The Department was established in 1923 in what was then the
Emirate of Transjordan, a
protectorate of the
British Empire. Its responsibilities are legislated for in laws no. 24 of 1934, no. 21 of 1988 and no. 22 of 2004.[3]
The Department has organised an international conference on the history and archaeology of Jordan every three years since 1980.[4]
Publications (print and online)
Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan (ADAJ), an
academic journal published since 1951[5]