Jordan, April 2008
Amman
![Amman](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1802.jpg)
The national flag flying over the city of Amman.
![King Abdullah Mosque – Amman](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1765.jpg)
The King Abdullah Mosque.
![Temple of Hercules at Citadel hill – Amman](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1817.jpg)
The remains of the Temple of Hercules, at Citadel hill.
![Temple of Hercules at Citadel hill – Amman](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1795.jpg)
The remains of the Temple of Hercules, at Citadel hill.
![A two-headed bust from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic – 6500 BC – at the Archaeological Museum – Amman](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1815.jpg)
A two-headed bust from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic, 6,500 BC, at the Archaeological Museum.
![Copper Scroll at the Archaeological Museum – Amman](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_0186.jpg)
A very special dead sea scroll.
This is the Copper Scroll, describing a great golden treasure worth many fortunes. Unfortunately, none of the locations gleaned from this treasure map had the promised gold hidden there.
![Jar at the Archaeological Museum – Amman](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_0185.jpg)
The jar in which the Copper Scroll was found.
Jerash
![Hadrian’s Arch – Jerash](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1826.jpg)
Hadrian’s Triumphal Arch at Jerash.
![Oval Plaza – Jerash](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1828.jpg)
View north from the Oval Plaza.
![Temple of Artemis – Jerash](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1853.jpg)
Temple of Artemis.
![Temple of Artemis – Jerash](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1858.jpg)
Temple of Artemis.
![Colonaded Street – Jerash](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1866.jpg)
Colonaded Street.
Madaba
![Church of Saint George – Madaba](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1870.jpg)
Church of Saint George, Madaba.
![The Map of Madaba at the church of Saint George – Madaba](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1872.jpg)
The Map of Madaba, at the church of Saint George, Madaba.
This is the oldest surviving mosaic map of the Holy Land, showing pilgrims the way to the walled city of Jerusalem.
![Church of Saint George – Madaba](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1873.jpg)
Inside the church of Saint George.
Mount Nebo
![The Brazen Serpent sculpture – Mount Nebo](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1885.jpg)
The Brazen Serpent sculpture at Mount Nebo.
![View from Mount Nebo](http://carl-thomas.net/media/2008/jordan/IMG_1886.jpg)
View from Mount Nebo.
The map shows the directions and distances of (among others) the Dead Sea, Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jericho.