Brief Bio
1. Personal Information
Name: Nasser Said Al-Jahwari
E-mail: jahwari@squ.edu.om
Academic Rank: Associate Professor
Department: Archaeology
Specialization: Prehistory and Landscape Archaeology
Minor specialization: Field Archaeology, Methods of
Quantification in Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
Address: Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts & Social Sciences. P.O Box 42 Alkhoud. 123. Sultanate of Oman.
2. Employment History
Place of Work (Institution)
Year
Occupation
Department of Archaeology, College of Arts
2014-Present
Associate Professorr & Head of Department
and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University,
Oman
Department of Archaeology, College of Arts
2010-2014
Assistant Professorr & Head of Department
and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University,
Oman
Department of Archaeology, College of Arts
2008-2010
Assistant Professor
and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University,
Oman
Department of Archaeology, College of Arts
2001-2008
Lecturer
and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University,
Oman
Department of Archaeology, College of Arts
1998-2001
Demostrator
and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University,
Oman
3. Education and Qualifications
3- 1 Qualifications
Year
Qualification
Institution
Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Social
2008
Ph.D
Sciences and Health, Durham University, UK.
Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts
2001
M.A
and Humanities, Sheffield University, UK.
Department of Archaeology, College of Arts
1997
B.A.
and Social Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University,
Oman
3-2 Courses Taught
Level
ARCH6030: Oman's Archaeology
ARCH606: Ethnoarchaeology
ARCH1130: Prehistoric archaeology
ARCH1170: Cultural Development in Oman
ARCH1535: Omani Towns through their Cultural Remains
ARCH4100: Archaeological texts in English
ARCH4500: Ancient towns and settlements in Oman
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M.A
B.A.
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4. Research
4-1 Research Interests
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Landscape Archaeology.
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Field Archaeology (survey and excavation)
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Prehistory of Oman and the Arabian Peninsula
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Archaeological Field Methods and Techniques.
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Quantification of Ancient Settlement Patterns.
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Archaeology and Development.
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Maritime Archaeology.
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Omani Heritage.
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Ethnoarchaeology.
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Fuenrary Archaeology
4-2 Papers (5 most important or recent papers)
Al-Jahwari, N. S. 2014. The Snake Symbolism in the Prehistoric and Pre-Islamic Times in the Oman Peninsula: the
reality of the archaeological evidence. Arab Journal for the Humanities, 126: 145-193 (in Arabic).
Al-Jahwari, N. S., Al-Muzini, W.S. & Al-Aghbari, N. M. (2014) Results of the First Season of Archaeological Survey
2010-1011 in Al-Fulayj Area at Saham, Sultanate of Oman. Humanity Studies Magazine, 12: 75-138. University of
Donqola (in Arabic).
Al-Jahwari, N. S., & Al-Shanfari, S.A. 2014. Long-term Settlement Trends in the Southern Oman Peninsula: A
Quantified Analysis of the Archaeological Evidence. Adumatu, 29: 7-38 (in Arabic).
Al-Jahwari, N. S. 2013. The Early Bronze Age Funerary Archaeological Landscape of the Western Part of Ja'alan
Region: results of three seasons of investigation. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 24(2): 151-173.
Al-Jahwari, N. & ElMahi, A. T. 2013. Rock Arts in Wadi al-Jifr, Sultanate of Oman: Denotation and Meaning.
Adumatu, 27: 29-48 (in Arabic).
Al-Jahwari, N. S. 2011. The Bronze Age in the Western Part of Ja'alan Region, Sultanate of Oman. Adumatu, 24: 722 (in Arabic).
Al-Jahwari, N. S. 2011. A Late Iron Age Settlement in Mahleya, Oman. Journal of Oman Studies, 17: 73-100.
Al-Jahwari, N. S. 2010. Cairn Burials in the Oman Peninsula: the problem of dating Hafit Period Graves, end of 4thearly 3rd millennium BC]. Journal of Oman Studies, 16: 93-112 (in Arabic).
Al-Jahwari, N. S. 2009. The Agricultural Basis of Umm an-Nar Society in the Northern Oman Peninsula (2500-2000
BC). Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 20 (2): 122-133.
