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Welcome to Insights! Formerly our long-running quarterly e-update, since 2020, Insights has been our blog, hosting essays by fellows, interns, staff, and others.

Heritage in Stone—Assessing the Geologic Stability of Jordan’s Rock Art

Jun 13, 2016 Posted in Research Tagged with Cultural Heritage Management, Epigraphy, Inscriptions, Jordan, research

Driving north from Azraq on Jordan’s Highway 5 and turning off onto a dirt track that gradually approaches the region’s looming volcanic mountains, one eventually comes to Wadi Hassan, a picturesque desert watercourse dotted with small seasonal pools. There, surrounded by towering columnar basalt cliffs, the visitor is greeted by an overwhelming sight. I’m…

Piotr Makowski, 2016–17 Bikai Fellow

Jun 8, 2016 Posted in Fellows, Profile Tagged with Bikai Fellowship, Poland

Piotr Makowski is a field archaeologist who has participated in excavations in Egypt, Sudan, Lebanon, Cyprus, Poland and the Ukraine. He first visited Jordan in 2015 with a small study tour supported by the University of Warsaw. The Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship has enabled Piotr to work on a research project that will contribute…

Catherine Maier, Groot Memorial Fellow, Summer 2016

Jun 7, 2016 Posted in Fellows, Profile Tagged with black desert, Groot Fellow 2016-17

Catherine Maier is an undergraduate in Anthropology at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Her passion for geology and archaeology led her to apply for the Groot Fellowship to join excavations at Wadi Qattafi and work with Dr. Gary Rollefson as part of the Eastern Badia Archaeological project. The summer 2016 dig aimed to uncover…

A Recipe for Public Archaeology in Cyprus – An ACOR Video Lecture by Dr. Andrew McCarthy

May 30, 2016 Posted in VideoLectures Tagged with CAARI, CAORC Fellowship, Cultural Heritage, Cyprus, History, libraries, public archaeology, research

The ACOR Video Lecture Series provides accessible discussions of new research into the past and present of Jordan and the broader Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean worlds. This fifth video in the series, adapted from the February 2016 ACOR public lecture delivered by Dr. Andrew McCarthy, has two parts. The first relates how the Cyprus…

Mohammed “Abu Ahmed” Adawi awarded the ASOR Albright Service Award

May 29, 2016 Posted in Life@ACOR

ACOR Chef Mohammed Adawi was recognized for his long service to ACOR and given the Albright Service Award in Amman in a special ceremony. This award was announced during the annual American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) conference in Atlanta, Georgia in November 2015. The W. F. Albright Award honors individuals who have made outstanding…

Austin “Chad” Hill

May 18, 2016 Posted in Fellows, Profile Tagged with black desert, drones

Austin “Chad” Hill, 2015–2016 CAORC Post Doctorate Fellow Chad Hill preparing to launch a fixed wing drone at Feifa, Jordan 2014 (Photo by Morag Kersel) Chad Hill is an archaeologist who specializes in the rapidly developing field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based surveying. He uses aerial photography and 3D photogrammetry to identify archaeological sites, document excavations, and…

Suzanne Richard, 2015–2016 CAORC Post Doctoral Fellow

May 18, 2016 Posted in CAORC, Fellows, Profile

Dr. Suzanne Richard is an ACOR-CAORC post-doctoral fellow in residence at ACOR in the summer and autumn of 2016. A distinguished professor of history and archaeology at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, she has been working in Jordan for more than thirty years. A leading expert in the archaeology and history of the Early Bronze…

“Why We Need Drones” by Dr. Austin (Chad) Hill

May 17, 2016 Posted in Lecture Tagged with Archaeology, austin hill, chad hill, drones, hill, lecture, may

Chad Hill preparing to launch a fixed wing drone at Feifa, Jordan 2014 (Photo by Morag Kersel)

Why We Need Drones: Case Studies from Archaeological Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Surveys in Wadi al-Qattafi and Feifa, Jordan Dr. Austin (Chad) Hill ACOR-CAORC Senior Fellow Tuesday 17 May 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Reception to Follow About the Lecture: In recent years, advances in technology, falling prices, and popular demand have contributed to a worldwide…

The Photographs of Amman Artist Bashar Tabbah

May 14, 2016 Posted in Life@ACOR Tagged with artists, Cultural Heritage, History, Interview, Jordan, landscapes, Photography

New Research in Jerash – An ACOR Video lecture by Dr. Achim Lichtenberger and Dr. Rubina Raja

Apr 28, 2016 Posted in VideoLectures Tagged with Archaeology, Jerash, Jordan, lichtenberger, march, raja, research, video lecture

The ACOR Video Lecture Series provides stimulating and accessible discussions of new research into Jordan’s past and present, as presented by leading scholars and researchers working in Jordan and neighboring countries. This fourth video in the series, adapted from the March 2016 ACOR public lecture of archaeologists Dr. Achim Lichtenberger and Dr. Rubina Raja, focuses…

“Perspectives on ACOR’s Role” by Dr. Barbara A. Porter & Dr. Glenn J. Corbett

Apr 27, 2016 Posted in Lecture Tagged with ACOR, april, barbara porter, corbett, glenn corbett, lecture, perspectives, porter

Aerial View of ACOR from Helicopter (October 2015) Source: Aerial Photographic Archive for Archaeology in the Middle East (Photographer: Rebecca Banks) (APAAME_20151001_RHB-0525). See www.apaame.org

Perspectives on ACOR’s Role in Preserving and Presenting Jordan’s Heritage Dr. Barbara A. Porter, ACOR Director Dr. Glenn J. Corbett, ACOR Associate Director Wednesday 27 April 2016 at 6:00pm Reception to Follow About the Lecture: This presentation will reflect on the history of ACOR, which is a non-profit institution dedicated to promoting research and publication…

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Heritage in Stone—Assessing the Geologic Stability of Jordan’s Rock Art

Piotr Makowski, 2016–17 Bikai Fellow

Catherine Maier, Groot Memorial Fellow, Summer 2016

A Recipe for Public Archaeology in Cyprus – An ACOR Video Lecture by Dr. Andrew McCarthy

Mohammed “Abu Ahmed” Adawi awarded the ASOR Albright Service Award

Austin “Chad” Hill

Suzanne Richard, 2015–2016 CAORC Post Doctoral Fellow

“Why We Need Drones” by Dr. Austin (Chad) Hill

The Photographs of Amman Artist Bashar Tabbah

New Research in Jerash – An ACOR Video lecture by Dr. Achim Lichtenberger and Dr. Rubina Raja

“Perspectives on ACOR’s Role” by Dr. Barbara A. Porter & Dr. Glenn J. Corbett

Excavations at the Fortified Royal Palace of Machaerus — An ACOR Video Lecture by Archaeologist Győző Vörös

What Lies Beneath—New Insights into Petra’s Temple of the Winged Lions

Jordan’s Heritage Takes to the Skies – ACOR Scholarship Recipient Asem Abu Doleh

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