The Australian Mission to Jebel Khalid
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Co-directors
Emeritus Professor Graeme Clarke FSA FAHA AO 1986 – Assoc. Prof. Peter Connor 1986 – †2006 Dr Heather Jackson FSA FAHA 2000 – Dr John Tidmarsh MBBS FRACP 2006 – -
Syrian representatives
Directors General of Antiquities and Museums Dr Adnan Bounni
De Sultan Muhesen
Dr Bassam JamousDirector of Excavations Dr Michel Al-Maqdissi Administration Dr Widad Khoury Directors of Excavations, Aleppo Museum Dr Wahid Khyata
Dr Youssef KanjouOn-site representatives Radi Ukhdi
Fayez Swede
Labib Siba'ai
Hikmat Awwad -
Specialist contributions
Adornment Margaret O’Hea Artefact drawing Judith Sellers, Lisa Cougle-Jose with Jana Boulet, Justin Boschetti, Cathy Carigiet, Peter Cougle, Jonas Eiring, Heather Jackson, Sarah Myers, Michelle Negus Cleary, Alison Rowney, James Stratford, Mark Warneke Artefact photography Bronwyn Douglas, Stuart Hay, Bob Miller, Jamie Travis Coins C.E.V. Nixon Conservation Lisa Addison, Holly Jones-Amin, Hikmat Awwad, Wendy Reade Cooks Biddy Connor, Kate Connor, Ruth Connor, Annie Evans, Alison Rowney Digital Imaging Steve Morton, Lee McRae Driver Mustafa Shehadeh Editing and layout Ben Churcher, Gina Coulthard, Derek Harrison, Camilla Norman, Gaye Wilson Fauna Lachlan Mairs, Dominic Steele, Karyn Wesselingh Field photography Peter Connor, Bronwyn Douglas, Heather Jackson, Bob Miller, Jamie Travis Figurines Peter Connor, Heather Jackson Flora Amr Al-Azm, Eleni Asouti, Kirsten Bradley, Andrew Fairbairn Geochemistry Graeme Bailey, Eric Clayton, David Garnett, I.E. Kieft, Ivo Orlic, Ed Stelcer, Helen Waldron Geology and geomorphology Bernard Joyce Glass Margaret O’Hea, Karen Privat, Wendy Reade Graffiti and Dipinti Graeme Clarke, Heather Jackson Human Skeletal Remains Judith Littleton Inscriptions Graeme Clarke, Takamitsu Muraoka Lamps Heather Jackson Metals Matasha McConchie, Wendy Reade Plans and field drawings Barry Rowney, with Jennifer Branton, Bryce Raworth, Ina Kehrberg-Ostrasz Pottery Heather Jackson, John Tidmarsh Pottery study seasons Graeme Clarke, Peter Connor, Heather Jackson with Katrina Achkar-Kerbazi, Justin Boschetti, Jana Boulet, Joelene Cappola, Lisa Cougle, Peter Cougle, Geoffrey Edwards, Jonas Eiring, Sebastian Elston, Cameron Petrie, Lyle Smith, Jack Turner, Mark Warneke, Matthew Whincop Regional survey Mandy Mottram, with Toby Fleming, David Menere, Ted Nixon Sculpture Graeme Clarke, Heather Jackson Seals Graeme Clarke, Heather Jackson Spindle Whorls and Loom Weights Lindy Crewe Stamped Amphora Handles Graeme Clarke Stucco Heather Jackson Surveying Stan Foster, Bruno Frohlich, William Offenheiser, Cliff Ogleby, Edward Polak Website John Burke Worked Bone Lisa Cougle-Jose Worked Stone Margaret O’Hea -
Trench supervisors
Area Year Name Acropolis Palace 1988 Clarke, Graeme Acropolis Palace 1988 Shepherd, Gillian Acropolis Palace 1989 Clarke, Graeme Acropolis Palace 1989 Rankov, Boris Acropolis Palace 1989 Sekunda, Nicholas Acropolis Palace 1990 Clarke, Edward Acropolis Palace 1990 Clarke, Graeme Acropolis Palace 1990 Hillard, Thomas Acropolis Palace 1990 Littleton, Judith Acropolis Palace 1991 Anderson, Jennifer Acropolis Palace 1991 Clark, Julia Acropolis Palace 1991 Clarke, Graeme Acropolis Palace 1991 Clarke, Thomas Acropolis Palace 1991 Edwards, Geoffrey Acropolis Palace 1993 Clark, Julia Acropolis Palace 1993 Clarke, Edward Acropolis Palace 1993 Clarke, Graeme Acropolis Palace 1993 Edwards, Geoffrey Acropolis Palace 1993 Smith, Lyle Acropolis Palace 1993 Tunks, Brian Acropolis Palace 1995 Clarke, Graeme Acropolis Palace 1995 Edwards, Geoffrey Acropolis Palace 1995 Smith, Lyle Acropolis Palace 1995 Swede, Fayez Acropolis Palace 1995 Tunks, Brian Acropolis Palace 1996 Al-Asaly, Basil Acropolis Palace 1996 