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Searchable online archives for photographs about archaeology, anthropology, and the Middle East:

Akkasah Center for Photography at NYU Abu Dhabi
APAAME (Aerial Photographic Archive for Archaeology in the Middle East)
Arachne (German Archaeological Institute and the Archaeological Institute of Cologne)
Archnet at MIT
ASOR
Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan
Bridgeman Images
British Library Archaeological Survey of India
British Museum
DLME (Digital Library of the Middle East)
EAMENA at the University of Oxford
HEIR Project at the University of Oxford
Islamic Art Network
Manar Al-Athar at the University of Oxford
Mapping Mesopotamian Monuments at Columbia University
Museum of Anthropological Archaeology at the University of Michigan
NPAPH Project (Non Professional Archaeological Photographs)
Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at Harvard University
Pitt Rivers Museum
Princeton University Archaeological Archives
Prometheus Image Archive

Related collections not online:
Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut (DAI)

Other websites related to Middle East archaeology photography:
The Arc/k Project

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Our colleagues at @USAID_SCHEP are pleased to publ Our colleagues at @USAID_SCHEP are pleased to publish a call for applications to support new projects in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic and the urgent need to support cultural and natural heritage in Jordan, in addition to scholars, local institutions, and universities during this challenging period. All proposed projects should be based in Jordan and implemented between March and October, 2021. Based on SCHEP’s mission and vision, a set of thematic concepts has been proposed: 
1. Site Development and Cultural Resource Management
2. Museums
3. Research and Publication
4. Communication and PR
5. Archives and inventories
6. Tourism Development
7. Natural Heritage
8. Intangible Heritage Studies
9. Capacity Building
10. Risk Management
For more details, please see the full call for applications at
usaidschep.org/en/News/58

The deadline for the submission of the concept submission form is February 4, 2021. Selected projects will be invited to submit a full application, due, February 27, 2021.

All questions or inquiries regarding the application process must be addressed electronically to usaidschep@acorjordan.org before February 27, 2021. No phone calls or messages over social media, please.
Mark your calendars! We hope to see you for next m Mark your calendars! We hope to see you for next month’s online lecture by Dr. Ahmad Al-Jallad. Find out more at the link in our bio. #Jordan #Safaitic
In the waning days of 2020, we released our latest In the waning days of 2020, we released our latest publication: _Zoara, the Southern Ghor of Jordan: A Guide to the Landscape and Heritage of the Lowest Place by Konstantinos D. Politis_ (ACOR 2020). 

“Zoara” is the biblical and ancient name for the city and center of an area today called the Southern Ghor. Lying on major geological vault lines and arid most of the year, the Zoara region offers a wealth of natural resources that have allowed the Southern Ghor to flourish and create its own rich cultural heritage that has spanned more than 10,000 years. This richly illustrated book introduces the reader to the environment and history of Zoara and what people today are doing to preserve this unique Jordanian treasure (including through @USAID_SCHEP ! ). 

Explore for yourself at the link in our bio. 🌍💻📚
هل أنتم متحمسون مثلنا لمحاض هل أنتم متحمسون مثلنا لمحاضرة ليلة الغد؟ إليكم بعض الصور عن مادبا من أرشيفنا لشحذ قريحتكم العلمية 

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أرضية فسيفساء في كنيسة القديسين برقوبيوس و لوط خربة المُخيّط (جبل نبو) - مأدبا، تمثل رسوم لوحوش بحرية ذات أذناب طويلة (المصدر: للمؤلف بيتشيريللو من كتابه حفريات جبل نبو 1967-1997) ، يعود تاريخها الى القرن السادس الميلادي. (مجموعة رامي خوري - أرشيف أكور الإلكتروني للصور والوثائق). 
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صورة لأرضية فسيفسائية لرسمة قناع رجل تمثل ريح زفير، وهي رياح الشمال داخل أوراق الآكانثوس، يعود تاريخها للقرن السادس الميلادي. (مجموعة رامي خوري - أرشيف أكور الإلكتروني للصور والوثائق). 
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صورة لأرضية فسيفسائية موجودة  في القصر المحترق في مادبا تصور لنا أسداً ضاريا يهاجم ثورا، يعود تاريخها إلى أواخر القرن السادس ، أو أوائل القرن السابع، وهو عبارة عن مجمع سكني كبير يقع على الجانب الشمالي من الشارع الروماني في مادبا مقابل كنيسة الشهداء. (مجموعة رامي خوري - أرشيف أكور الإلكتروني للصور والوثائق). 
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صورة لأعمال الصيانة والترميم التي أجريت في كنيسة العذراء ، أو الكنيسة المريمية في مادبا. التقطت في حزيران عام 1995. (مجموعة نانسي لاب - أرشيف أكور الإلكتروني للصور والوثائق). 
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صورة توضح نقل القمح بواسطة الجِمال في مدينة مادبا بين عامي 1944 – 1945. (مجموعة تشارلز ويلسون الأرشيف الرقمي لأكور - أرشيف أكور الإلكتروني للصور والوثائق). 
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صورة لمنتزه مادبا الأثري، خلال ورشة تدعيم جدران الفناء التي يعود تاريخها لأواخر القرن التاسع عشر، التقطت عام 2017. (مجموعة مشروع USAID SCHEP [غير منشورة] - أرشيف أكور الإلكتروني للصور والوثائق)
Are you as excited as we are for tomorrow night’ Are you as excited as we are for tomorrow night’s lecture? Here are a few photos of #Madaba from our archive to whet your scholarly appetite! 

