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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…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”27812″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] ACOR Insights: September 2015 [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”27820″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”30556″ img_size=”600×398″ alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://www.acorjordan.org/2015/09/01/site-stewards-workshop-august-2015-schep/#more-353″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477218158847{margin-right: 231px !important;margin-left: 231px !important;}”] Jordan’s Cultural Caretakers — SCHEP Launches “Site Steward” Program In July 2015, ACOR hosted a workshop as part of SCHEP’s new “site steward” program, which empowers local community members to care for and preserve…
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, 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…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”27812″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] ACOR Insights: May 2015 [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”27820″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”27824″ img_size=”600×398″ alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://www.acorjordan.org/2015/05/04/schep/#more-258″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1476960565647{margin-right: 231px !important;margin-left: 231px !important;}”] Introducing SCHEP: Sustainable Cultural Heritage through Engagement of Local Communities Project ACOR signed in November 2014 an agreement with USAID to implement the Sustainable Cultural Heritage through Engagement of Local Communities Project…
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…