...Natheer Abu-Obeid; Maha Maher Al Taki Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate the collective memory of urban cultural heritage sites for selected traditional markets in Down town Amman city – Jordan. The study also introduces the concepts urban artifacts and architectural archetypes...

... of difficult heritage memorialisation and approaches to reflect on sites and cities emerging from crises such as conflict. Collective memory Difficult heritage Heritage-led reconciliation Heritage-led recovery Memorialisation Sites of pain Wars and conflicts inflict wide-scale devastation...

... the country. On collective memory, Schwartz (1996) has suggested a dual analytical model to examine function of collective memory on society: collective memory as a “model of society” because it reflects society's fear, problems and aspiration and collective memory as a model for society...