News and Events

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

Posted 26 April 2023 Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. (UTC +3)In person and online (with live Arabic translation)American Center of Research, Seminar RoomAmman, Jordan Archaeological excavations by the Petra North Ridge Project unexpectedly discovered two marble statues of Aphrodite at the ancient Nabataean capital prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Found amidst 4th-century AD domestic debris, both sculptures

November 15, 2022 The American Center of Research is currently seeking applications for three one-month remote fellowships for faculty members and administrators 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. Topics should contribute to scholarship in

November 14, 2022 We are proud to announce the completion and success of the first cohort of the Abdoun Community Archaeology Project. In 2021, the American Center of Research and the Jordanian Department of Antiquities partnered together to create a new community archaeology program: the Abdoun Community Archaeology Project. The project managed to involve 24

October 26, 2022 The American Center of Research proudly presents: Tuesday, November 8, 2022Location: Zoom WebinarTime: 7:00–8:00 pm (Amman) In our world today, any material management project, whether it is for documents, photos, heritage items, or sites, needs to include digitization as a fundamental means to achieve an effective and secure electronic record system. This

October 25, 2022 On Monday, October 24, 2022, the launch and signing ceremony of HRH Princess Dana Firas’ book “Unique and Outstanding: Jordan’s World Heritage Sites” took place at the Cultural Hub – Bayt Yaish in Jabal al-Weibdeh. This publication seeks to illustrate the rich diversity of Jordan’s cultural heritage sites, including those that have

September 13, 1939 – October 20, 2022 Burton MacDonald, a longtime supporter of the American Center of Research, died on October 20th after complications evolving from his over a year-long battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Dr. MacDonald and his wife, Dr. Rosemarie Sampson, funded their fellowship, “MacDonald and Sampson Fellowship,” at the American Center in 2004 to

September 2022 The next issue of our newsletter (34.1) is now available! Click here for the PDF. This volume features: The American Center’s renovation adventure, updates, and completion. The re-presentation and interpretation of Khirbet Salameh through the creation of augmented reality and virtual tour of the site. Remembrance of the lives and legacies of Edwin

October 13, 2022 In the presence of the Ambassador of the United States of America Henry T. Wooster, and Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Gavito, the American Center of Research and Jordan’s Department of Antiquities held reception to launch the U.S. Department of State-funded project “Establishing a National Cultural Heritage Property Database in the Kingdom of