Archaeology
What Lies Beneath—New Insights into Petra’s Temple of the Winged Lions
Sugar, Safi, and SCHEP—An ACOR Video Lecture by Archaeologist Konstantinos Politis
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…
“Recipes for Public Archaeology” by Dr. Andrew McCarthy
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…
A Kinder, Greener Black Desert—An ACOR Video Lecture by Leading Prehistorian Gary Rollefson
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“Excavations of the Royal Palace of Machaerus” by Dr. Győző Vörös
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…
An Archaeological Tour of Madaba
Madaba – A Short History of a Vibrant Jordanian City
Jordan and the Administrative Legacy of the Umayyads
Faces of Jordan’s Archaeology – Zakariya Na’imat
A Day in the Life of the TWLCRM Initiative
Come to Petra, Experience the Exhibition
Firas Bqa’in: Archaeologist, Academic, and ACOR Administrator
A Passion for Petra’s Archaeology – An Interview with TWLCRM Alum Ahmad Hasanat
“Pipe Dreams and Paradise: The Water System of the Petra Garde and Pool Complex” by Dr. Leigh-Ann Bedal
Pipe Dreams and Paradise: The Water System of the Petra Garden and Pool Complex Dr. Leigh-Ann Bedal ACOR-CAORC Fellow and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Behrend College of the Pennsylvania State University Wednesday 29 October 2014 at 6:00pm Reception to Follow About the Lecture Visitors to Petra are characteristically amazed by its immense scale,…