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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.

“The Danish-German Northwest Quarter Project” by Dr. Achim Lichtenberger & Dr. Rubina Raja

Mar 9, 2016 Posted in Lecture Tagged with achim lichtenberger, danish-german northwest quarter project, Jerash, lecture, lichtenberger, march, raja, rubina raja

Arab-Byzantine coin from a coin hoard found in a house destroyed by an earthquake in Gerasa. Photo courtesy of the Danish-German Northwest Quarter Project, 2014

New Research in Jerash: The Danish-German Northwest Quarter Project Dr. Achim Lichtenberger, Professor of Classical Archaeology at Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany Dr. Rubina Raja, Professor of Classical Archaeology at Aarhaus University in Denmark Wednesday 9 March 2016 at 6:00 pm Reception to Follow About the Lecture: Since 2011, a Danish-German team has been conducting archaeological…

Sugar, Safi, and SCHEP—An ACOR Video Lecture by Archaeologist Konstantinos Politis

Mar 2, 2016 Posted in SCHEP, VideoLectures Tagged with ACOR, Ancient Technology, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Industrial archaeology, Interview, Jordan, Jordan Valley, konstantinos politis, politis, SCHEP, Sugar, 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 second video in the series, adapted from the February 2016 ACOR public lecture of archaeologist Konstantinos Politis, reveals the remarkable origins of industrial…

ACOR Blog One Year Anniversary

Feb 18, 2016 Posted in Life@ACOR Tagged with ACOR, Cultural Heritage, Jordan, Petra, SCHEP, TWLCRM

“Recipes for Public Archaeology” by Dr. Andrew McCarthy

Feb 10, 2016 Posted in Lecture Tagged with andrew mccarthy, Archaeology, february, lecture, mccarthy, public archaeology

Announcing an ACOR Public Lecture: Recipes for Public Archaeology: Libraries, Tourism, and Experimental Archaeology in Cyprus Dr. Andrew McCarthy Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) Wednesday 10 February 2016 at 6:00 pm Reception to Follow About the Lecture: Heritage is an important and finite resource that appeals to many people. Archaeologists and historians, however, do…

“Sugar, Safi and SCHEP” by Dr. Konstantinos Politis

Feb 3, 2016 Posted in Lecture Tagged with february, konstantinos politis, lecture, politis, safi, SCHEP, Sugar

Sugarcane factory in Ghor es-Safi, photo K. Politis

Dr. Konstantinos PolitisHellenic Society for Near Eastern Studies & ACOR-USAID-SCHEP Grantee Rescheduled due to snow; new date:Wednesday 3 February 20166:00 pm @ ACORReception to Follow. The USAID Sustainable Cultural Heritage through Engagement of Local Communities Project (SCHEP) invites you to a public lecture on Wednesday 3 February 2016 at 6 pm at ACOR in Amman….

When Bread Is More than Just Bread

Feb 2, 2016 Posted in CAORC, Research Tagged with ACOR, Amman, bread, CAORC Fellowship, Fellows, food security, political science, research

New Compression Shelving

Jan 28, 2016 Posted in Library, Life@ACOR Tagged with compression shelving, donation, pro bono

Transforming the ACOR Library, thanks to special donations from the Roger S. Boraas Library Support Fund, other donors, and ACOR team work! Thanks to donors, this year ACOR was able to realize a long-held dream to improve our Library by installing movable compression shelving in the Lower Library. In 2006 Roger S. Boraas,[*] one of…

The Women of the TWLCRM

Jan 24, 2016 Posted in TWLCRM Tagged with ACOR, Cultural Heritage, Feature, Petra, Photography, TWLCRM, Women

A Kinder, Greener Black Desert—An ACOR Video Lecture by Leading Prehistorian Gary Rollefson

Jan 5, 2016 Posted in VideoLectures Tagged with Archaeology, black desert, Fellows, gary rollefson, Jordan, lecture recording, october, research, rollefson, video lecture

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José Ciro Martínez

Dec 24, 2015 Posted in CAORC, Fellows, Profile

José Ciro Martínez, 2015–2016 CAORC Pre-Doctoral Fellow José Ciro Martínez is a pre-doctorate Fellow at ACOR conducting research in Jordan until December 2015. He is completing his Ph.D. in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. Before his ACOR-CAORC fellowship, he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship that gave him the opportunity…

The Distinguished Career of ACOR Chef Mohammed Adawi

Dec 21, 2015 Posted in Life@ACOR Tagged with ACOR, Career, Feature, Life at ACOR, Staff Profile

“Excavations of the Royal Palace of Machaerus” by Dr. Győző Vörös

Dec 16, 2015 Posted in Lecture Tagged with Archaeology, december, excavation, gyozo voros, lecture, machaerus, recent, voros

Excavations at the Fortified Royal Palace of Machaerus Overlooking the Dead Sea Dr. Győző Vörös Hungarian Academy of Arts Wednesday 16 December 2015 at 6:00 p.m. Reception to Follow About the Lecture Dr. Vörös will provide an illustrated lecture outlining the work of the Hungarian Machaerus Research Project as well as background about previous excavation…

Kathleen Bennallack

Dec 6, 2015 Posted in CAORC, Fellows, Profile

Kathleen Bennallack, 2015–2016 CAORC Pre-Doctoral Fellow Kathleen Bennalack (center) excavating in the Feynan region in 2011. Photo courtesy of K. Bennallack. Kathleen Bennallack is a ACOR–CAORC Pre-Doctoral fellow at ACOR in the 2015-2016 academic year. Her research focuses on the Late Neolithic Era in the Southern Levant (6400-5000 BCE). These were early human societies engaged…

Understanding the New Urban Geographies of the Syrian Conflict

Dec 2, 2015 Posted in CAORC, Research Tagged with CAORC Fellowship, Fellows, geography, political science, refugees, research

Research in Focus: Rewriting the History of the Great Arab Revolt

Nov 15, 2015 Posted in Life@ACOR, Research Tagged with ACOR, Architecture, Feature, History, Interview, Life at ACOR, research

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