Museum at the Lowest Place on Earth

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Museum at the Lowest Place on Earth
EstablishedMay 12, 2012 (2012-05-12)
LocationGhor es-Safi, Aghwar Janoobiyah District, Jordan
ArchitectGeorge Hakim

The Museum at the Lowest Place on Earth (Arabic: متحف أخفض مكان على الأرض) is a museum located in the Ghor es-Safi, Jordan. The museum is dedicated to displaying different historical artifacts and archaeological remains.

History

The idea with the creation of the museum dates back to the 1990s, the idea was proposed by Konstantinos Politis and the Jordanian Department of Antiquities after excavations in Jordan.[1] The Arab Potash Company originally financed the construction of the museum in 1996. The Arab Potash Company asked George Hakim to design the museum building. In 2004, the government of Jordan financed the construction. In 2006, the museum building was completed. In 2007, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Jordan contacted the Hellenic Society for Near Eastern Studies to complete the design of some of the museum's exhibits. The museum was inaugurated in 2012.[2]

Collections

The museum contains collections of Bronze Age ceramics, Byzantine monastery mosaics.[3] The museums contains Greco-Roman vestments, which were discovered at Khirbat Qayzun. The museum also has Christian tombstones from Zoara. In addition the museum contains a complete pavement mosaic from the Lot's Sanctuary site.[4] The museum contains a laboratory for the restoration of antiquities, the antiquities that will mainly be restored are ancient mosaics.[5] In addition, the museum contains 5,000-year old pottery dating back to the Bronze Age.[6] The museum contains exhibits of handicrafts that come from communities in Jordan.[7]

  • Antique pottery
    Antique pottery
  • One of the museum's exhibits
    One of the museum's exhibits
  • Mould for Metal tools
    Mould for Metal tools

References
  1. "متحف أخفض بقعة على الأرض ... عين مكان على كهف النبي لوط وحضارة الاغوار الجنوبية - أخبار سوق عمان المالي" [The Museum of the Lowest Place on Earth... A place in the Cave of the Prophet Lot and the Civilization of the Southern Jordan Valley...]. AmmanXchange. 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  2. Konstantinos D. Politis (29 November 2020). Ancient Landscapes of Zoara I: Surveys and Excavations at the Ghor as-Safi in Jordan, 1997–2018. Taylor & Francis. pp. 271–. ISBN 978-1-00-022229-6.
  3. O'Keefe, Faisal (2013-04-17). "Jordan Valley Boasts the Lowest Museum on Earth". Green Prophet. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  4. Teller, Matthew (2013-01-17). The Rough Guide to Jordan. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-1-4093-6499-3.
  5. "متحف أَخفض بقعة على الارض". Department of Antiquities. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  6. Rawashdeh, Saeb (2020-06-15). "Museum showcases artifacts, handicrafts from Ghor Safi heritage". The Jordan Times. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  7. "افتتاح "متحف أخفض مكان على سطح الأرض" في غور الصافي". Alghad (in Arabic). 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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