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Blog contributions from ACOR Fellows and invited contributors.

A group of SCHEP Scholars with H.R.H Princess Sumaya Bint Hassan (center) at ICHAJ 13. Photo by Dr. Barbara A. Porter.

ACOR Insights: September 2016

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ACOR Insights: September 2016 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 conference held in Amman. [td_block_2 custom_title="ACOR-CAORC Fellows" post_ids="2395, 2398" limit="2"][td_block_2 custom_title="ACOR in Focus" post_ids="1524, 748" limit="2"][td_block_2 custom_title="Independent Research [...]

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Framing Jordan: The Country Inside and Outside the Camera

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Recent ACOR-CAORC fellow George Potter writes about his current research into Jordanian films and the social geography of locations in Jordan and Palestine included in those films.  As I finish my research in Jordan, much of the world has turned its attention to the Summer Olympics. I spend most of my nights watching film, theater,

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The Aftermath of ‘Ain Ghazal: What Happened after 7000 BC?

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Long-time ACOR scholar, frequent ACOR fellow, and leading prehistorian Dr. Gary Rollefson writes below about his current research in the eastern desert of Jordan.  An ACOR Video Lecture by Dr. Rollefson expanding on this topic is also available here. Publication of the results of the ‘Ain Ghazal excavations is still a continuing process, but after

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Heritage in Stone—Assessing the Geologic Stability of Jordan’s Rock Art

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  Driving north from Azraq on Jordan’s Highway 5 and turning off onto a dirt track that gradually approaches the region’s looming volcanic mountains, one eventually comes to Wadi Hassan, a picturesque desert watercourse dotted with small seasonal pools. There, surrounded by towering columnar basalt cliffs, the visitor is greeted by an overwhelming sight. I’m

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View of the Temple of the Winged Lions site within Petra. Since its inception, a major goal of the TWLCRM Initiative has been the stabilization of the temple complex’s southwest quadrant, particularly the large exposed rubble section (visible behind the arches near the bottom of the photo) that is in danger of collapse. Photo by Giuseppe Delmonaco.

ACOR Insights: April 2016

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ACOR Insights: April 2016 New Insights into Petra's Temple of the Winged Lions An update on the progress of restoration and site management efforts at ACOR's flagship archaeology project in Petra, the Temple of the Winged Lions. [td_block_2 custom_title="Focus on ACOR Fellows" post_ids="476, 736" limit="2"][td_block_2 custom_title="Focus on Petra" post_ids="440, 730" limit="2"][td_block_15 custom_title="ACOR Video Lecture Series"

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Understanding the New Urban Geographies of the Syrian Conflict

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ACOR-CAORC Pre-Doctoral Fellow Ali Hamdan, seen here in Amman's Jabal Lweibdeh neighborhood, is studying the political geographies of Syrian exiles in two cities deeply affected by the conflict, Gaziantep in Turkey and Amman in Jordan. Jordan is a rewarding place to be a geographer. To the south and east, deserts host an array of communities

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Research in Focus: Rewriting the History of the Great Arab Revolt

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Australian Military Historian Neil Dearberg in the ACOR Library in 2015. Photo S. Harpending A captain in the Australian army at the beginning of his career, Neil Dearberg has had a long interest in Australia’s military history, particularly the role ANZAC (Australia New Zealand Army Corps) forces played in supporting the Sinai and Palestine campaigns

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SCHEP Launches “Site Steward” Program

ACOR Insights: September 2015

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ACOR Insights: September 2015 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 Jordan’s cultural heritage sites. Ten young Jordanians received training in cultural heritage best practices, antiquities laws and regulations,

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Jordan and the Administrative Legacy of the Umayyads

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The Umayyad desert complex of Qusayra ‘Amra, one of Jordan’s famous “desert castles” (qusur), dated to the eighth century CE. Photo by Tareq Ramdan At the crossroads of numerous, sometimes overlapping and intersecting empires and civilizations, Jordan has become the final resting place for a dizzying array of historical and archaeological treasures. While dotted by

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