Welcome to ACOR’s Syria homepage.
The American Center of Research (ACOR) is an international, non-profit academic institution, whose mission is advancing knowledge of Jordan and the interconnected region, past and present.
When founded in 1968, we were intended to cover most of the Arabic-speaking world in the Bilad al-Sham and Hejaz, specifically that east of the Jordan River. For decades, we conducted work and supported others’ work across this region. Due to war and other conflicts, we have most recently focused on efforts within Jordan but continued to offer fellowships and host lectures/research about the greater region. Today, we recognize our originally intended scope, specifically including Syria, and work toward preserving and advancing knowledge of its cultural heritage.
News and Events
Here, we list news and events specifically related to Syria.
3 November 2025; updated 16 November 2025 UPDATE, 16 November 2025: This lecture has been rescheduled for December 14, 2025. ACOR is honored to announce the inaugural Professor Thomas W. Davis Annual Lecture: Prof. Dr. Anas Haj Zeidan, director general of the Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) of the Syrian Arab Republic, will present […]
5 January 2025 Please note that this lecture is online only. On January 14, 2025, please join us online for a lecture by Linda K. Jacobs, author of the new book Captivating Strangers: Early Arab Immigrants in the United States. In her latest work, Jacobs explores the untold stories of the first Arab immigrants to […]
21 May 2024 The American Center of Research has added a new recorded lecture to its YouTube channel. In it, Dr. Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky, an historian of global migration and forced displacement and an assistant professor of global studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, —talks about his newly published book, Empire of Refugees: North […]
From Insights
- Stone Tools on Repeat: Exploring Prehistoric Recycling Practices
by ACOR on October 17, 2025 at 12:00 pm - Under the Jordanian Sun: Summary Reflections of a Student Archaeologist at the Humayma Archaeological Field School
by ACOR on September 21, 2025 at 12:04 pm - The Midianite-Kenite Hypothesis and the Qurʾan: A Salute to ACOR
by ACOR on August 22, 2025 at 11:55 am - Terracotta Male Figurines from Iron Age Jordan
by ACOR on June 18, 2025 at 9:00 pm