Scholar highlights Ayyubid legacy, challenges of distinguishing it from Mamluk period

Scholar highlights Ayyubid legacy, challenges of distinguishing it from Mamluk period

AMMAN — For Professor Bethany Walker from Bonn University, it is a true challenge to differentiate some pottery objects whether they belong to Ayyubid (1171-1260) or Mamluk (1250-1517) period. Walker wants to separate two periods that are often called Ayyubit-Mamluk and belong to Middle Islamic era."Ayyubid period was much shorter than Mamluk period," Walker said during the