[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”27812″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text] ACOR Insights: September 2016 [/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=”30579″ img_size=”600×398″ alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http://www.acorjordan.org/2016/06/28/usaid-schep-brings-new-voices-to-jordans-ichaj/”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1477225008795{margin-right: 231px !important;margin-left: 231px !important;}”] USAID-SCHEP Brings New Voices to Jordan’s ICHAJ Conference USAID-SCHEP awarded 15 scholarships to university students of archaeology, tourism and heritage, giving Jordanian students from across the country the opportunity to participate in an international…
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Temple of the Winged Lions awarded renewal grant from Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation
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…
ACOR Insights: September 2015
[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…
“Glimpses into Nabataean Culture” by Dr. David Graf
Glimpses into Nabatean Culture and Society based on Inscriptions from the Hisma (Southern Jordan) Dr. David Graf NEH Fellow, ACOR-CAORC Fellow & Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Miami Wednesday 17 September 2014 at 6:00 pm Reception to Follow About the Lecture: From the perspective of their architecture and sculpture at Petra,…
“New Insights into Thamudic Inscriptions” by Dr. Glenn J. Corbett
Messages from the Desert: New Insights into Thamudic Inscriptions and Rock Drawings from Jordan’s Wadi Ramm Dr. Glenn J. Corbett Director of the Wadi Hafir Petroglyph Survey, Former ACOR NEH Fellow and Independent Scholar Wednesday 25 September at 6:00pm Reception to Follow About the Lecture Dr. Glenn J. Corbett will speak about the 2,000 year-old…