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Petra - The Mountain of Aaron I: The Church and the Chapel, by Z.T.Fiema & J. Frösén 2008

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Major Reports, Refereed Journals and Requested Contributions

1998 The Finnish Jabal Haroun Project: A Preliminary Report on the 1997 Reconnaissance. By J. Frösén, Z. T. Fiema, M. Lavento, K. Koistinen, H. Haggrén, and G. Peterman. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, XLII, pp.420-439.

1998 Petra Papyri. By T. Gagos and J. Frösén. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan XLII, pp. 473-481.

1998 La découverte des papyrus byzantins de Pétra. By Z. T. Fiema in Comptes rendus des Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Séances de l'année 1997 (Juillet-Octobre), pp. 733-738.

1998 The Finnish Jabal Harûn Project. Preliminary Report. By J. Frösén, Z. T. Fiema, K. Koistinen and M. Lavento. Liber Annuus XLVIII, pp. 525-533.

1999 The 1998 Finnish Jabal Harûn Project: Preliminary Report. By J. Frösén, Z. T. Fiema, M. Lavento, K. Koistinen, R. Holmgren. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan XLIII, pp. 369-410.

1999 On the Development of 3D Documentation for Archaeology during Finnish Jabal Haroun Project. By K. Koistinen, J. Latikka, J. Mononen, P. Pöntinen, and H. Haggrén. International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. Vol. XXXII, Part FW11. pp. 63-68.

2000 The 1999 Finnish Jabal Haroun Project: A Preliminary Report. By J. Frösén, Z. T. Fiema, M. Lavento, K. Koistinen, R. Holmgren, and Y. Gerber. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan XLIV, pp. 395-424.

2001 The 2000 Finnish Jabal Harûn Project: Preliminary Report. By J. Frösén, Z. T. Fiema, K. Koistinen, M. Lavento, R. Holmgren, Y. Gerber, E. Mikkola, R. Ylönen-Peltonen, N. Heiska and A. Lahelma. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan XLV, pp. 359-376.

2001 The 1998-2000 Finnish Jabal Harûn Project: Specialized Reports. By J.Frösén, Z. T. Fiema, C. Danielli, J. Studer, Y. Gerber, D. Keller, H. Jansson, J. Lindblom, T. Tenhunen and E. Hertell. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan XLV, pp. 377-392.

2001 Byzantine Petra: A Reassessment. By Z. T. Fiema. Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity III: Urban Centers and Rural Contexts in Late Antiquity, ed. by Thomas S. Burns and John W. Eadie, pp. 111–131. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing 2001.

2002 A Water Management System around Jabal Harûn, Petra - Its Design and Significance. By M. Lavento & M. Huotari. In C. Ohlig, Y. Peleg & T. Tsuk (Eds.): Cura Aquarum in Israel, pp. 93-106. Deutsche Wasserhistorische Gesellshaft.

2002 Petra and its Hinterland during the Byzantine Period: New Research and Interpretations. By Z. T. Fiema. In J. Humphrey (ed.): Roman and Byzantine Near East: Some New Discoveries III, pp. 191-252. (Journal of Roman Archaeology Supplementary Series 49.) Portsmouth, RI.

2002 The Military Presence in the Countryside of Petra in the 6th Century. By Z. T. Fiema. Pp. 131-36 in: Limes XVIII. Proceedings of the XVIIIth International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies held in Amman, Jordan (September 2000). Philip Freeman, Julian Bennett , Zbigniew T. Fiema and Birgitta Hoffmann, eds. BAR International Series 1084 (I and II). Oxford.

2002    GIS at the Crossroads of History, The Jabal Haroun (Mountain of Aaron) Project. By K. Koistinen. GeoInformatics, 2002. Vol. 5, nro December, 6-9. Electronic publication: http://www.geoinformatics.com

2003    The 2002 Finnish Jabal Harun Project. Preliminary Report. By J. Frösén, Z. T. Fiema, C. Danielli, K. Koistinen, M. Lavento, R. Holmgren, Y. Gerber, N. Heiska and A. Lahelma. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 46 (2003), pp. 391–408.

