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Congratulations to all of the former ACOR fellows whose papers were accepted to the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), to be held in Chicago, Illinois, at the Hilton Chicago November 17–20, 2021, and online December 9–12, 2021. In Chicago, there will be a session in honor of the late Bert […]

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

ARCHIVED 3 November 2021 – no longer active. Posted: 24 August 2021 The American Center of Research, a nonprofit institution dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan past and present, seeks a Project Director for its collaborative effort to help support and develop the division of the Department of Antiquities that addresses illicit smuggling and stolen

24 August 2021 The American Center of Research, a nonprofit institution dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan past and present, seeks to hire a Chief of Party for its USAID-funded Sustainable Cultural Heritage Through Engagement of Local Communities Project (SCHEP). The Chief of Party (CoP) is the key point of contact for USAID on all

This position is closed and this page archived effective 9 December 2021. 24 August 2021 The American Center of Research, an American nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing knowledge of Jordan past and present, seeks a Communications Lead. The position is full-time (1.0 FTE) and located at our center in Amman, Jordan. The position reports to

18 August 2021 We are proud to announce that our proposed “The Temple of the Winged Lions Publication Project” is being funded via the U.S National Endowment for the Humanities’s Collaborative Research Grants program! In the current round, only 13 awards were made through this highly competitive program. Please see NEH’s formal announcement here: https://www.neh.gov/news/neh-announces-284-million-239-humanities-projects-nationwide