Kennedy (Roman archaeology and history, U. of Western Australia) and Bewley (an archaeologist with English Heritage) have compiled a series of remarkably detailed and precise aerial photographs, taken from 1997-2000, with commentary on the archaeological sites they depict. Introductory chapters describe the geography of Jordan, the process and usefulness of aerial archaeology, and Jordan's history. Subsequent chapters present the photos and commentary in chronological order, including prehistoric sites, the Bronze Age, the Nabataeans, the classical period, Christian Roman Jordan, early Islamic sites, the Crusader period, and the Ottoman and British empires. Distributed in North America by the David Brown Book Company. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)