Department of Antiquities of Jordan
E398845
The Department of Antiquities of Jordan is the national governmental body responsible for the protection, management, and preservation of Jordan’s archaeological sites and cultural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jordanian Department of Antiquities | 7 |
| Department of Antiquities of Jordan canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3936582 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Antiquities of Jordan Context triple: [Amman Citadel, governedBy, Department of Antiquities of Jordan]
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A.
Directorate General of Antiquities of Lebanon
The Directorate General of Antiquities of Lebanon is the governmental body responsible for protecting, managing, and overseeing Lebanon’s archaeological heritage, sites, and museums.
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B.
Department of Antiquities
The Department of Antiquities is a curatorial division of the Ashmolean Museum responsible for researching, preserving, and displaying its collections of ancient artifacts and archaeological material.
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C.
Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums
The Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums is the national governmental authority responsible for protecting, managing, and overseeing Syria’s archaeological heritage, historical sites, and museums.
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D.
Irbid National Museum
Irbid National Museum is a cultural institution in the Jordanian city of Irbid that preserves and exhibits the region’s archaeological and historical heritage.
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E.
Department of Egyptian Antiquities
The Department of Egyptian Antiquities is the Louvre Museum’s renowned collection and curatorial division dedicated to ancient Egyptian art, artifacts, and archaeology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Department of Antiquities of Jordan Target entity description: The Department of Antiquities of Jordan is the national governmental body responsible for the protection, management, and preservation of Jordan’s archaeological sites and cultural heritage.
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A.
Directorate General of Antiquities of Lebanon
The Directorate General of Antiquities of Lebanon is the governmental body responsible for protecting, managing, and overseeing Lebanon’s archaeological heritage, sites, and museums.
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B.
Department of Antiquities
The Department of Antiquities is a curatorial division of the Ashmolean Museum responsible for researching, preserving, and displaying its collections of ancient artifacts and archaeological material.
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C.
Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums
The Syrian Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums is the national governmental authority responsible for protecting, managing, and overseeing Syria’s archaeological heritage, historical sites, and museums.
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D.
Irbid National Museum
Irbid National Museum is a cultural institution in the Jordanian city of Irbid that preserves and exhibits the region’s archaeological and historical heritage.
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E.
Department of Egyptian Antiquities
The Department of Egyptian Antiquities is the Louvre Museum’s renowned collection and curatorial division dedicated to ancient Egyptian art, artifacts, and archaeology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage organization
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government agency ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
International Council on Monuments and Sites
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surface form:
ICOMOS
UNESCO ⓘ foreign archaeological missions in Jordan ⓘ international heritage organizations ⓘ local universities in Jordan ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| field |
archaeology
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cultural heritage preservation ⓘ heritage management ⓘ museology ⓘ |
| follows | Jordanian antiquities law ⓘ |
| hasRole |
conservation of archaeological artifacts
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documentation of archaeological sites ⓘ issuing excavation licenses ⓘ management of World Heritage sites in Jordan ⓘ monitoring illicit trafficking of antiquities ⓘ public outreach on cultural heritage ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Amman ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Jordan (country)
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surface form:
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
UTC+02:00
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UTC+03:00 ⓘ |
| oversees |
Amman Citadel
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Jerash ⓘ
surface form:
Jerash archaeological site
Madaba archaeological sites ⓘ Petra ⓘ
surface form:
Petra archaeological site
Umm Qais archaeological site ⓘ various archaeological museums in Jordan ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Jordan ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
archaeological excavations oversight in Jordan
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archaeological research permits in Jordan ⓘ management of archaeological museums in Jordan ⓘ management of archaeological sites in Jordan ⓘ management of cultural heritage in Jordan ⓘ preservation of archaeological sites in Jordan ⓘ preservation of cultural heritage in Jordan ⓘ protection of archaeological sites in Jordan ⓘ protection of cultural heritage in Jordan ⓘ registration of archaeological sites in Jordan ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| website | http://www.doa.gov.jo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of Antiquities of Jordan Description of subject: The Department of Antiquities of Jordan is the national governmental body responsible for the protection, management, and preservation of Jordan’s archaeological sites and cultural heritage.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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this entity surface form:
Jordanian Department of Antiquities
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this entity surface form:
Jordanian Department of Antiquities
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this entity surface form:
Jordanian Department of Antiquities