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Temple of the Winged Lions awarded renewal grant from Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

Sep 21, 2015 Posted in TWLCRM Tagged with ACOR, afcp, grant, september, TWLCRM

Key attendees at the AFCP launch event included, from left to right, Eman Abdalsalam (TWLCRM team member and Sela president), Elena Ronza (TWLCRM co-director), Ragini Gupta (U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer), Dr. Emad Hijazeen (PAP Commissioner), Dr. Glenn J. Corbett (ACOR Associate Director and TWLCRM Co-Director), Alice G. Wells (U.S. Ambassador to Jordan), and Barbara A. Porter (ACOR Director). Photo by Eric Barbee, U.S. Embassy Press Officer.

On 13 September 2015, U.S. Ambassador to Jordan Alice G. Wells launched a grant awarded under the Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to expand conservation of the Temple of the Winged Lions. The grant, totaling $200,000, was awarded to the American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) in partnership with the Jordanian Department…

Madaba – A Short History of a Vibrant Jordanian City

Sep 17, 2015 Posted in General Tagged with Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Madaba

Jordan’s Cultural Caretakers — SCHEP Launches “Site Steward” Program

Sep 1, 2015 Posted in SCHEP Tagged with ACOR, Cultural Heritage, Jordan, SCHEP, Training

Georgetown Students Study Arabic in Jordan

Aug 16, 2015 Posted in Life@ACOR Tagged with ACOR, Arabic language study, Hostel, Life at ACOR, student program

The Petra Papyri—An Archive from Petra’s Byzantine Past

Aug 1, 2015 Posted in General Tagged with ACOR, Cultural Heritage, Papyrus, Petra, research, Restoration

Jordan and the Administrative Legacy of the Umayyads

Jul 15, 2015 Posted in CAORC, Research Tagged with ACOR, Archaeology, CAORC Fellowship, coins, Cultural Heritage, research, Umayyad

ACOR Conservation Technician Naif Zaban and the ACOR Conservation Cooperative

Jul 1, 2015 Posted in General, Life@ACOR Tagged with ACOR, Cultural Heritage, Restoration, Staff Profile

Faces of Jordan’s Archaeology – Zakariya Na’imat

Jun 17, 2015 Posted in Fellows, Profile Tagged with ACOR, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Fellows

Craig Harvey, 2015–2016 Bikai Fellowship & Harrell Family Fellowship

Jun 15, 2015 Posted in Fellows, Profile

Craig Harvey is conducting research in Jordan in the summer of 2015 on ceramic building materials from a Roman fort at Humayma and from a Roman bath house at ‘Ayn Gharandal. Craig has always been interested in bath houses, heating systems, and construction materials. He is also pursuing a side project to examine the remains…

Tareq Ramadan

Jun 15, 2015 Posted in CAORC, Fellows, Profile

Tareq Ramadan, 2014–2015 CAORC Pre-Doctoral Fellow Tareq Ramadan is researching Umayyad-era coins, seals, weights, documents and other inscribed objects in Jordan. He is interested in reconstructing the political and economic environment of the Umayyad culture in Jordan in the 7th and 8th centuries CE. Tareq is a CAORC Pre-Doctorate Fellow in the 2014-2015 cycle. A…

A Day in the Life of the TWLCRM Initiative

Jun 1, 2015 Posted in TWLCRM Tagged with ACOR, Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, internships, Petra, TWLCRM

“Heritage Conservation and Host Communities in Jordan” by Dr. Erin Addison

May 13, 2015 Posted in Lecture Tagged with addison, erin addison, heritage conservation, host communities, lecture, may

Environmental Engineer from Wadi Musa at al-Tahouna mill site, Wadi Musa (photo by E. Addison)

The Top Stratum: Heritage Conservation and Host Communities in Jordan Dr. Erin Addison Cultural Heritage Resources (CHR) Projects Lead for the USAID-SCHEP Project Wednesday 13 May 2015 at 6:00 pm Reception to Follow About the Lecture: Over the past 40 years there has been a growing awareness that archaeologists should consider the perspectives, concerns, and…

Introducing SCHEP: Sustainable Cultural Heritage through Engagement of Local Communities Project

May 4, 2015 Posted in SCHEP Tagged with ACOR, Cultural Heritage, SCHEP

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