Using an electromagnetic conductivity meter allows us to “see” ancient structures below ground at Kallirhoe on the Dead Sea. Work funded by AFCP: Preservation and Protection of the Holy Land at Herod’s Ain az-Zara Palace and Port to Mukawir.
Preparation is underway for fieldwork at Umm Qais’s Western Theater that will begin in June thanks to an AFCP grant from the U.S. Department of State. (Photo: Theater in 1995, by Jane Taylor.)
We look forward to seeing you online or in person 21 May 2026, 6 PM Amman/11 AM EST, for a lecture by Prof. Ali Al-Manaser: "Insights from the Badia Epigraphic Survey (BES): Preliminary Findings and Field Perspectives." For details, visit: https://t.co/p9T6p4Yr6E
Drone survey for “Preservation and Protection of the Holy Land at Herod’s Ain az-Zara Palace and Port to Mukawir,” funded by the U.S. State Department’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, at Ain az-Zara/Kallirhoe.
Remember to join us online or in person 21 May 2026 6 PM Amman/11 AM EST for a lecture by Prof. Ali Al-Manaser: "Insights from the Badia Epigraphic Survey (BES): Preliminary Findings and Field Perspectives." For details, visit: https://t.co/p9T6p4Yr6E
The Western Theater of Gadara in 2005, subject of a 2-year project that will work closely with the community thanks to a U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grant for “Conservation of the Roman Imperial (2nd-Century A.D.) Western Theater in Umm Qais (Ancient Gadara).”
Join us online or in person 21 May 2026, 6 PM Amman/11 AM EST, for a lecture by Prof. Ali Al-Manaser: "Insights from the Badia Epigraphic Survey (BES): Preliminary Findings and Field Perspectives." For details, visit: https://t.co/p9T6p4YYWc
ACOR received an AFCP grant for "Conservation of the Roman Imperial (2nd-Century A.D.) Western Theater in Umm Qais (Ancient Gadara)." Over two years, this U.S. Department of State funding will preserve and rehabilitate an historic site & strengthen tourism in northern Jordan.
Sarah Wenner, assist. prof. at ACOR, has received a 2026 Steinmetz Grant from the AIA for a project that will train Jordanian students to use a laser-aided profiler (LAP) to increase the speed of documenting ceramics. https://t.co/sXq4HALUfV
Pleasure meeting Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman, Director of the American Center of Research @ACORJordan. Productive discussion on research collaboration, cultural heritage preservation, and development cooperation opportunities. Looking forward to strengthening our partnership!🤝🏛️📚
In January 2026, in coordination with @Jor_antiquities, ACOR held a Training of Trainers for Jordan’s Public Security Directorate, helping strengthen national efforts to combat the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage.
Our next lecture is IN PERSON IN WASHINGTON DC, 20 April 2026, cohosted by GWU’s Center for Ancient Arabian Studies: “The Making of an Ancient Middle East Gallery in a 21st Century Museum” by Dr. Sarah Wenner (6:30–8:30 pm EDT).
Details: https://t.co/p9T6p4YYWc
Remember to join us online (only) on 29 March 2026 (6 PM Amman/11 AM EDT) for a lecture by Dr. Hanna Erftenbeck: "Investigating Early Bronze Age Urbanism at Tall al-Handaquq South." Details: https://t.co/p9T6p4Yr6E
A reminder to join us online (only) on 29 March 2026 (6 PM Amman/11 AM EDT) for a lecture by Dr. Hanna Erftenbeck: "Investigating Early Bronze Age Urbanism at Tall al-Handaquq South." Details: https://t.co/p9T6p4YYWc
On 29 March 2026 (6 PM Amman/11 AM EDT), join us online (only) for a lecture by Dr. Hanna Erftenbeck: "Investigating Early Bronze Age Urbanism at Tall al-Handaquq South." Details: https://t.co/p9T6p4YYWc
LECTURE in person & online, 6 pm Amman/10 am EST February 22: Prof. Khaled Al-Bashaireh: “Highlighting the Byzantine Umm el-Jimal’s Chronology Using the Radiocarbon Dating Technique.” See: https://t.co/3cjFoDgcwn
ACOR IS OFFERING 2 COURSES in spring/summer 2026: Introduction to Classical Period Ceramics of Southern Jordan and Northern Saudi Arabia (Introductory, Advanced). APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 15, 2026. Details: https://t.co/4aJvZba9Fx