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The CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship is now

The CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship is now accepting applications! This fellowship enables U.S. scholars to carry out transregional and comparative research in countries across the network of overseas research centers (ORCs), as well as other countries. Deadline: November 16, 2021.

Find out more at https://orcfellowships.smapply.org/prog/caorc_multi-country_research_fellowship

#JordanArchaeologyABCs

#JordanArchaeologyABCs

Prof. S. Thomas Parker, a giant in the field of Cl

Prof. S. Thomas Parker, a giant in the field of Classical archaeology and the archaeology of Jordan, passed away 12 September 2021. An ACOR trustee since 1987 and officer (second vice president) for 20 years (2001–2021), his deep commitment to our community will be sorely missed. Prof. Parker received his Ph.D. in history in 1979 and joined the faculty of North Carolina State University in 1980, where he has since instructed thousands of students over an incredible 41-year teaching career. As a specialist of the Roman Levant, he directed several major archaeological field projects in Jordan, including excavations at Petra, Aqaba, and the Roman legionary fortress at el-Lejjun, east of the Dead Sea. He has brought hundreds of students to Jordan—many for their very first time—for fieldwork experience; since then, many have continued to be involved in heritage work. The author of numerous high impact and well cited works, Prof. Parker’s research made, and continues to shape, the fields in which he worked. Prof. Parker’s professional legacy will live on in his works, students, and the memories of those who remember him so fondly.

Please find below some collected resources about Prof. Thomas Parker, which we hope you will share widely as our community lifts up his life, legacy, and memory.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Thomas_Parker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibI1lhIjczw
https://history.news.chass.ncsu.edu/2021/05/11/dr-s-thomas-parker-receives-michael-dickey-outstanding-research-mentor-award/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5615/j.ctvj7wkrd
https://publications.acorjordan.org/author/s-thomas-parker/
http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/268
http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/364
http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/943
http://publication.doa.gov.jo/Publications/ViewChapterPublic/1870
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8xpg3HuSDM

Have you heard about our 2020–2021 UNOPS buildin

Have you heard about our 2020–2021 UNOPS building renovation? We are excited to reopen to visitors soon with a vastly improved facility, especially our hostel and library spaces!

You can read a summary of renovation progress to date on page 13 of our latest newsletter (vol. 33.1) and get an insider's look at the latest in the current building work at tinyurl.com/renovation2021

The next issue of our newsletter (33.1) is now ava

The next issue of our newsletter (33.1) is now available!

Featuring:

—"Archaeology in Amman," a tour through the latest fieldwork at historic sites in the Jordanian capital

—Remembrances of the lives and legacies of Prof. Bert de Vries (director, 1988–1991, and trustee, 1995–2021) and Cesar Octavo (head of housekeeping, 1996–2021)

—Discussions about global teaching methods in the pandemic era with alumni of our recent faculty development seminar program with CAORC

—Celebrating contributions to ACOR by departing associate director Jack Green and SCHEP chief of party Nizar Al Adarbeh

—Updates on our USAID SCHEP project, Digital Archive, online lectures, publications, fellowships programming, and more!

Get your copy via the link in our bio!

Every Thursday this fall, we are excited to be

Every Thursday this fall, we are excited to be bringing you a new series: “Jordan Archaeology ABCs!” (Follow along and join the conversation using the hashtag #JordanArchaeologyABCs )
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On Thursdays, we’ll share several letters of the alphabet and an archaeological site in Jordan to go with each, as well as a photo from our digital archive. Stay tuned as we bring you from Aqaba/Ayla to Ayn ez-Zara, and much, much more!
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Today, we're covering Ayla (Aqaba), Bayt Ras, and Castron Mefa'a (Umm ar-Rasas).
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Special thanks to our summer intern, Lydia Loopesko, for helping us prepare this content!

In 1971, three years after the center’s founding

In 1971, three years after the center’s founding, ACOR awarded its first official fellowship. Since then, the center has made over 1,000 academic awards to students, faculty, and researchers of numerous disciplines and scholarly trajectories.

We recently shared on our website a systematized roster of all ACOR alumni to allow for a clearer and more accessible picture of research activity in Jordan over the past five decades. You can explore the history of our fellowships program today at acorjordan.org/acor-alumni.

في عام 1971، وذلك بعد ثلاث سنوات من تأسيس المركز، منح أكور أول زمالة رسمية له، ومنذ ذلك الحين قدّم المركز أكثر من ألف جائزة (منحه) أكاديمية للطلاب وأعضاء هيئة الـتّدريس والباحثين في العديد من التخصصات والمجالات العلمية

مؤخرًا شاركنا على موقعنا الالكتروني قائمة منظمة عن الحاصلين على جوائز أكور على مدى العقود الخمسة الماضية لتوضيح الصورة عن النشاط البحثي الجاري في الأردن

يمكنك الاطلاع على تاريخ برنامج الزمالات لدينا اليوم من خلال الرابط التالي

acorjordan.org/acor-alumni.

"ACOR is...". Join us! Learn, subscribe, and suppo

"ACOR is...". Join us! Learn, subscribe, and support our mission of advancing knowledge of Jordan past and present today—acorjordan.org.

🌍💧📚 Details at acorjordan.org/events ! We

🌍💧📚 Details at acorjordan.org/events ! We hope to see you there!

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Recyling Refuse in Ancient Petra
Between Jordanian and International Law: UNRWA Involvement in Jordanian Court Cases, 1948–1967
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