The Petra Monastery.
The American Center of Research, Amman, Jordan.
Jerash, Jordan.
The American Center’s library, a gathering place for students, researchers, and other knowledge-seekers.
Drone mission in Wadi Rum, Jordan, January 2021.
Intangible heritage: traditional music in Beit Khairat Souf, Jarash Governorate, Jorda.
Khirbet Salameh, a Roman-era farmstead beside the American Center in Amman.
Welcome to ACOR!
The American Center of Research (ACOR) is an international, non-profit academic institution, whose mission is advancing knowledge of Jordan and the interconnected region, past and present. We promote, support, and conduct research across a broad swath of the social, natural and physical sciences, humanities, and the arts. To do so we offer a comprehensive fellowship program for scholars and students, conduct archaeological excavation and restoration projects, publish, maintain a robust public library, facilitate the work of others, provide residential facilities to scholars and students, and host a variety of interdisciplinary initiatives.
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- Under the Jordanian Sun: Summary Reflections of a Student Archaeologist at the Humayma Archaeological Field School
by ACOR on September 21, 2025 at 12:04 pm - The Midianite-Kenite Hypothesis and the Qurʾan: A Salute to ACOR
by ACOR on August 22, 2025 at 11:55 am - Terracotta Male Figurines from Iron Age Jordan
by ACOR on June 18, 2025 at 9:00 pm - ACOR Internship Experience: Preserving Jordan’s Heritage: My Experience with ACOR’s National Inventory Project
by ACOR on March 30, 2025 at 1:23 pm