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17 December 2023 In the 1920s pilots flying over the Harrat ash-Sham volcanic fields (also known as the Black Desert) were struck by a landscape that was “rugged and desolate” (Maitland 1927: 198), “like a dead fire — nothing but cold ashes” (Rees 1929: 389), whose “odious flat-topped slag heaps” instilled a “sinister foreboding” and […]

Konstantinos Politis I recall first meeting Jonathan Tubb in 1982 after work hours at Peter Dorrell’s office at the Institute of Archaeology in London, where I was conducting my postgraduate studies. They were close friends who would regularly enjoy a drink or two after work reminiscing their excavations in Syria and Iraq. I and others,

The American Center of Research, located in Amman, Jordan, is pleased to announce that we have an ACOR-NEH Fellowship opportunity available for use in 2024. Funding for this fellowship is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutes (FPIRI).   We have opened application for a fellowship of four to eight months,

The American Center of Research, located in Amman, Jordan, is pleased to announce that we have an ACOR-NEH Fellowship opportunity available for use in 2024. Funding for this fellowship is provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutes (FPIRI).   We have opened application for a fellowship of four to eight months,

(updated 22 November 2023) We regret to inform you that the lecture scheduled for November 27 is postponed. Thank you for your interest. We look forward to gathering together again in the near future. The first open-to-the-public presentation of our 2023 fall lecture series will be held Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 5 p.m. (Amman

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American Center of Research Educator Fellowship: The American Center of Research is currently seeking applications for three one-month remote fellowships for faculty members and administrators who are currently teaching at community colleges and/or minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Fields of study include but are not limited to all areas of the humanities, anthropology, archaeology, and women’s studies.

July 3, 2022; updated 13 July, 2023 Update Please see the Abdoun Community Archaeology Project page for the latest updates about the project and for information about how to apply to participate. Introduction The American Center of Research, in partnership with the Department of Antiquities (DoA), invites all those interested in participating in the preservation

We are pleased to announce that our annual report for FY 2022 is now available online. Through its twenty-four illustrated pages you will learn about our mission, fellowship programs and awards, highlights of our projects, activities of our library, archive, and publications teams, and more. Last year was a productive one for us as we

Monday, May 8, 2023Location: ACOR (Amman, Jordan; GMT + 3) and Zoom6:00 p.m. (Amman) This lecture will shed light on Jordan’s geology, including the different lithofacies (observable components) of exposed rock sequences and the ages of these rocks. Moreover, it will look at some economically important deposits. Theories of the Jordan rift formation will be