2012/11/01 by Amara Thornton · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · Social Sciences · #Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation #Archaeological Research and Protection #Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
paper · doi:10.1179/1465518713z.00000000020
openalex publication_date 2012/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
In the period between the end of the First World War and the declaration of the Palestine Mandate, a system for administering Palestine, preserving its heritage and protecting, reconstructing, and promoting its antiquities was implemented. Archaeology, though underfunded by government, was touted as one of the jewels of the Mandate administration. This paper will discuss the political framework for archaeology and tourism in British Mandate Palestine and Transjordan, introducing some of the key characters in the history of archaeological or heritage tourism in Mandate Palestine and Transjordan. It will present archaeology’s impact within the British Mandate administration as particularly useful for forging a unique identity to solidify Mandate authority in the region. The effects of this archaeological/political connection are still visible in Israel and Jordan today.