Archaeology

What Lies Beneath—New Insights into Petra’s Temple of the Winged Lions

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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 [...]

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Sugar, Safi, and SCHEP—An ACOR Video Lecture by Archaeologist Konstantinos Politis

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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

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“Recipes for Public Archaeology” by Dr. Andrew McCarthy

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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

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“Excavations of the Royal Palace of Machaerus” by Dr. Győző Vörös

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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

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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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Faces of Jordan’s Archaeology – Zakariya Na’imat

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A fixture of ACOR and the ACOR Library through the years, Jordanian archaeologist Zakariya Na’imat is now working to complete a Ph.D. in Islamic Archaeology at the University of Bonn. Photo by Barbara Porter. From time to time, the ACOR Blog highlights the careers and accomplishments of notable Jordanians in the field of archaeology and

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