Features/Issue 118/Jordan Qasr Bshir Deep in the Jordanian desert lies an extraordinary ruin. It is a Roman fort that can stake a claim to being the…
Issue 118/Issues CWA 118 Qasr Bshir invites questions, as well as awe. Deep in the Jordanian desert, away from any permanent water source, the ruins of…
Features/Issue 107/Jordan Jerash It is winter. The kitchen is humming with activity, as sheep’s wool is prepared for textile production and fires are kept up.…
Issue 107/Issues CWA 107 In AD 749, the Middle East was struck by a devastating earthquake. Numerous cities suffered serious damage, including Jerash, which is now…
Asia/Iraq/Issue 87/Issues/Jordan/News/Syria Hope through heritage Before September, the people in this picture had never picked up a chisel. Now, only a few months into World Monument Fund’s…
Issue 85/Issues CWA 85 Hello, everyone! It is wonderful to be here, and I am looking forward to exploring sites and discoveries around the world with you.…
Asia/Features/Issue 78/Issues/Jordan Lawrence of Arabia’s War The Great Arab Revolt Project With the CWA-backed Great Arab Revolt Project at an end after ten years’ work on the deserts…
Issue 78/Issues CWA 78 In February 1221, the Mongols unleashed one of the most devastating attacks on the medieval world. Led by Genghis Khan’s son, Tolui, they sacked…
Issue 66/Issues CWA 66 Today, nothing survives in the hot, arid environment of the Taklamakan Desert in north-western China. Yet, it is thanks to these conditions that…