Clarke, Edward Acropolis Palace 1996 Clarke, Graeme Acropolis Palace 1996 Edwards, Geoffrey Acropolis Palace 1996 Travis, Jamie Area A: Acropolis East 2010 Comar, Derio Area A: Acropolis East 2010 Fitzpatrick, Dianne Area A: Acropolis East 2010 Fowler, Glenda Area A: Acropolis East 2010 Tidmarsh, John Area A: Acropolis South 2010 Tidmarsh, John Area A: Acropolis SE gate, cistern and tower 2006 Thornley, Robert Area A: Acropolis South 2006 Tidmarsh, John Area A: Acropolis South 2008 Tidmarsh, John Area A: Acropolis South 2008 Herrmann, Wolf Area A: Acropolis South 2008 Parkin, Michael Area A: Acropolis South 2010 Comar, Derio Area A: Acropolis South 2010 Fitzpatrick, Dianne Area A: Acropolis South 2010 Fowler, Glenda Area B (Temple) 2000 Clarke, Graeme Area B (Temple) 2000 Edwards, Geoffrey Area B (Temple) 2000 Grant, Kerrie Area B (Temple) 2000 Nigro, Jo Area B (Temple) 2000 Travis, Jamie Area B (Temple) 2001 Clarke, Graeme Area B (Temple) 2001 Foster, Stan Area B (Temple) 2001 Fowler, Glenda Area B (Temple) 2001 Travis, Jamie Area B (Temple) 2002 Clarke, Edward Area B (Temple) 2002 Clarke, Graeme Area B (Temple) 2002 Clarke, William Area B (Temple) 2002 Crapper, Victoria Area B (Temple) 2002 Travis, Jamie Area B (Temple) 2005 Clarke, Graeme Area B (Temple) 2005 Newton, Karen Area B (Temple) 2005 Tidmarsh, John Area B (Temple) 2005 Wright, Nicholas Area B (Temple) 2006 Clarke, Graeme Area B (Temple) 2006 Foster, Stan Area B (Temple) 2006 O’Hea, Margaret Area B (Temple) 2006 Travis, Jamie Area B (Temple) 2008 Fowler, Glenda Area B (Temple) 2008 Travis, Jamie Area C (Palaestra) 2000 Clarke, Graeme Area C (Palaestra) 2000 Edwards, Geoffrey Area C (Palaestra) 2000 Grant, Kerrie Area C (Palaestra) 2000 Nigro, Jo Area C (Palaestra) 2000 Torrance, Dougal Area C (Palaestra) 2000 Travis, Jamie Area C (Palaestra) 2006 Clarke, Graeme Area C (Palaestra) 2008 Clarke, Graeme Area E 2002 Boulet, Jana Area E 2002 Cougle, Lisa Area E 2002 Wright, Nicholas Area E 2002 Jackson, Heather Area S (Commercial? Area) 1989 Connor, Peter Area S (Commercial? Area) 1989 Jackson, Heather Area S (Commercial? Area) 1990 Breninger, Leah Area S (Commercial? Area) 1990 Turner, Jack Area S (Commercial? Area) 1991 Connor, Peter Area S (Commercial? Area) 1991 Jackson, Heather Area S (Commercial? Area) 1993 Connor, Peter Area S (Commercial? Area) 1993 Jackson, Heather Area S (Commercial? Area) 1995 Jackson, Heather Area S (Commercial? Area) 1995 Myers, Sarah Area S (Commercial? Area) 2006 Allardice, Bruce Area S (Commercial? Area) 2006 Awwad, Hikmat Area S (Commercial? Area) 2006 Di Pietro, Laurinda Area S (Commercial? Area) 2006 Fleming, Toby Area S (Commercial? Area) 2006 Jackson, Heather Area S (Commercial? Area) 2006 Smith, Chloe Area S (Commercial? Area) 2008 Allardice, Bruce Area S (Commercial? Area) 2008 Atkinson, Linda Area S (Commercial? Area) 2008 Awwad, Hikmat Area S (Commercial? Area) 2008 Cougle, Lisa Area S (Commercial? Area) 2008 Jackson, Heather Area S (Commercial? Area) 2008 Perry, Jan Area S (Commercial? Area) 2010 Allardice, Bruce Area S (Commercial? Area) 2010 Awwad, Hikmat Area S (Commercial? Area) 2010 Cougle, Lisa Area S (Commercial? Area) 2010 Foster, Stan Area S (Commercial? Area) 2010 Gwyther, Hannah Area S (Commercial? Area) 2010 Jackson, Heather Area S (Commercial? Area) 2010 Sinclair, Andrea Area X 2010 Dusting, Amanda Area X 2010 Grant, Kerrie Cemetery 1996 Frohlich, Bruno Cemetery 1996 Littleton, Judith Cemetery 1996 Offenheiser, William Cemetery 1997 Frohlich, Bruno Cemetery 1997 Littleton, Judith Cemetery 1997 Offenheiser, William Cemetery 1995 Littleton, Judith Central Area 1987 Raworth, Bryce Central Area 1988 Raworth, Bryce Central Area 1988 Clarke, Graeme Housing Insula 1988 Constantinidis, Dora Housing Insula 1989 Shepherd, Gillian Housing