Al-Jahwari, N. S. & ElMahi, A. T. 2007. The Geography of Location and Topos-Culture: Results of Excavations at
Bausher Site, Sultanate of Oman]. Adumatu, 15: 7-34 (in Arabic).
4-3 Conferences (5 most important or recent conferences)
The 19th Rencontres Sabéennes conference, The University of Pisa, Italy, 18th- 20th June 2015 .
The 49th Seminar for Arabian Studies, The British Museum, London: UK, 24th- 26th July 2015
The ICOMOS Oman: “International Conference on Archaeological Parks and Sites” in cooperation with ICOMOS
Paris, Dhofar University, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman, 23rd-25th February 2015.
Punctuated Populations in Ancient Arabia Symposium, The Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, 24th October
2014.
5. The Symposium of the Archaeological Heritage of Oman, India and Pakistan, held in the Great Mosque, Muscat, 9th10th April 2014
6. The 48th Seminar for Arabian Studies, The British Museum, London: UK, 25th- 27th July 2014
7. The Conference of the Role of Museums and Cultural Institutions in Strengthening Identity 47th Seminar for Arabian
Studies, Sharjah, UAE, 17th- 18th December 2013
8. The 6th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies, Athens: Greece, 26-29 March 2013.
9. The Symposium of the Archaeological Heritage of Oman: An Early Cradle of Arabian Civilization, UNESCO, Paris,
France, 7th September 2012.
10. The Seminar on "Oman, the land of Sindbad, the Sailor: The Ancient History of Oman", University of Pisa: Italy, 6th9th June 2012.
Thesis Supervision (5 most recent theses)
Caitlin Elaine Syfrett: Umm an-Nar Pottery from the Batinah Region: Dahwa Settlement as a Case Study; M.A.
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6. Community Service
6-1 Community services (Lectures – Seminars – etc….)
A number of seminars and presentations have been delivered to different bodies including for example:
a- January 2016, Archaeological Excavations second season in Dahwa, Saham, Northern Batinah, Sultanate of
Oman, Directed by Nasser Al-Jahwari, Department of Archaeology, SQU.
b- March 2015, Preliminary Results on the first Season of the Buraimi Oasis Landscape Archaeology Project
presented in the Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat, Oman.
c- February 2015, The Rustaq-Batinah Archaeological Survey presented for the Ministry of Heritage and Culture,
Muscat, Oman.
d- February 2014, Archaeological Excavations and Survey in Al-Fulayj-Dahwa, Saham, Northern Batinah, Sultanate
of Oman, Directed by Nasser Al-Jahwari, Department of Archaeology, SQU.
A number of consultations have been provided to different bodies including for example:
The Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat, Oman.
The Office of the Adviser to His Majesty the Sultan for Cultural Affairs, Muscat, Oman.
Member in the editorial board of the Journal of the College of Arts and Social Sciences Studies, (Published by the
Sultan Qaboos, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman).
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6-2 Committee membership (5 main committees)
Chair and member in all Department Committees, SQU.
Member in more than 15 Committees of the College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU.
Memebr in the SQU Academic Council, SQU.
Member in the Joint Committee between SQU and the Ministry of Heritage and Culture.
Member in the Promotion Committee at the College of Arts and Social Sciences, SQU.
Member in the Evaluating and Reviewing Arabic and Foreign Publications Committee, Ministry of Heritage and
Culture, Muscat, Oman.
Member in the Graduate Research Support Program (GRSP), The Research Council of Oman, Muscat, Oman.
Member in the Scientific Committee for the ICOMOS Oman: “International Conference on Archaeological Parks and
Sites” in cooperation with ICOMOS Paris, ICOMOS Oman & the Office of the Adviser to His Majesty the Sultan for
Cultural Affairs, Muscat, Oman.
Member in the National Research Award Committee, The Research Council of Oman, Muscat, Oman.
Member in The Illegal Trade of the Portable Cultural Properties and Stopping the Illegal Archaeological Excavations,
Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Muscat, Oman.
Member in The Open Grant Committee, The Research Council of Oman, Muscat, Oman.
Member in The Technical Committee for the Study of Archaeological Affairs in the Sultanate, The Diwan of Royal
Court, Muscat, Oman.
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