Welcome to ACOR!
The American Center of Research (ACOR) is an international, non-profit academic institution, whose mission is advancing knowledge of Jordan and the interconnected region, past and present. We promote, support, and conduct research across a broad swath of the social, natural and physical sciences, humanities, and the arts. To do so we offer a comprehensive fellowship program for scholars and students, conduct archaeological excavation and restoration projects, publish, maintain a robust public library, facilitate the work of others, provide residential facilities to scholars and students, and host a variety of interdisciplinary initiatives.

News and Events
From Insights
- Places and the Past: The Bidul, the Layathna, and Narratives about Indigeneity in Petraby ACOR on November 5, 2023 at 8:00 am
- Being Introduced to Archaeology in Jordan at Khirbat al-Mukhayyatby ACOR on October 5, 2023 at 8:30 am
- Recyling Refuse in Ancient Petraby ACOR on September 7, 2023 at 7:05 am
- Between Jordanian and International Law: UNRWA Involvement in Jordanian Court Cases, 1948–1967by ACOR on August 17, 2023 at 9:05 pm