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 […]
لتصفح المعلومات باللغة العربية هنا January 2020 ACOR Press Release Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman Named New Director of American Center of Oriental Research The Board of Trustees of the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in Amman, Jordan, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman as the next Director of ACOR.
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Archaeology in Jordan (AIJ) is a new, biannual open access (OA) newsletter published online by ACOR aimed at raising scholarly awareness of archaeological and cultural resource management projects being carried out in Jordan and to make this information accessible to a wider audience. ACOR seeks submissions for the 2018 and 2019 seasons with a deadline of
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ACOR Proudly Presents: Tuesday, December 10, 6pm at ACOR Reception to follow About the Lecture: In the first centuries AD, everybody in the area of Jordan south of the Wadi Mujib were devotees of some Nabataean or Roman religion or another. Christians first appear in the early fourth century and grew in numbers as the
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To follow up or participate in this ongoing project, please join the associated Facebook group Open Jordanian Heritage or send us a message. On Tuesday, October 7 from 10am–2pm, ACOR will be co-hosting a Wikipedia “Edit-a-thon” in partnership with Wikimedia Levant. Participants will first be trained in how to write and edit Wikipedia articles; then, using
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لتصفح المعلومات باللغة العربية هنا ACOR announces fellowship opportunities for the 2020-2021 academic year. Applications due February 1 and 15, 2020. See details at https://acorjordan.org/2020-21-acor-fellowships/ or download here.
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To read this post in English, please click here. يُعلن المركز الأمريكي للإبحاث الشّرقية (أكور) بفتح باب التّقديم لمنح ماليّة مُقدمة للطلاب الأردنييّن لعام 2020-2021 آخر موعد للتقديم: 1 شباط 2020 ًسيقوم أكور بعقد يوم مفتوح للطلبة، يوم السبت 7 / 12 / 2019 من الساعة 12-2، لتقديم شرح مُفصّل بكيّفية التقديم للمنح …تابع
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We are thrilled to announce that ACOR is now officially affiliated with MESA (Middle East Studies Association). We hope to continue to reach out and support researchers from diverse fields of the MENA area studies. With affiliated status, ACOR will be able to sponsor discussion panels, if accepted, at the MESA annual meeting. This is
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We are pleased to share that Archaeology in Jordan 2016 and 2017 Seasons is now available for free download here on the ACOR website. Archaeology in Jordan (AIJ) is a new, biannual open access (OA) newsletter published online by ACOR aimed at raising scholarly awareness of archaeological and cultural resource management projects being carried out in
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ACOR is proud to announce that in FY 2018 (October 2017 to September 2018), coinciding with ACOR’s 50th year in Jordan, we broke all previous records for total donations, number of new donors, and total individual donors. We started out the year with the goal of reaching 250 individual donations, and thanks to you
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