International Conference on Archaeology and Tourism in Palestine Birzeit University, Birzeit, Palestine 13 to 15 March, 2017

First Day Monday 13/3/2017 8:00- 9:00 Registration Session 1: Opening Ceremony Palestinian National Anthem Professor Abdullatif Abu Hijleh - President of Birzeit University Mr. Raed Saadeh - NEPTO 9:00 - 10.30 Her Excellency Mrs. Rula Ma’ayah, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Palestine Guest Lecturer Dr. Omar Al-Ghul Prospects of Dead Sea Scrolls Research in the Arab Research Institutions Yarmouk University, Jordan 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

Session 2: Archaeology Projects I 10:45-13:00 Session Chair: Hamed Salem, Birzeit University David T. Sugimoto 10:45-11:00 Archaeological Excavations at Burj Beitin: A General Review of the First Five Seasons Keio University, Japan Lorenzo Nigro Sapienza University of Rome, Italy The Jericho Oasis Archaeological Park - A Palestinian-Italian Joint Endeavor between 11:00-11:15 Jehad Yassin, Iyad Hamdan Cultural Tourism Implementation and Community Archaeology Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Palestine Loay Abu Alsaud 11:15- 11:30 Archaeological Excavations at Tell Sofer from the 1998-2016 Seasons An Najah National University - Palestine Marwan Abu Khalaf 11:30-11:45 Roman and Byzantine Coins Discovered at Kh. Shweikeh - Al-Bireh Society of Inash Al Usra, Palestine Serenella Ensoli 11:45-12:00 Askariyeh Project Second University of Naples, Italy Omar Abed Rabo 12:00-12:15 Islamic Archaeology through Kathleen Kenyon Excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem Bethlehem University, Palestine 12:15 - 12:45 Discussion 12:45-14:00 Lunch Break

Session 3: Archaeology Projects II 14:00-15:30 Session Chair:Mohamed Atharbeh, Hebron University Riba Bertrand The Archaeological Site of ʿAin el-Maʿmoudiyeh and its Place Within the Rural 14:00-14:15 French Institute of the Near East, Palestine Landscape Issa Sarie’ Al-Quds University, Palestine 14:15-14:30 Engaging Cultural Heritage of Kh. Al-Karmil Jehad Yassin Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Palestine Hamed Salem Birzeit University, Palestine 14:30-14:45 Tell Qilah Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Project Sylvie Belatry University of Montpellier, France Vincent Michel University of Poitiers, France Study and Conservation of the Archaeological Site of Mamre/Haram Ramet al-Khalil. 14:45-15:00 Sandrine Bert Geith News perspectives, news results. University of Poitiers, French Biblical School of Jerusalem Hussein Madina Glimpses about the Archaeobotanical Studies in Palestine: Case study of Tell Qilah in 15:00-15:15 Doctoral Student Hebron/Palestine. Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne- France 15:15-15:30 Discussion Session 4: Archaeology and Identity 15:30-16:45 Session Chair: Hamdan Taha, Independent Researcher Hani Nur El-Din Archaeology between Occupation and Independence: Sabastia “Samaria” as a Case 15:30-15:45 Al-Quds University, Palestine Study Robert R. Sauders Eastern Washington University, USA 15:45-16:00 Salah Al-Houdalieh Heritage-Making and Palestinian Identity Al-Quds University, Palestine

Ali Tamer ÜRÜM The Plundering of Archaeological Artifacts and Sites from Turkey, Lebanon and 16:00-16:15 Aegean University, Turkey Palestine by British, German and Ottoman: Imperial Diggers in the 19th Century Sarah Irving 16:15-16:30 Owning the Past: Arab Agency in the Archaeology of Palestine Edge Hill University, UK 16:30-16:45 Discussion

Second Day Tuesday 14/3/2017 Session 5: Tourism Elements and sites 8:30-10:20 Session Chair: Anna Ghaith, Jerusalem Tourism Cluster Hussein Al-Rimmawi 8:30-8:45 Trends of Tourism in Bethlehem, Palestine: 1994-2011 Birzeit University, Palestine

Abdel Qader Hamad, Al Aqsa University 8:45-9:00 Palestine and Oedeh Alfalit, Alquds Open University, The State of the Tourism Industries in Jerusalem Palestine

Ahmed Inerat 9:00-9:15 Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Role in developing and Organizising tourism tracks Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Palestine Ghaida Rahil 9:15-9:30 Masar Ibrahim Alkhalil, Palestine Masar Ibrahim Al-Khalil Raed Saadeh 9:30-9:45 Interpretation Methods in Community Based-tourism and Guiding Rozana Association, Palestine 9:45-10:05 Discussion 10:05-10:30 Coffee Break & Students' Projects in Tourism