2003    Roman Petra: A Neglected Subject. By Z. T. Fiema. Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins 119: 1, pp.38–58

2003    The Byzantine Monastic/Pilgrimage Centre of St. Aaron near Petra, Jordan. By Z. T. Fiema. One Land – Many Cultures. Archaeological Studies in Honour of S. Loffreda, edd. G.C. Bottini, L. Di Segni, L.D. Chrupcala (Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Collectio Maior 41), pp. 343–357. Jerusalem 2003.

2003    The Byzantine Monastic/Pilgrimage Center of St. Aaron near Petra, Jordan. By Z. T. Fiema. Arkeologipäivät 2002. Suomen Arkeologinen Seura, pp 34-49.

2003    Observations on the Byzantine Church at Jabal Haroun near Petra, Jordan. By Z. T. Fiema. Arctos - Acta Philologica Fennica, vol. XXXVII, pp. 53-68.

2004    The 2002 Finnish Jabal Harun Project: Preliminary Report. By J. Frösén, Z. T. Fiema, M. Lavento, C. Danielli, R. Holmgren, J. Latikka, A. Rajala, N. Heiska and A. Lahelma. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 47 (2003), pp. 295–319.

2004 Ancient Water Management System in the Area of Jabal Harûn, Petra. By M. Lavento, M. Huotari, H. Jansson, S. Silvonen, and Z. T. Fiema. In H. Bienert & J. Häser (eds.): Männer der Diche und Kanäle. Archäologie des Wassers im Mittleren Osten. Internationales Symposium vom 15.-20. Juni 1999 in Petra, Wadi Musa [Königreich Jordanien], pp. 163-172. Rahden, Westf.: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Orient-Abteilung.

2004 St. Aaron revisited - The Finnish excavations at Jabal Harun near Petra. By Z. T. Fiema. In: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan 8, pp. 129-139. The Eighth International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, University of Sydney, 9–13 July 2001. Department of Antiquities of Jordan. Amman. 2004 Archaeological Information from the Petra Papyri. By J. Frösén. In: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan 8, pp. 141-144. The Eighth International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, University of Sydney, 9–13 July 2001. Department of Antiquities of Jordan. Amman.

2004 The Intensive Survey around Jabal Harûn. Settlement History and Land Use in the Area. By M. Lavento, A. Siiriäinen, H. Jansson, P. Kouki, A. Mukkala, S. Silvonen & T. Tenhunen. In: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan 8, pp. 225-235. The Eighth International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, University of Sydney, 9–13 July 2001. Department of Antiquities of Jordan. Amman.

2004    The 2003 Finnish Jabal Harun Project: Preliminary report. By Frösén,, J., Fiema, Z.T., Lavento, M., Danielli, C., Holmgren, R., Latikka, J., Rajala, A., Mikkola, E., Lahelma, A., Holappa, M. & Juntunen, K. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 48, pp. 97-116.

2004   Multitemporal Archaeological Imagery to Model the Progress of Excavation. By K. Koistinen. XXth ISPRS Congress, Istanbul, Turkey, 12.-23.7.2004. ISPRS, 1006-1011. Electronic publicaton: http://isprs2004istanbul.com/appendum/appendum.htm

2004   The Use of Panoramic Images for 3-D Archaeological Survey, by H. Haggrén, H. Junnilainen, J. Järvinen, T. Nuutinen, M. Lavento and M. Huotari. International Congress of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Istanbul. Istanbul, July 2004, 6 pages.

2005    Photogrammetric Documentation and Modelling of an Archaeological Site: The Finnish Jabal Haroun. By Henrik Haggrén, Katri Koistinen, Hanne Junnilainen and Anna Erving. In Proceedings of the ISPRS Working Group V/4 Workshop 3D-ARCH 2005: "Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization of Complex Architectures" Mestre-Venice, Italy, 22-24 August, 2005

2005    Aerial Archaeology during Finnish Jabal Haroun Project. By K. Koistinen. Aerial Archaeology Research Group 2005 Conference, Leuven, Belgium, 19.-21.9.2005. Leuven 2005, Aerial Archaeology Research Group (AARG) and University of Leuven (K.U. Leuven), pp. 37-38.

