ACOR is proud to announce the publication of Petra: The North Ridge by P.M. Bikai, M.A. Perry, and C. Kanellopoulos! This publication concerns the archaeological excavations of the Ridge Church and the Blue Chapel at Petra (Jordan). It represents the culmination of many years of work carried out by the American Center of Oriental Research in […]
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The latest ACOR Newsletter, Volume 31.2, is now available online for download and reading. For a table of contents, please see below. For a high-resolution PDF of the Newsletter, click here. For a smaller, low-resolution file, please click here. To read past ACOR Newsletters, click here to be taken to links of prior publications. Table
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It is our pleasure to announce that ACOR has received a grant in support of our Virginia operations from Virginia Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan of 2020. ACOR is based in Alexandria, Virginia. From our Alexandria
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Digital Communications Internship (June 1–July 29) Summary: This intern will support the creation of content for digital sharing across ACOR online platforms, including the website and social media. The intern will also support linking of ACOR scholarly materials to Wikipedia via collaboration with Wikimedia Levant. Responsibilities: In reference to the information contained in past ACOR
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In light of global limitations on travel and gatherings, SCHEP is offering scholarships for Jordanian students and recent graduates to take part in selected online courses in fields related to our project (such as archaeology, heritage studies, etc.). The first scholarship opportunity is for a University of Oxford online course on “Archaeology in Practice!” For
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As many are shifting to remote working and online classes, the need for greater access to digital resources is more important than ever. ACOR has many online resources available. Below is a list of links accessible through our website acorjordan.org The ACOR Photo Archive has over 27,000 online images of heritage sites, landscapes, people, and
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Dear Colleagues and Friends: We regret to inform you that ACOR, including its library, will be closed to the public effective 2pm, March 14th, until otherwise noted. Such action is motivated by advice from various U.S. institutions, precedent by other overseas research units, and our general concern regarding frequent foreign arrivals to our facility. The
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Tuesday March 10, 2020, 6pm at ACOR Reception to Follow About the Lecture: Ancient sites which have recently come to light on the Dead Sea littoral reveal what life was like for the average Nabataean some two thousand years ago. Ancient texts also refer to these communities and the close relations which they had with
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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
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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
