why, when and how the process of the sedentarisation of the Nabataeans took place is still a matter of debate, but scholars have in general concluded that trade was the principal…
The Via Nova Traiana Between Petra and Ayn Al‐Qana In Arabia Petraea
This paper presents new evidence, based on systematic fieldwork, concerning the most likely path of the Roman road, the via nova Traiana , in the area between Petra and Ayn al‐Qana in southern Jordan. Special attention is given to the work of David Graf, the most recent fieldwork study, prior to the present investigation, dealing with the same issue, that of the via nova Traiana . It also presents a detailed description of the route of the Roman …
The Identity of the Nabataean 'Painted House' Complex at Baidha, North-West Petra
An attempt is made to shed light on the identity of the Nabataean 'Painted House' from an understanding of its plan, the content of the painting and the function of the associated features, mainly the water installations. This study reveals new mythological figures unnoticed by previous scholars. These include additional cupids and, most importantly, Isis. The water installations of the monument, its functions and meaning, the content of the pain…
Nabataean Edom: A demographic and archaeological approach to modelling sedentarisation and regional dynamics
There is a general consensus amongst scholars that the Nabataeans were originally nomads who had migrated from somewhere in Arabia into southern Jordan in the period following the collapse of the Iron Age kingdoms and the beginning of the Persian period. The questions of why, when and how the process of the sedentarisation of the Nabataeans took place is still a matter of debate, but scholars have in general concluded that trade was the principal…
Innovation or Technology Immigration? The Qanat Systems in the Regions of Udhruh and Maʾan in Southern Jordan
This paper investigates the Qanat system, one of the most elaborate water supply systems developed in the ancient world, with special reference to the newly recorded evidence from the regions of Maʾan and Udhruh in the southern part of Jordan. The origin and date of this system in the region are studied, along with its impact on the economy of the peripheral and arid regions of southern Jordan during late antiquity. The origin and diffusion of th…
The Identity of the Nabataean 'Painted House' Complex at Baidha, North-West Petra
An attempt is made to shed light on the identity of the Nabataean 'Painted House' from an understanding of its plan, the content of the painting and the function of the associated features, mainly the water installations. This study reveals new mythological figures unnoticed by previous scholars. These include additional cupids and, most importantly, Isis. The water installations of the monument, its functions and meaning, the content of the pain…
Variability within consistency: Cairns and funerary practices of the Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic in the Al-Thulaythuwat area, southern Jordan
Exploration undertaken in Al-Thulaythuwat/Jabal Kabd area, in the framework of the south-eastern Badia Archaeological Project, identified an extensive funerary phenomenon dating back to either, the Late Neolithic, or a transitional Late Neolithic/Early Chalcolithic phase. Excavation of a small but representative sample of burial structures, along with an analysis of the cairns and associated structures, highlighted different levels of variability…
The Via Nova Traiana Between Petra and Ayn Al‐Qana In Arabia Petraea
This paper presents new evidence, based on systematic fieldwork, concerning the most likely path of the Roman road, the via nova Traiana , in the area between Petra and Ayn al‐Qana in southern Jordan. Special attention is given to the work of David Graf, the most recent fieldwork study, prior to the present investigation, dealing with the same issue, that of the via nova Traiana . It also presents a detailed description of the route of the Roman …
Legal status of women in the Sassanid’s Era (224–651 AD)
The opaque nature of Iran’s ancient history in the Sassanid’s era makes it impossible to collect adequate and entirely correct information about women’s private rights at that time. Consequently, history and law scholars who have studied women’s civil rights in the Sassanid’s times expressed remarks, which didn’t match the truth. However, referring to the original documents, one can bring to light the status of the conjugal relations, divorce and…
Miniature Terracotta Masks from the Decapolis City of Gerasa/Jerash, Jordan
Masks have had a very long history in human culture. They differ in their form, function, and material through time, and from one culture to another. This paper brings attention to the newly discovered miniature terracotta masks from the classical Decapolis city of Gerasa/Jerash in Jordan dated to the Roman period. Here, four masks are introduced. The aim of this paper is to describe and to identify the personification and the function of the mas…
History (7 works) · Ancient history (6 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · History (4 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Economic geography (2 works)