2007 Discussions on terrace cultivation and its relationship to the city of Petra, in southern Jordan. By Lavento, M., Kouki, P. Silvonen, S., Ynnilä, H. & Huotari, M. Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan 9, 145-156.

2007 Observations on the Byzantine church at Jabal Harun near Petra, Jordan. By Z.T. Fiema. Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan 9, 379-88.

2007 The Finnish Jabal Harun Project Survey - preliminary report of the 2005 season. By Lavento, M., Kouki, P, Eklund , A., Erving, A., Hertell, E., Junnilainen, H., Silvonen, S. and Ynnilä, H. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 51, 289-302.

forth From carbonized papyri to the Monastery of Saint Aaron at Petra, Jordan. By Jaakko Frösén. Finnish Science days in Poland, November 29 – December 4, 1999, The Academy of Finland and The Polish Academy of Sciences.

forth Archaeological Survey Around the Jabal Haroun - Comparison of Methodology and Survey Strategy. By M. Huotari, P. Kouki, M. Lavento, A. Mukkala, A. Siiriäinen, and S. Silvonen. To appear in the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Copenhagen, Danmark 2000.

forth Intensive Survey on Surface Occurrences around Jabal Harûn, Petra. By Ari Siiriäinen, Mika Lavento and Henrik Jansson. Proceedings of the International Conference Wadi Faynan and Jordan in Prehistory. British Institute of Archaeology and History in Amman, Jordan, April, 2000.

forth Photogrammetric approach for archaeological documentation of an ancient road. By H. Haggrén, M. Nuikka, H. Junnilainen, J. Järvinen. Proceedings of the CIPA 2001 International Symposium, Surveying and Documentation of Historic Buildings - Monuments - Sites, Traditional and modern Methods, Potsdam University (Germany), September 18-21, 2001.

forth The cumulative 3d data collection and management during archaeological project. By K. Koistinen, J. Latikka, P. Pöntinen. Proceedings of the CIPA 2001 International Symposium, Surveying and Documentation of Historic Buildings - Monuments - Sites, Traditional and modern Methods, Potsdam University (Germany), September 18-21, 2001.

Short Notes and Popular Articles

1999 The Finnish Jabal Haroun Project 99. By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema. American Journal of Archaeology 103. "Archaeology in Jordan" section edited by P. Bikai and V. Egan. pp. 515-516.

1999 Le Project Finlandais Jabal Haroun 98. By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema. Archéologia 352 (Janvier 1999), p. 6.

1999 Finnische Ausgrabungen in Jordanien. By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema. Antike Welt 30/1, p. 75.

1999 La tombe d'Aaron près de Pétra? By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema. Le Monde de la Bible 11, Mars-Avril, p. 81.

1999 Jordanian Mountain Yields New Historical Insights. By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema. Minerva 10.2, March. p. 4.

1999 Sulla montagna di Aronne. Importanti risultati dalle prime recerche condotte nel Gebel Harun. By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema. Archeo, luglio, pp. 12-13.

1999 Neue Ausgrabungen beim Grab Aarons. Das Finnische Dschabal Harun-Projekt (FJHP) 1998. By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema. Welt und Umwelt der Bibel 13,4. p. 61.

2000 Les papyrus de la basilique. By J. Frösén. Le monde de la Bible 127, pp. 66-67.

2000 Pétra - la place du Christianisme. By Z. T. Fiema. Le Monde de la Bible 127, pp. 63-65.

2001 Jordanie: Sur la montagne d'Aaron. By Jaakko Frösén & Zbigniew T. Fiema. Archéologia 374 (Janvier 2001), Actualités, pp. 10–11.

2001 Ans Tageslicht. Neue Ausgrabungen am jordanischen Jebel Harun. By Jaakko Frösén. Antike Welt 1/2001. Archäologische Nachrichten und Meldungen aus der internationalen Presse, pp. 87–88

2001 The Finnish Jabal Harun Project 2000. By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema. Occident & Orient 6, 1&2, Sept. 2001, p. 19–21.