Images: 

1. Foliate mask from the 6th century mosaic floor in the Church of Apostles, Madaba. (Rami Khouri Photographic Collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

2. Mosaic floor of the Burnt Palace, Madaba. Image of a fierce lion attacking a dull, dated to the late 6th or early 7th century. The “Burnt Palace” is a large residential complex on the north side of the Roman Street in Madaba, opposite the Church of the Martyrs. (Rami Khouri Photographic Collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

3. Conservation work underway at the Church of the Virgin Mary, Madaba. June 1995. (Nancy Lapp Photographic Collection. ACOR Digital Archive). 

4. Mosaic floor in the Church of Saints Lot and Procopius, Khirbet al-Mukhayyat, Madaba, Jordan. Image of two mythical sea creatures flanking a nesting bird, c.a. 6th century. (Rami Khouri Photographic Collection. ACOR Digital Archive.) 

5. Camels transporting straw, Madaba area. 1944–1945. (Charles Wilson Photographic Collection. ACOR Digital Archive.) 

6. Madaba Archaeological Park West, consolidation workshop on the walls of Courtyard 3 of the late 19th-century settlement. 2017. (USAID SCHEP Collection [unpublished]. ACOR Digital Archive.)

#photoarchive #Jordan #mosaics #mosaic #archaeology #History #MENA
“It is one thing to preserve access to archival “It is one thing to preserve access to archival materials, but without sustained engagement with institutions that activate these resources, digitization efforts can easily fail to meet their goals of breaking down barriers to information.”  

Read all about the new directions we’re taking in our archival programs in this article by archival projects consultant Jessica Holland (link in bio)!

Images:

1. Barbara A. Porter, former ACOR director (2006-2020) pictured in the doorway of one of the vaulted shops west of the basilica terrace at Umm Qais (Gadara), Jordan. April 2002. (Barbara A. Porter collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

2. Conservation work at Hadrian's Arch (South Gate), Jerash archaeological site, Jordan. April 2002. (Barbara A. Porter collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

3. General view overlooking the oval piazza at the Jerash archaeological site, with the modern city visible on the hills in the background, Jordan. April 2002. (Barbara A. Porter collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

4. Neolithic statues at 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan. 1983. (Brian Byrd collection. ACOR Digital Archive.)

5. Link in bio!
Make sure to check out the latest uploads on our Y Make sure to check out the latest uploads on our YouTube channel! Including such research as: 

-“Organizing, Enduring, Empowering, and Sharing: Challenging Institutional Constructs in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey” (@MESA_1996 panel moderated by Betty Anderson and Kimberly Katz, with presentations by Allison Anderson, Josephine Chaet, Julia Gettle, and Jennifer Olmsted) (1:56:18) 
-“The Documentation of Amman Heritage Houses Using EAMENA Methodology” (presentation by Dana Salameen for the @asor_research session “Cultural Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, and Management I”) (13:32) 
-“The Economy of the Nabataean and Roman Port of Aila (Aqaba): A Diachronic Perspective“ (presentation by S. Thomas Parker for the @asor_research session “Archaeology of Petra and Nabataea”) (23:22) 

… and much more! See our bio for the link.

#Jordan #Petra #Nabataean #Refugees #RefugeeStudies #History #PoliticalScience #InternationalRelations #Aidwork #culturalheritage
Have you read the latest article on _Insights_, by Have you read the latest article on _Insights_, by Frederick-Wenger Memorial Fellowship recipient Abbad Diraneyya? 

"One thing is essential...: if there’s nowhere for people to find information, and nowhere for them to learn about their past, even if they are willing to go the figurative distance, then there’s hardly a way for it to be relatable.... I hope we can all work together toward a future more connected to the past—which is what has made us who we are.” 

Read the full essay (both English and Arabic!) through link in bio. #history #Jordan #museumstudies #translation #Carthage #Phoenicians #digitalhumanities

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Image: Ruins of Carthage. September 2019. (Photo by Abbad Diraneyya. CC-BY-SA 4.0.)
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