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What Can You Do With A Photo Archive?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A photomosaic—a “mosaic of photos”—is a photo that basically consists of a single image, which in turn is made up of a number of smaller ones. If one looks at such an image from up close, one can pick out each of the separate photographs that form the overall photomosaic. From a distance, the original…
Continuity and change in mortuary customs: the Jordan Valley in the second and first millennia BC

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 video was adapted from the April 2018 public lecture delivered at ACOR by Dr. Jack Green, ACOR Associate Director. Dr. Green’s recent research and publication focus is…
ACOR@50

Miriam Saleh, Development Officer, reflects on ACOR’s past, present and future. PAST In 2018, ACOR will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Like many in Jordan, our research center relocated in 1968 to Amman in response to the Six-Day War. In a small flat, with a handful of books that one could scarcely call a library,…
Rawan Arar, ACOR-CAORC Fellow, Spring 2018

Rawan Arar is a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and a ACOR-CAORC Fellow for the spring of 2018. With an emphasis on refugees, Rawan’s research contributes to scholarly debates about states, rights, and theories of international immigration. She critiques global inequality and studies the interrelated politics between states….
Palestinian Reproductive Death and Life during the British Mandate

Dr. Frances S. Hasso is an ACOR-CAORC Post Doctoral Fellow in residence at ACOR in the Spring of 2018. She is an Associate Professor in the Program in Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies at Duke with secondary appointments in the History Department and the Sociology Department and an affiliate appointment in the Duke Middle East Studies…
Discovery in Bayt Ras

ACOR is proud to share with you one of the newest discoveries in Jordan, a spectacular tomb in Bayt Ras. Tremendous work was done by USAID SCHEP and their consortium of international and local partners. To learn more about the discovery, the rapid emergency conservation process, and the incredible documentation which has been done thus…
The Year of Living Dangerously

Dr. Linda K. Jacobs is an archaeologist, author, and founder of the Violet Jabara Charitable Trust, which is dedicated to improving the lives of people in developing countries in the Middle East and to fostering greater understanding of Middle Eastern culture in the United States. She has been a great friend and supporter through the…
JGSS – The Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship
Spotlight on selected 2016–17 JGSS Scholars The Jordanian Graduate Student Scholarship (JGSS) was first awarded in 2009. Students must be enrolled in the first year of an M.A. or Ph.D. program in Jordan in a subject related to cultural heritage. Typically, the applicants apply during their first year of graduate study and the award is to help them…
50th Anniversary Lecture by Dr. Barbara A. Porter

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 video, adapted from the February 2018 public lecture delivered by ACOR Director Dr. Barbara A. Porter, highlights achievements and memories from ACOR’s 50 years and looks forward…
“Continuity and Change in Mortuary Customs” a public lecture

A public lecture Continuity and change in mortuary customs: the Jordan Valley in the second and first millennia BC A lecture given by Dr. John (Jack) D.M. Green ACOR Associate Director Wednesday April 18, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. About the Lecture: Throughout human history there have been elaborate and simple ways to assist…
Celebrating HRH Prince Raad Bin Zeid

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”60948″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] On January 10, 2018 a celebration was held at ACOR to honor HRH Prince Raad Bin Zeid and to inaugurate a year of events to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of ACOR. We share below some of our favorite photos from that evening. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] HRH Prince Raad has been First Vice…
ACOR Strategic Planning Survey

[vc_row el_class=”aboutme_content”][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”60792″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”60870″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text] Please participate in a survey about ACOR. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As a part of our effort to develop ACOR’s strategic plan for the future, we are conducting a survey and would like you to take part. We know that ACOR means a great deal…
Lecture “Palestinian Reproductive Death and Life” on Wed. March 14, 2018 @ 6 pm

A public lecture Palestinian Reproductive Death and Life during the British Mandate A lecture given by Frances S. Hasso Duke University 2018 ACOR CAORC Post-Graduate Fellow Wednesday March 14, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. About the Lecture: This lecture emerges from a book project that examines Palestinian women’s experiences of perinatal and child death during…
ACOR Petra Church Mini-Video

For ACOR’s 50th Anniversary, we have created a series of small videos which highlight projects, people and scholarly work that we are most proud of supporting. One of our major projects has been the Petra Church. Please follow the link to see a two minute YouTube video about this project. This video has been produced…