2001 Excavations at a Byzantine Pilgrimage Site and Monastic Center: The Finnish Jabal Harûn Project 2000. By Jaakko Frösén and Zbigniew T. Fiema. Near Eastern Archaeology 64:1-2/2001, pp. 133-4.

2001 Jabal Harun. By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema, in S. H. Savage, K. Zamora and D. R. Keller, "Archaeology in Jordan, 2000 Season", American Journal of Archaeology 105 (2001) pp. 454–6.

2002 Jabal Harun. By J. Frösén and Z. T. Fiema, in S. H. Savage, K. Zamora and D. R. Keller, "Archaeology in Jordan, 2001 Season". American Journal of Archaeology 106 (2002), pp. 455–7.

Popular Publications

Proceedings of the Finnish Institute in the Middle East

Conference Contributions and Major Lectures

1999 Byzantine Petra: A Reassessment. Delivered by Z. T. Fiema at the International Conference 'Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity III: Urban and Rural in Late Antiquity.' Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

1999 Byzantine Petra: A Reassessment. Delivered by Z. T. Fiema as a Guest Lecture at the Medieval Studies Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA., USA.

1999 The Church, the Papyri and Petra in the Byzantine Period. Delivered by Z. T. Fiema at the Archaeological Institute of America Society at Washington, D.C., USA.

1999 From carbonized papyri to the Monastery of Saint Aaron at Petra, Jordan. Delivered by J. Frösén at the Finnish Science days in Poland - Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland.

1999 From carbonized papyri to the Monastery of Saint Aaron at Petra, Jordan. Delivered by J. Frösén at the Finnish Science days in Poland The Jagiellonian University in Cracow, Poland.

1999 On the Development of 3D Documentation for Archaeology during the Finnish Jabal Harûn Project. Presented by K. Koistinen (co-authors J. Latikka, J. Mononen, P. Pöntinen, and H. Haggrén) at the workshop of the ISPRS (International Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing), Working Group V/5, Working Group V/2 Joint Workshop Photogrammetric measurement, object modelling and documentation in architecture and industry. Thessaloniki, Greece.

2000 The Finnish Excavations at the Mountain of Aaron, Petra, Jordan. Delivered by Z. T. Fiema as a Guest Lecture at École Biblique et archéologique Francaise de Jérusalem, Israel.

2000 The Prehistory of the Jabal Haroun Area. Delivered by H. Jansson, M. Lavento, and A. Siiriäinen at the International Conference Wadi Feinan and Jordan in Prehistory. British Institute of Archaeology and History in Amman.

2000 Archaeological Survey Around the Jabal Haroun - Comparison of Methodology and Survey Strategy. Delivered by M. Huotari, P. Kouki, M. Lavento, A. Mukkala, A. Siiriäinen, and S. Silvonen at the Near Eastern Archaeology at the Beginning of the III Millenium AD - 2nd International Conference of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East. Copenhagen, Danmark.

2000 On 3D Documentation for Archaeology during Finnish Jabal Haroun Project. Poster presentation by K.Koistinen at the XIXth Congress of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 'Geoinformation for All'. Amsterdam, The Netherlands 16-23 July 2000. Published in International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vol XXXIII, Part B5/1, Commission V, Amsterdam. pp.440-445.

2001 Macrofossil analysis of the Finnish Jabal Harun Project, Petra, Jordan. Poster presentation by T. Tenhunen at The International Work Group for Paleoethnobotany (IWGP) Symposium in Sheffield, UK. June 17-23, 2001.

2001 Photogrammetric approach for archaeological documentation of an ancient road to be published in Symposium proceedings delivered by H. Haggrén, M. Nuikka, H. Junnilainen, J. Järvinen. The cumulative 3d data collection and management during archaeological project delivered by K. Koistinen, J. Latikka, P. Pöntinen. Image mosaics with rotating camera delivered by P. Pöntinen. CIPA 2001 International Symposium, Surveying and Documentation of Historic Buildings - Monuments - Sites, Traditional and modern Methods, Potsdam University (Germany). September 18-21, 2001.

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