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Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 1
Language of transcription = Dutch, language of audio file = Arabic. Transcription is incomplete. Interview with ‘Abd Allah and Ibrahiym. The respondent ('Abd Allah) showed us... -
Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 2
Interview with Musa and Ali. Musa worked at a previous, British excavation in Udhruh. He had a good relationship with the researchers. He tells about the finds, as a very large... -
Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 10
Interview with a wife of Harwun Shyman. No pictures available. She comes from a nearby village and moved to Udhruh when she married her husband. Her husband was a very important... -
Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 13
Interview with Ziynab. She is a young girl (26), originally from Wadi Rum, who moved to Udhruh six years ago when she married her husband. She knows some old stories about... -
Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 17
Interview with Ibrahiym (husband), Jamiylah (wife), Mohammad (son) and Saijdah (daughter). Ibrahiym helped us earlier to establish contacts among the local community. He... -
Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 5
Interview with mother of Jamal al'Awdat. She lived with her parents in the oldest house of Udhruh, very close to the archaeological site. She has very good memories of the... -
Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 16
Interview with Khaled Salem. His father worked for the government to protect the archaeological site against destruction. He wants to make a museum with traditional objects for... -
Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 12
Interview with Mohammad Sammwr and his wife Umm Thamir. Mohammad tells about wars in the area. He remembers the English excavation in 1980. He now lives in a new house, but he... -
Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 11
Interview with Mohammad Qida. He says this area is called Tumay'a, which means 'from Udhruh'. He is more interested in Islamic history than in the Roman past. It is a holy land,... -
Udhruh Oral History Project
The Oral History Project is part of the Udhruh Archaeological Project. Local perceptions, ideas and oral traditions about the archaeology of the region were collected through... -
Udhruh Oral History Project Interview 9
Interview with ‘Ataallah. He lived in Udhruh for 70 years. Their lifestyle changed over time, they used to have sheep but now most people work for the government. Tribe culture...
