American Center of Research Audio-visual collection

The archives at the American Center contain audio-visual documentation of the Center’s history including lectures and events, archaeological projects, as well as commercial and news programs. The vast majority of content currently available online is from the 1980s and 1990s, though of course we continue to collect audio-visual materials, though now almost exclusively in a born-digital format.

The table below lists the audio and visual tapes we have digitized as well as providing a link to the Digital Archive (when one exists). Materials not online yet may have copyright restrictions, but can be viewed in-person at the American Center.

VIDEOS
Title	Creator	Date
Lectures and site visits
Udhrah		1985
Zerqoun		1985
Qasr Hallabat		1985
Dr. S Thomas Parker and the el-Lejjun excavations	Thomas, Parker S.	1985
Don Wimer – Tell Safut excavation	Wimer, Don	1985
Dr. Cherie Lenzen – Irbid/Beit Ras excavation	Lenzen, Cherie	1985
[Lecture on projectile weapons]		ca. 1985
Aqaba, Khirtbet Et-Tannour, and Khirbet Ed-Dhirih		1986
Excavations at Quseir	Whitcomb, Don	October 1985
Archaeological Theory: An American Perspective	Watson, Patty Jo	June 1986
Roman Sites in Northeast Jordan	Miller, Dorris	7 October 1986
Amman Citadel salvage excavations 1987, original footage, 1C	American Center of Research	1987
Amman Citadel salvage excavations 1987, edited version	American Center of Research	1987
Amman Citadel salvage excavations 1987, original footage, 1B	American Center of Research	1987
1986 Southern Ghors and Wadi Araba Survey	MacDonald, Burton	10 March 1987
The Tell Abu-Hameed Project	Kafafi, Zeidan	11 March 1987
The 1987 Season of Excavation at Aqaba	Whitcomb, Don	April 1987
Ain Ghazal: A New Jericho	Simmons, Alan	6 July 1987
Humaymeh 1987	Oleson, John	8 July 1987
Spinning & Weaving in Jordanian Archaeology	Irvin, Dorothy	13 July 1987
Evolution of traditional village architecture at ‘Aisna, Jordan	Brewers, Michele	14 July 1987
1987 Ain Ghazal Survey	Kafafi, Zeidan, Simmons, Alan	14 July 1987
The Impact of Modern Development on Traditional Village Life	Brewers, Michele	20 July 1987
Update on on-going work at Umm el-Jimal	De Vries, Bert	22 July 1987
Pots and Potters I have Known	London, Gloria	27 July 1987
Madaba Plains Project [Tall al-Umayri]	Geraty, Larry	28 July 1987
Iron Age Farmsteads in the Madaba Plain	Yonkers, Randy	29 July 1987
The Food System Model in Archaeology	LaBianca, Øystein	3 August 1987
Results of the 1987 season of the Wadi Ziqlab project	Banning, E. B.	4 August 1987
Romans and Arabs: The Defense of the Arabian Frontier	Parker, S. Thomas	5 August 1987
Roman Rule in the Hawran	Miller, Doris	10 January 1988
Anatolian Flat Weaves and Related Archaeological Evidence	Bartels, Herwig	26 January 1988
Where was the Arabic language during the Bronze Age	Mendenhall, George E.	3 February 1988
Landscape Evolution and Early Agricultural settlements in the Jordan Valley	Mabry, Jonathan	10 February 1988
Regional Styles in Ayyubid Architecture	Allen, Terry	2 March 1988
Ancient Copper Mining and Metallurgy of Cyprus	Kouky, Frank	15 March 1988
Iconoclasm in 8th century A.D. Palestine	Schick, Robert	25 April 1988
The Geology of Palestine	Kouky, Frank	30 May 1988
Carthage Museum	Richerson, James J.	6 November 1988
Aqaba Excavations	Whitcomb, Don	15 November 1988
Archaeological Survey of Greater Amman (AGSA)	Greene, Joseph A.	28 November 1988
Archaeological Survey of Greater Amman computer database/graphics system	Greene, Joseph A.	12 December 1988
Preliminary results of the 1989 season of the Madaba Plains Project: Tell el-Umeiri, Tell Jawa, Tell Umm el-Asakir	Geraty, Larry, LaBianca, Øystein, Herr, Larry	1989
Preliminary results of the Limes Arabicus Project	Parker, S. Thomas	1989
Amman Citadel salvage excavations 1989, original footage, 1A	American Center of Research	1989
Umayyad Floor Mosaics	Deemer, James	20 February 1989
Beit Ras (Irbid) 1983-	Lenzen, Cherie	13 March 1989
The Archaeology of Death	Lain, Andrea	10 April 1989
Christianity in Southern Jordan in the Byzantine and early Islamic Period	Schick, Robert	24 April 1989
Basta	Muheisen, Mujahid	15 May 1989
Deforestation in Southern Jordan	Fall, Patricia	12 June 1989
Tell Nimrin Project – Lecture and site visit	MacCreery, David, Flanagan, James, Dornemann, Rudolph Henry	19 June 1989
Wadi el-Yabis	Mabry, Jonathan, Palumbo, Gaetano	11 July 1989
The results of the Lyon Conference: Ghazi Bisheh, Director, Dept. of Antiquities	Bisheh, Ghazi	31 July 1989
Khirbet Faris : The first two seasons of excavations	McQuitty, Alison	October 1989
Ware it’s at	Redmount, Carol	November 1989
The National Strategy for Archaeology and Cultural Resources	Saudi, Ghazi	27 November 1989
Ancient and Modern Mint Errors	Nayef Goussous	5 December 1989
An Investigation of Seasonal Villages from the Ottoman Centuries in Jordan	LaBianca, Øystein	1 January 1990
Monothelitism: Christian theological disputes and the Muslim conquest of Syria and Palestine	Schick, Robert	18 June 1990
Ethnoarchaeobotanical Fieldwork	Palmer, Carol	31 July 1990
Traditional Architecture and Archaeology	Ibrahim, Mu’awiyah	19 September 1990
The Roman & Byzantine bath at Humeima	Oleson, John	5 November 1990
Opening of Petra Church ceremony with Her Majesty Queen Noor	American Center of Research	8 July 1998
Integrated Archaeology, Part II	Lenzen, Cherie
Integrated Archaeology, Part I	Lenzen, Cherie

