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Show Chronicle Friday, December 2, 1988 U. anthropologist unearths 2,000-year-oI- Middle East city d and even, in one case, the hour, for the years By Michael Allsop AD. 27, 363, and 551," Hammond said. Hammond explained with this data he was able to determine not only the construction periods of the city and the temple but also the exact hour a disastrous earthquake destroyed the city of Petra-- it was May 19, AD. 363. The Chronicle staff writer i - Blanketed beneath the desert sands of modern Jordan lies the capital of an ancient kingdom called Petra. For nearly 2,000 years, the ancient city lay buried until members of University of 7 ... J. I fa'ttL'" Mt remains. U. anthropologist "American the Hammond, Expedition to Petra" began excavating the ancient city that flourished during 400 B.C. through AD. 400. ' This summer, 15 U. students will join Hammond's expedition for the 12th season of Petra excavations that have unearthed such sites as the Temple of Winged Lions and the Main Theater, Hammond said. The U. expedition will join some 120 excavators from around the world to perform large-scal- e excavations to unearth the city's ancient temples, workshops and residential areas. m 1973, the expedition used electronic survey instruments, developed or adapted at the U. ' J i aruuaeuiugy ueparunem, 10 determine r potential excavation sites. About 38 sites were identified in the survey that covered some 63,900 square meters of the city. This summer's expedition will continue to excavate those sites and will produce more findings which will include bowls, cups, coins and human and animal bones, Hammond said. With these findings, the expedition has not only been able to discover the culture of Petra's inhabitants, but also the exact history of the ancient city. "Recorded data concerning earthquakes from the first century in as ana wen as a royal lnscnp- A.D. later, tion found in one of the temple's work shops in 1981, has allowed the expedidattion to achieve the unusual-absolu- te ing of the remains to the year, month, day, 1 ... i numerous Middle East authorities and archeol-Undp ogists. In fact, this year the expedition was of ed by Najib Ghandi, the president India, Hammond said. "Outside of (Utah) we are recognized as one of the major archeological projects in the Middle East and have brought tne University of Utah into the forefront in Middle Eastern archaeolocy." Hammond called Petra the "rose-re-d city that is as old as time." He said discovering the ancient artifacts and culture of the lost city is romantic, but it is also hard work. Members of the expedition will wake up at 4:30 a.m. and be on the site by 6 m the morning. They will excavate until 2 p.m., when the desert heat becomes unbearable, he explained. er the leadership of .5 Page Three 1 A J. visit-Phili- : Friday Night i mm r- - Syro-Palesti- Chronicle photo by Aaron Ashcraft Philip Hammond, a U. anthropologist, will lead an U. expedition team, including 15 students, to excavate the capital of an ancient king dom m Jordan this summer. ne Club Stanyon Street &,k Live Music by and Other Hot Local Acts Cocktails with Draft Specials! 255 East 4th South Parking in rear (finally) IBM PS2 Model 30-EO- 1 286 PS2 Model 30EO-- 1 286 is a low cost, high performance network, terminal that features 512Kb RAM (up to 4 Mb on system board with 16 Mb Maximum) with one 1.44Mb 3.5" disk drive, an enhanced keyboard, VGA Graphics, 10 MHz, DOS and OS2 capability and your choice of either monochrome or color monitor. System accomodates most PC and AT bus cards. An optional 3.5 20Mb fixed disk drive is also available. System available to University Departments only. IBM " Monochrome Monitor $1347.00 List Price: $2,492.00 Limited time offer Highland High School Friday Dec. 2, 7:30p.m. : $4.00 per person $14.00 per family Available at: Wasatch Touring Tickets 702 East 1st South E -- . !?; The Bigger Picture Kirkham's Outdoor Products 31 25 So. State Boy Scout Office 525 Foothill Blvd. Or At The Door TION Prices: Subject to change . . . Departments: Present a campus order with authorized only. UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE INFORMA TION. . . Departments may order with University Campus Order. No additional charges INFORMA PURCHASING UNIVERSITY signature(s). Add 4 (handling lee). Business Machines Corporation. . International . of trademarks are Personal IBM and registered added. System2 A vailsble toUolU departments 'iTiHil' KiliWiiM' ii mm- - WiW!l!IJ-lfli-J:ni- |