News and Events

20 May 2021 On May 12, 2021, the Pontifical Academies Coordinating Council announced that early next year it will award Professor Győző Vörös the 2020 Gold Medal of the Pontificate for his archaeological work at Mukawir, which has been ongoing in conjunction with the Jordanian Department of Antiquities since 2009. Known in antiquity as Machaerus, this hilltop site […]

29 April 2021 Today, April 29, 2021, we join proponents of digital humanities all over the world in celebrating the Day of Digital Humanities (DH) 2021! This year’s theme is multilingual digital humanities, a topic that is close to our hearts here at ACOR. Over the past several years, we have made a concerted effort to make more primary and secondary

ACOR is pleased to invite applications for summer internships 2021! Please see the PDF for details. We are currently seeking a digital communications assistant, research assistant in history and archaeology, and digital archives assistant. All interns will have the opportunity to collaborate with various ACOR departments whether they are remote or in-person. These part-time positions are on

6 April 2021 As you may know, a pillar of ACOR and the archaeological and heritage communities of Jordan, Prof. Bert de Vries, passed away last week. The depth and impact of this loss is difficult to put into words. The world is a dimmer and less vibrant place without Bert. His passion for Jordan,

25 March 2021 We are pleased to announce that, beginning in 2021, the American Center of Research (ACOR) and the Fulbright Commission of Jordan will launch a new collaborative semiannual lecture series to celebrate the lasting contributions and careers of alumni of our mutually supportive programs. This initiative will serve as part of worldwide celebration

22 March 2021 The next issue of our newsletter (32.2) is now available! Click here for the PDF. This volume features: Reflections on “A Century of Preserving Jordanian Heritage” (on the occasion of the Jordanian centennial) Updates on archaeological fieldwork in 2020, including Khirbet Salameh and Petra Remembering the life of Artemis A. W. Joukowsky, former

Since 2019, ACOR staff and community members passionate about the digital humanities have been proud to support the local Wikimedian community, volunteers seeking to improve scholarly content on the world’s largest encyclopedia. We are therefore very pleased to share that this year ACOR has partnered with the organizers of this year’s WikiGap initiative, an global

24 February 2021 New SCHEP Scholarships for online courses are now available! Scholarship applications are now open for three courses offered by the University of Oxford Online: Islamic Art and Architecture (05 May 2021 – 16 Jul 2021) Archaeology in Practice (23 Jun 2021 – 03 Sep 2021) Introducing Mapping, Spatial Data and GIS (21

17 February 2021 We are delighted to share that ACOR, through director Pearce Paul Creasman and under the leadership of Nizar Al Adarbeh and Jehad Haron (USAID SCHEP), has received funding from the National Graphic Society for a new archaeological project, “Drones and GIS: Monitoring Illegal Excavation and Vandalism of Archaeological Sites in Wadi Rum

ARCHIVED 1 FEBRUARY 2022 – no longer active. Posted: 15 August 2021 The American Center of Research (formerly the American Center of Oriental Research), a nonprofit institution dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan and the interconnected Middle East, past and present, seeks an Archaeologist. This new full-time position, resident in Amman, Jordan, is intended to assist