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#WikiGap #20kfor2020 #womeninarchaeology #Jordanianheritage On Saturday, February 1st, from 9:30-3:30, the ACOR Library will host a Jordanian Heritage Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon to support the writing, editing, and translating of Wikipedia articles about Jordanian tangible and intangible heritage. This event is run in partnership with the Jordan Open Source Association and Wikimedia Levant. The edit-a-thon will be open […]

Please note we are intending to offer simultaneous translation into Arabic at this event. About the Lecture: The ACOR Photo Archive contains rich collections of tens of thousands of photographs, but its reach also extends far beyond the images themselves. ACOR’s archival collections reflect the seismic shifts that have occurred in the region over the

لتصفح المعلومات باللغة العربية هنا January 2020 ACOR Press Release Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman Named New Director of American Center of Oriental Research The Board of Trustees of the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman as the next Director of ACOR.

ACOR Staff and Affiliates at the ASOR Annual Meeting: Presentations, Honors, and Updates From Nov. 21–23, 2019, the ASOR Annual Meeting (ASOR: The American Schools of Oriental Research) took place in San Diego, CA, and dozens of current and former ACOR affiliates contributed to the event. This includes: ACOR Associate Director John (Jack) Green presented

Archaeology in Jordan (AIJ) is a new, biannual open access (OA) newsletter published online by ACOR aimed at raising scholarly awareness of archaeological and cultural resource management projects being carried out in Jordan and to make this information accessible to a wider audience. ACOR seeks submissions for the 2018 and 2019 seasons with a deadline of

ACOR Proudly Presents: Tuesday, December 10, 6pm at ACOR Reception to follow About the Lecture: In the first centuries AD, everybody in the area of Jordan south of the Wadi Mujib were devotees of some Nabataean or Roman religion or another. Christians first appear in the early fourth century and grew in numbers as the

To follow up or participate in this ongoing project, please join the associated Facebook group Open Jordanian Heritage or send us a message.  On Tuesday, October 7 from 10am–2pm, ACOR will be co-hosting a Wikipedia “Edit-a-thon” in partnership with Wikimedia Levant. Participants will first be trained in how to write and edit Wikipedia articles; then, using

لتصفح المعلومات باللغة العربية هنا ACOR announces fellowship opportunities for the 2020-2021 academic year. Applications due February 1 and 15, 2020. See details at https://acorjordan.org/2020-21-acor-fellowships/ or download here.    

To read this post in English, please click here.     يُعلن المركز الأمريكي للإبحاث الشّرقية (أكور) بفتح باب التّقديم لمنح ماليّة مُقدمة للطلاب الأردنييّن لعام 2020-2021 آخر موعد للتقديم: 1 شباط 2020 ًسيقوم أكور بعقد يوم مفتوح للطلبة، يوم السبت 7 / 12 / 2019 من الساعة 12-2، لتقديم شرح مُفصّل بكيّفية التقديم للمنح …تابع

We are thrilled to announce that ACOR is now officially affiliated with MESA (Middle East Studies Association). We hope to continue to reach out and support researchers from diverse fields of the MENA area studies. With affiliated status, ACOR will be able to sponsor discussion panels, if accepted, at the MESA annual meeting. This is