Session 6: Sustainable, Rural and Community Tourism 10:30-12:00 Session Chair: Kévin Trehuedic , French Institute of the Near East Osama Hamdan, Partnership Efforts Among Major and Minor Sites: An Integrated Approach for a 10:30-10:45 Mosaic Centre, Palestine Sustainable Tourism Local community Involvement in heritage preservation and tourism development: a Ghadeer Najjar, Palestine 10:45-11:00 case study of Beit Jala Market in Palestine Issam Juha Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation, 11:00-11:15 Cultural Heritage Tourism – Best Practices, Studies and Statistics Palestine Diana Gergova, The Thracian Heritage of 1st Millennium BC in Bulgaria as a Sustainable Touristic 11:15-11:30 Institute of Balkan Studies with Centre of Thracology, Resource: Projects and Problems Bulgaria 11:30-11:45 Discussion

Session 7: Culutral Heritage Protection and Tourism Development 11:45-13:15 Session Chair: Nazmi Ju'beh, Birzeit University Akram Ijla The Trading Zone: A Model for Contemporary Cultural Heritage Management in 11:45-12:00 Uppsala University, Sweden Palestine Ahmed Sulaiman Protecting Cultural Heritage: Tourism Sustainability and Investment from Strategic 12:00-12:15 Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Planning Perspectives (IMSIU), KSA Saleh Twafsheh 12:15-12:30 Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Cultural Heirtage Protection in Palestine

Yuri Stoyanov New International Initiatives for the Protection of the Religious Heritage of the Levant and 12:30-12:45 University of London, UK their Implications for Archaeology and Cultural Tourism in Palestine Mutaz Dawabsheh 12:45-13:00 Nabi Musa UNDP Project UNDP- Palestine 13:00-13:15 Discussion 13:15-14:15 Lunch Break

Session 8: Tools for Tourism 14:15-15:30 Session Chair: Nida' Ayaseh, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities

Ramzi Hasan, Norwegian University of Life Sciences- 14.15-14.30 Norway, Potentials of Virtual Reality for tourism in Palestine: The case of Hisham Palace Shadi Ghadban Birzeit Univesity- Palestine

Lilén Guillet 14:30-14:45 La Tunita and the Sacred City of Quilmes as Dialectical Images in Touristic Brochures National University of Catamarca, Argentina Ikram Quttaineh Mahmiyat.ps: Guide to Nature and Ecotourism in Palestine. 14:45-15:00 Hanns Seidel Foundation, Palestine Carla Benalli 15:00-15:15 Hospitable Bethany: Sustainable Development to Support Local Community ATS Pro Terra Sancta Network, Italy Byzantine Mosaics Between Art and Craft Raed Khalil 15:15-15:30 Mosaic Centre, Palestine 15:30 - 15: 45 Discussion

15:45-16:30 Round Table Discussion for Developing Academic Programs in Archaeology and Tourism

Jafar Abahre Project of Linking with the Private Tourism Sector: The Tourism and Archaeology 15:45-16:00 An Najah National University , Palestine Department Curriculum Reform at An-Najah National University Roberto Formato, Italy and Yasmin Jaghab 16:00- 16.15 Development of Rural Tourism Program at Birzeit University Birzeit University , Palestine 16:15- 16.30 Discussion Third Day Wednesday 15/3/2017 Session 9: Museums in Palestine 8:30-10:45 Session Chair: Mohammad Halayqa, Yaser Arafat Museum

Jehad Yasin 8:30-8:45 Museums of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Palestine

Brian Boyd 8:45-9:00 Building Community Museums in Palestine: Some Contemporary Challenges Columbia University, U.S.A. Jack Green, Corning Museum of Glass 9:00-9:15 The Palace of Hisham Site and Museum Project Donald Whitcomb, University of Chicago, U.S.A.

Baha Eddin Jubeh 9:15-9:30 Reality and Challenges of Jerusalem Museums Palestinian Heritage Museum, Palestine

Mazin B. Qumsiyeh 9:30-9:45 Bethlehem University, Palestine Museums and sustainability in Palestine: Challenges and opportunities

Beverley Butler 9:45-10:00 Collections across Border University College London, UK 10:00-10:25 Discussion 10:25-10:45 Closing Ceremony 10:45-18:00 Field Trip