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Bedouin of the Karak
Plateau in Jordan

Virtual Karak Resources Project - VKRP
Virtual Karak Resources Project - VKRP
Virtual Karak Resources Project - VKRP
Virtual Karak Resources Project - VKRP
Virtual Karak Resources Project - VKRP
Virtual Karak Resources Project - VKRP
Virtual Karak Resources Project - VKRP

Murl Dirksen, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology
Lee University
&

Raid al Baqain
Professor of Economics
Albalqa Applied University
Amman, Jordan

Acknowledgements

Click to see larger image!Special thanks goes to Carol Mason who lent her photography skills to the project and to Richard Jones for his assistance during the third field season (2001).

 

 

 

Click to see larger image!Raid al-Baqain, a Jordanian social economist and the co-author of this site, has worked with me in 1997, 1999 and 2001 and his companionship and expertise have been invaluable.

 

 

 

Click to see larger image!Also, Satah Massawah has been a member of the Contemporary Studies Team for three field seasons and comes from the Jordanian Ministry of Antiquities.

 

 

 

 

 

Click to see larger image!Wesley Burnett and William Young were wonderful companions for two of the three seasons. And finally, the many Bedouin families that allowed us to access to their tents with graciousness and hospitality, especial the family of Odee.

 

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