Umm ar-Rasas
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Umm ar-Rasas is located 30 km southeast of Madaba in the Amman Governorate in central Jordan. It was once accessible by branches of the King's Highway, and is situated in the semi-arid steppe region o
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Ruins of a house from Umm Ar-Rasas.
Fisherman, top half of figure erased
The only known remaining icon left in the complex
Michele Piccirillo was a Franciscan priest and expert in Byzantine archaeology. He is credited with advancing the study of early Byzantine archaeology, and especially the study of mosaics, in Jordan,
Umm ar-Rasas
…Early Byzantine mosaics in the Middle East Michele Piccirillo, SBF archaeologist who led the digs and published the results Petra…
Palestinologo Michele Piccirillo