Petra Church Project
Petra Church Project – Scrolls	American Center of Research
Petra Church Project		21 February 1993
Petra Church Project – Mosaics	Khouri, Rami, Petra Church Project	1 March 1993
Petra – Scroll Excavation	USAID	8 December 1993
Petra Church Project – Scrolls	American Center of Research	9 December 1993

American Center of Reseach
ACOR building construction	American Center of Research	5 February 1985
ACOR building final shots	American Center of Research	1986
ACOR official opening	American Center of Research	1986
ACOR building site	American Center of Research	1985-1986
ACOR building construction	American Center of Research	1985-1986
ACOR “topping-out” ceremony	American Center of Research	1986
ACOR building construction	American Center of Research	27 November 1985, 20 February 1986
The American Center for Oriental Research – A 25th Anniversary Celebration	North Carolina State University	1993
ACOR – Past, Present, and Future	American Center of Research	1985-1986

Temple of Hercules
Temple of Hercules	Russell, Kenneth	1991-1992
Amman Citadel – Temple of Hercules reconstruction	American Center of Research	15 March 1993

AUDIO

Title	Presenter	Date
Stone Age of Jordan
Lecture 2, part 2: Lithic Technology	Rollefson, Gary O.	18 January 1982
Lecture 2, part 1: Lithic Technology	Rollefson, Gary O.	18 January 1982
Lecture 3: Dating methods, paleoclimate, paleoenvironment, Oluwan culture of Africa	Rollefson, Gary O.	25 January 1982
Lecture 4: Lower and middle Acheulian	Rollefson, Gary O.	27 January 1982
Lecture 5: Late Acheulian, Middle Paleolithic	Rollefson, Gary O.	1 February 1982
Lecture 6: Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic	Rollefson, Gary O.	3 February 1982
Lecture 7: Upper Paleolithic, Epipaleolithic	Rollefson, Gary O.	8 February 1982
Lecture 8: Natufian, pre-Pottery Neo A, Neo B	Rollefson, Gary O.	10 February 1982

Archaeology of Jordan and Biblical History
Lecture 1: 1) Introduction 2) Brief history of Palestinian Archaeology 3) Explanation of excavation and survey techniques 4) Biblical Archaeology vs. Palestinian Archaeology	McCreery, David W.	16 February 1982
Lecture 2: Chronology, Means of dating occupation layers and structures	McCreery, David W.	22 February 1982
Lecture 3: History and Theology, Sources of the Pen[?], Myth, Legend, and History, Gen 1-2, 4	McCreery, David W.	23 February 1982
Lecture 4	McCreery, David W.	1 March 1982
Lecture 5	McCreery, David W.	2 March 1982
Lecture 6	McCreery, David W.	5 March 1982
Lecture 7	McCreery, David W.	6 March 1982
Lecture 8	McCreery, David W.	8 March 1982
Lecture 9	McCreery, David W.	9 March 1982
Lecture 10	McCreery, David W.	15 March 1982
Lecture 11	McCreery, David W.	16 March 1982
Lecture 12	McCreery, David W.	22 March 1982
Lecture 13	McCreery, David W.	23 March 1982
Lecture 14	McCreery, David W.	29 March 1982
Lecture 15	McCreery, David W.	30 March 1982
Lecture 16	McCreery, David W.	12 April 1982

