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April 3, 2022 The next issue of our newsletter (33.2) is now available! Click here for the PDF. This volume features: “Intangible Cultural Heritage,” a tour through the American Center’s latest efforts to support the preservation of the riches of Jordan’s living culture. Remembrance of the life and legacy of S. Thomas Parker (trustee, 1987–2021,

March 8, 2022 Busayra is a town in Al-Tafilah Governorate in southern Jordan, approximately 200 km from Amman. From its archaeological site, Busayra has a beautiful panoramic view over valleys and hills. This site was the administrative and political capital of the kingdom of Edom between 800 and 500 BCE, toward the end of the

February 9, 2022 The American Center of Research supported the establishment of the Natural Science Museum at Al Hussein Bin Talal University’s College of Science. The goal was to create an educational tool for the university campus, targeting in particular students of the College of Science, as well as, in general, students from the university’s

13 January 2022 The American Center of Research, a nonprofit institution dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan and the region, past and present, seeks an Author for the production of a book regarding the mosaics of Jordan. In 1992, The Mosaics of Jordan by Michele Piccirillo was published in 383 pages with 824 illustrations. In

15 November 2021 The American Center of Research, a nonprofit institution dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan past and present, seeks a Project Co-Director for its collaborative effort to help support and develop the division of the Department of Antiquities that addresses illicit smuggling and stolen antiquities. The position This is a four-month position for

Congratulations to all of the former ACOR fellows whose papers were accepted to the Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), to be held in Montréal, Québec, Canada, at the Palais des congrès October 28–31, 2021. In addition, a limited number of virtual sessions will convene later on December 2-3, 2021. ACOR board member

Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. Amman local time / 12:00 (Noon) p.m. EDT Click Here to Register Since its discovery in 1897, the early Islamic bath house of Qusayr ‘Amra (Jordan; AD 730s) has been celebrated for its figural wall paintings, the meanings of which have been much debated. Following the spectacular discoveries

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. Amman local time / 12:00 p.m. ED –> Click here to pre-register. <– Abila, Abila in the Decapolis, is most well known as one of the cities of the Hellenistic league known as the Decapolis, and then as the home of five prominent churches during the Byzantine period.

14 September 2021 The S. Thomas Parker Memorial Fund: https://acorjordan.org/contributions-in-honor-of-s-thomas-parker/ Obituary: https://www.cremnc.com/obituary/samuel-parker-iii Prof. S. Thomas Parker, a giant in the field of classical archaeology and the archaeology of Jordan, passed away 12 September 2021. An ACOR trustee since 1987 and officer (second vice president) for twenty years (2001–2021), he had a deep commitment to our

12 September 2021 The next issue of our newsletter (33.1) is now available! Click here for the PDF. This volume features: “Archaeology in Amman,” a tour through the latest fieldwork at historic sites in the Jordanian capital Remembrances of the lives and legacies of Prof. Bert de Vries (director, 1988–1991, and trustee, 1995–2021) and Cesar Octavo