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Include Umm el-Jimal in Tourism Itineraries – An ACOR & USAID SCHEP Video Lecture

Aug 20, 2017 Posted in ACOR, SCHEP, VideoLectures Tagged with Archaeology, SCHEP, tourism, Umm el-Jimal

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 July 2017 public lecture delivered at ACOR by Dr. Bert de Vries, Professor of Archaeology at Calvin College and Director of the Umm…

Zachary Sheldon, ACOR-CAORC Fellow, Fall 2017

Aug 12, 2017 Posted in CAORC, Fellows, Profile Tagged with anthropology, Iraq, Iraqi diaspora

Zachary Sheldon is a Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology at the University of Chicago and an ACOR-CAORC Fellow in fall 2017. His research project is titled “Guests in the ‘Garden’: An Ethnography of the National Present among Iraqi Residents of Amman, Jordan” and it is an exploration of young Iraqis whose families left Iraq and have come…

Mining Manuscripts of the Ottoman Archives

Aug 10, 2017 Posted in ACOR, CAORC, Fellows, Research Tagged with Archives, CAORC Fellowship, islam, Islamic Law

Sarah Islam is a Ph.D. candidate in History at Princeton University and an ACOR-CAORC pre-doctoral fellow for 2015–2016. In order to complete her research project, which deals with the evolving historical discourse on blasphemy as an Islamic legal category, from the medieval period until the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Islam needed to painstakingly…

Susynne McElrone, ACOR-CAORC Postdoctoral Fellow, Fall 2017

Aug 9, 2017 Posted in CAORC, Fellows, Profile Tagged with Archival research, Ottoman Era, Palestine

Susynne McElrone, a historian studying late-Ottoman Palestine, is interested in rural socioeconomic history, land tenure, and the implementation of property-tenure reforms following the promulgation of the 1858 Land Code. Significantly, Ottoman property-tenure reforms in the second half of the 19th century continue to influence land tenure in the Levant today. They institutionalized individually held, centrally…

Wadi Ramm Survey Archive Finds New Home at ACOR

Aug 8, 2017 Posted in ACOR Tagged with AMAES, Jobling Archive, Rock Art, survey archaeology, Wadi Ramm

In September 2016, ACOR happily received the project archive of the ‘Aqaba-Ma‘an Archaeological and Epigraphic Survey (AMAES), directed by the late William (Bill) Jobling of the University of Sydney from 1980 to 1990. The pathbreaking survey, which documented Wadi Ramm’s exceptional landscapes and archaeological remains with thousands of color and black and white photographs, was…

Sea Peoples and neo-Hittites — an ACOR Video Lecture by Dr. Timothy P. Harrison

Aug 2, 2017 Posted in ACOR, VideoLectures Tagged with Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, lecture, 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 video was adapted from the May 2017 public lecture delivered by Dr. Timothy Harrison, Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology at the University of Toronto. Please note that…

From the Ground Up: Community Engagement in Rock Art Management in Wadi Rum

Jul 16, 2017 Posted in Lecture, SCHEP Tagged with Rock Art, wadi rum

Public Lecture Announcement: About the Lecture: As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wadi Rum is a prime tourist destination, home to thousands of rock inscriptions and petroglyphs—many of which are actually in grave danger of decay. This lecture discusses the many challenges facing current rock art management in the Valley of the Moon and the…

The Evolution of Identity and Social Conflict in Networked Jordan

Jun 19, 2017 Posted in ACOR, Fellows, NEH, Research Tagged with anthropology, NEH, tribes of jordan

Geoffrey Hughes is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellow at ACOR and an anthropologist and lecturer at the London School of Economics. He is residing at ACOR during summer 2017 while he pursues his project entitled, “Nation and Agnation: Kinship, Conflict, and Social Control in Contemporary Jordan.” His essay below is a brief…

Vivian Laughlin, 2017—2018 Bikai Fellow

Jun 18, 2017 Posted in Fellows, Fellowships, Named Fellowships, Profile Tagged with Archaeology, Bikai Fellowship, Cultural Heritage, research

Ms. Vivian A. Laughlin is a Ph. D Candidate in the Institute of Archeology at Andrews University with a concentration in Ancient Near Eastern Archeology and Anthropology. She is the Bikai fellow at ACOR for 2017-2018. Her field research, entitled “Serapis in Hisban: A Historical Narrative of Enculturation of an Ancient Jordanian City,” deals with…

Geoffrey Hughes, NEH Fellow, Summer 2017

Jun 15, 2017 Posted in Fellows, NEH, Profile Tagged with anthropology, History, modern area studies, NEH Fellowship

Dr. Geoffrey Hughes, a teaching fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics, is an NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) fellow at ACOR for the summer of 2017. The project he is undertaking is titled “Nation and Agnation: Kinship, Conflict, and Social Control in Contemporary Jordan.” Through his project Dr….

TWLCRM: BBC World’s The Travel Show

Jun 14, 2017 Posted in TWLCRM News & Video Tagged with Petra, TWL, TWLCRM, Video

The mammoth task of unearthing Petra To preserve the ancient site of Petra for future generations, archaeologists and locals are re-excavating earlier archaeological “dumps” in search of lost treasures. This video is brought to you by BBC’s Travel Show. To see the original BBC episode, please follow this link: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160929-the-mammoth-task-of-unearthing-petra

TWLCRM: Smithsonian Channel, Sacred Sites

Jun 14, 2017 Posted in TWLCRM News & Video

Sacred Sites: Were the Women of Petra More Important Than Men? The Nabataeans worshipped powerful female deities and built lavish shrines in their honor. Could this religious order be a clue into the elevated status of women in Petra? This video is brought to you by the Smithsonian Channel.

TWLCRM Celebrates Archaeological Institute of America’s 2015 Award for Best Practices in Site Preservation

Jun 14, 2017 Posted in TWLCRM News & Video

Allison Mickel presents “Petra TWLCRM Initiative: Winner of the AIA 2015 Award for Best Practices in Site Preservation”. Posted to YouTube Apr 8, 2015.

TWLCRM: Ro’ya Television, Donya ya Donya (interview with team member Eman Abdessalam)

Jun 14, 2017 Posted in TWLCRM News & Video Tagged with Petra, TWL, TWLCRM, Video

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Why Umm el-Jimal Should Be Included in Tourism Packages and Itineraries

Jun 12, 2017 Posted in Lecture, SCHEP Tagged with Archaeology, SCHEP, tourism

ACOR and USAID SCHEP PUBLIC LECTURE ANNOUNCEMENT “Why Umm el-Jimal Should Be Included in Tourism Packages and Itineraries” Dr. Bert de Vries, Calvin University (Note new date) Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 6:00 pm Reception to Follow at ACOR About the lecture: Umm el-Jimal is a truly one-of-a-kind site in Jordan, distinct from other popular…

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