Archaeological Methodology
Lecture 1: Introduction and Overview	McCreery, David W.	12 February 1983
Lecture 2: Pots and People – Intro to Pottery Typology	Shaub, R. Thomas
Lecture 3: Archaeological Periods Represented in Jordan	McCreery, David W.	16 February 1983
Lecture 4: Archaeological Periods Represented in Jordan	McCreery, David W.	21 February 1983
Lecture 5: Archaeological Periods Represented in Jordan – Brief history of archaeological research, choosing a site to excavate	McCreery, David W.	23 February 1983
Lecture 6: Choosing a Staff, Qualifications of Project Director, Role of ACOR and Department of Antiquities	McCreery, David W.	28 February 1983
Lecture 7: Fundamentals of an Excavation	McCreery, David W.	2 March 1983
Lecture 8: Introduction to Pottery Study – Part 1	Lenzen, Cherie	7 March 1983
Lecture 9: Introduction to Pottery Study – Part 2	Lenzen, Cherie	7 March 1983
Lecture 12: Faunal Osteology	Kohler-Rollerfson, Ilse	12 March 1983
Archaelogical Drafting	Byrd, Brian	16 March 1983
Lecture 13: Lithic Technology and Typology	Rollefson, Gary O.	23 March 1983
Lecture 14: Human Osteology – Digging up Bones	Rolston, Scott L.	28 March 1983
Lecture 15: Human Osteology – Age and Sex	Rolston, Scott L.
Lecture 16: Introduction to Paleoethnobotany	McCreery, David W.	4 April 1983
Lecture 17: Reconstructing Ancient Agricultural Systems	McCreery, David W.	13 April 1983
Lecture 18: Epigraphic Studies in Jordan	Clark, Vincent	18 April 1983
Lecture 19: From Potsherds to History	Mattingly, Gerald	20 April 1983

An Archaeological Interpretation of Babylon in the 6th Century B. C.; Humans, Deities, and their relationships
Lecture #1: Introduction – The Chief Considerations Necessary for an understand of ancient Babylonian culture	Williams, Prescott	17 October 1983
Lecture #2: An Outline of Mespotamian History to the Neo-Babylonian Period	Williams, Prescott	19 October 1983
Lecture #3: How Life was Organized in Babylon: Polytheism and Society	Williams, Prescott	24 October 1983
Lecture #4: How Marduk Became Lord (Bel) and Remained Dominant	Williams, Prescott	26 October 1983
Lecture #5: The Moon and Sun Guide: Nobu and Shemash	Williams, Prescott	31 October 1983
Lecture #6: Ishtar, the Goddess Par Excellence	Williams, Prescott	2 November 1983
Lecture #7: Adad, Amurru and the Sibitta	Williams, Prescott	7 November 1983
Stand-alone lectures
Intro to Iron Age IA (3)		1 April 1979
End of previous lecture, side 2 = Iron Age IIA (4)		1 April 1979
Iron Age IA (5)		4 April 1979
End of Iron Age IA (one side) (6)		4 April 1979
Changes in Stone Tool Manufacture	Rollefson, Gary O.	20 October 1980
Bones and the Archaeologist	Rolston, Scott	15 November 1980
Stone Age Studies: The How and What of Early Prehistoric Archaeological Analysis	Rollefson, Gary O.	24 October 1981
Paleolithic in Jordan	Rollefson, Gary O.	26 October 1981
Ancient Agriculture in the Dead Sea Region	McCreery, David W.	3 November 1981
3000 B.C.	Jacobs, Linda K.	19 December 1981
1500 B.C.	Jacobs, Linda K.	19 December 1981
Stone Age of Jordan, Lecture 1, Prepottery Neolithic B, Jericho and Beidha	Rollefson, Gary O.	17 January 1982
Theory and Method of Archaeological Survey Design	Banning, Ted	6 March 1982
Bab edh-Dhra and Cities of the Plain	Schaub, R. Thomas	23 November 1982
American Research in the Middle East	Radwan, Ann Bos	22 February 1983
Women in Academia	Radwan, Ann Bos	27 February 1983
Shells in Jordanian Archaeology	Reese, David	12 October 1983
Animal Bones in Jordanian Archaeology	Reese, David	13 October 1983
Burial Customs in Jordan during the Iron Age	Suleiman, Msaytif	29 November 1983
Stone Tool Technology, Lecture #3	Henry, Donald O.	21 February 1984