Insula 1988 Connor, Peter Housing Insula 1988 Lewis, Miles Housing Insula 1988 Ukhdi, Radi Housing Insula 1989 Campbell, Andrew Housing Insula 1989 Clement, Amanda Housing Insula 1989 Ukhdi, Radi Housing Insula 1990 Barnett, Kate Housing Insula 1990 Ukhdi, Radi Housing Insula 1990 Warneke, Mark Housing Insula 1991 Magee, Peter Housing Insula 1991 Ukhdi, Radi Housing Insula 1991 Welkamp, Annette Housing Insula 1993 Haymes, Chris Housing Insula 1993 Rowney, Martin Housing Insula 1993 Ukhdi, Radi Housing Insula 1995 Haymes, Chris Housing Insula 1995 Hendrix, Karen Housing Insula 1995 Jackson, Heather Housing Insula 1995 Myers, Sarah Housing Insula 1996 Jackson, Heather Housing Insula 1996 Laffan, Luke Housing Insula 1996 Napier, Bettina Housing Insula 1996 Rowney, Martin Housing Insula 2000 Awwad, Hikmat Housing Insula 2000 Boulet, Jana Housing Insula 2000 Cappola, Joelene Housing Insula 2000 Cougle, Lisa Housing Insula 2000 Jackson, Heather Housing Insula 2000 McCracken, Elizabeth Housing Insula 2000 McLeod, Caitlin Housing Insula 2000 Smith, Lyle Housing Insula 2001 Awwad, Hikmat Housing Insula 2001 Boulet, Jana Housing Insula 2001 Donovan, Ruth Housing Insula 2001 Jackson, Heather Housing Insula 2001 Kerry, Marlya Housing Insula 2001 Stratford, James Housing Insula 2002 Awwad, Hikmat Housing Insula 2002 Boulet, Jana Housing Insula 2002 Cougle, Lisa Housing Insula 2002 Jackson, Heather Housing Insula 2002 Kerry, Marlya Housing Insula 2002 Lovett, Jinnie Housing Insula 2002 Wright, Nicholas Housing Insula 2005 Awwad, Hikmat Housing Insula 2005 Cougle, Lisa Housing Insula 2005 Jackson, Heather Housing Insula 2005 Thornley, Robert Housing Insula 2006 Allardice, Bruce Housing Insula 2006 Di Pietro, Laurinda Housing Insula 2006 Fleming, Toby Housing Insula 2006 Jackson, Heather Housing Insula 2006 Smith, Chloe Housing Insula 1987 Connor, Peter Main Gate 1988 Connor, Peter Main Gate 1988 Curnow, Anna Main Gate 1988 Galvin, Michael Main Gate 1989 Connor, Peter Main Gate 1989 Curnow, Anna Main Gate 1989 Turner, Jack Main Gate 1990 Connor, Peter Main Gate 1991 Connor, Peter North-West Tower 1986 Connor, Peter North-West Tower 1987 Connor, Peter North-West Tower 1987 Shepherd, Gillian -
Support received
Core funding for the Australian Mission to Jebel Khalid has been awarded by the Australian Research Grants Scheme and its successor body, the Australian Research Council:
Years Principal Investigators Amount 1986 Graeme Clarke & Peter Connor $22,600 1987 Graeme Clarke & Peter Connor $18,855 1988 Graeme Clarke $18,820 1989 Graeme Clarke $40,892 1990 Graeme Clarke & Peter Connor $42,651 1991 Graeme Clarke & Peter Connor $44,900 1992 Graeme Clarke & Peter Connor $75,000 1993 Graeme Clarke & Peter Connor $70,000 1996-1998 Graeme Clarke & Peter Connor $138,000 2000-2002 Graeme Clarke $125,000 2003-2005 Graeme Clarke $205,000 2004-2007 Heather Jackson $212,000 2010-2013 Graeme Clarke & Heather Jackson $420,000 Additional support has been received from:
- The Australian Academy of Humanities Publication Fund
- The Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering
- The Australian National University, Centre for Archaeological Research, New Initiatives grants
- The Australian National University Publication Fund
- Australian Syrian Euphrates Project Fund, Australian National University
- The Research and Graduate Studies Committee, Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne
- The University of Melbourne Publication Fund
- The von Bothmer Publication Fund of the Archaeological Institute of America
The contribution of volunteer trench supervisors who paid their own way — many of them students — is not to be underestimated.
The Australian Mission to Jebel Khalid is a joint project of the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne.