CBRL - Council for British Research in the Levant

CBRL invites applications for the Andrea Zerbini Award! 🏆
🔹Deadline: Sunday - 1st Feb 2026

📚 To find out more and apply:
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Don’t miss the deadline! ⏳
Submit your nomination by 30 November.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday for the launch of Shifting Grounds: Bedouin Cultural Heritage in Jordan’s Badia! 📚

A special thanks to co-authors Gazua Elaun & Dr Olivia Mason for an insightful discussion, and to our audience for their engagement.

What can a 5,000-year-old olive oil factory reveal about Bronze Age life in Jordan? 🌳

Dr. Jamie Fraser joins Learning from the Levant to share discoveries from Khirbet Um al-Ghozlan and insights into ancient trade and society.

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Tomorrow’s the day! 📗
Our book launch is almost here.

Don’t forget to reserve your spot:
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Processing and Analysing Data 3: Surveys - CBRL Join us for our sixth lecture in the CBRL Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series: Processing and Analysing Data 3: Surveys Speaker: Dr. Muna Slehat Assistant Professor of Tourism Manageme...

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The CBRL Graduate Network Seminar Series continues! 🎓

Lecture 6: "Processing and Analysing Data 3: Surveys" Speaker: Dr. Muna Slehat

🔹 09 Dec 2025
🔹 6 PM (Amman) | 3 PM (UK)
🔹 Online (Zoom)

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Have you booked your spot yet? 👀
Don’t miss tomorrow’s online lecture, 6 PM Amman time - 3 PM London time.

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📚 Book Launch: Shifting Grounds

Join us at CBRL Amman for the launch of the bilingual book exploring Bedouin cultural heritage in Jordan’s Badia, with co-authors Gazua Elaun & Dr. Olivia Mason.

📅 26 Nov 2025
⏰ 6 PM (Amman)
📍 CBRL Amman Institute

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The November 2025 edition of CBRL’s newsletter is out now! 📬

Catch up on our latest news, research, and upcoming events across the Levant. Check it out! 📰

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Join us today for our fifth lecture in this series!
Online via Zoom, at 6 PM (Amman time) - 3 PM (UK time) 👩‍💻

Entangled roots: co-governance and the politics of reforestation in contemporary Lebanon This article examines the concept of co-governance in the context of reforestation in post-war Lebanon. Specifically, it considers this concept in relation to the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (...

New online and open access at @contemplevant.bsky.social: "Entangled roots: co-governance and the politics of reforestation in contemporary Lebanon" by Paul Esber: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#Lebanon #environment #reforestation

Beyond Digitisation: Towards Ethical and Sustainable Futures for Digital Heritage - CBRL Digital technologies and AI have transformed how we document, study, manage, and share cultural heritage. They allow us to visualise the past and connect global audiences to sites and collections that...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Beyond Digitisation: Towards Ethical and Sustainable Futures for Digital Heritage. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th... An online lecture by Dr Bijan Rouhani. Digital technologies and AI have transformed how we document, study, manage, and share cultural heritage. They allow us to visualise the past and connect global...

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What does an ethical future for digital heritage look like? 🌍
Join Dr. Bijan Rouhani (Oxford, EAMENA) for “Beyond Digitisation” — a lecture on AI, ethics & sustainability in heritage.

🔹 19 Nov 2025
🔹 6 PM Amman | 3 PM UK
🔹 Online ( Zoom)

CBRL invites applications for Workshop Grants! 📑
🔹 Deadline: Friday - 16 Jan 2026

For more details and to apply:
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The CBRL Graduate Network Seminar Series continues! 🎓🔍

Lecture 5: "Collecting, Processing and Analysing Data 2: Interviews"
Speaker: Dr. Renee Hattar @RIIFSJORDAN

🔹 11 Nov 2025
🔹 6 PM (Amman) | 3 PM (UK)
🔹 Online (Zoom)

Book your spot now: www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/collec...

Ever thought ceramics could tell global stories? 🏺

Shatha Mubaideen chats with Dr. Carmen Ting on Learning from the Levant about how medieval pottery reveals trade, tech, and culture across centuries.

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Just 2 days left! 👀
Don’t miss the deadline — submit your application by 31 October.

A workshop on Strengthening Municipal Roles in Supporting Jordan’s Heritage Protection (22-23 Oct 2025) - CBRL Heritage assets constitute an integral part of Jordan’s cultural identity and source of community pride. As administrative bodies closely connected to local communities, municipalities play a pivotal ...

CBRL organised a 2-day workshop, “Strengthening Municipal Roles in Supporting Jordan’s Heritage Protection”, on 22–23 Oct 2025 at the Jordan Museum with JEA, MoLA & MoTA. Funded by Commonwealth Heritage Forum (CHF).

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Join us tomorrow, Online via Zoom, at 6 PM (Amman time) - 3 PM (UK time) for the fourth lecture in the Graduate Network Seminar Series! 🎓📑

CBRL invites applications for Project Grants 2025! 📝
🔹Deadline: Friday - 09 Jan 2026

Learn more and apply:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Collecting, Processing and Analysing Data 1: Observations and Visual Analysis . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the ... Speaker: Dr. Robert Bewley Director of the Aerial Archaeology Project in Jordan. University of Oxford, UK. ➡️ This webinar is part of the CBRL Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series (20...

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CBRL Graduate Network: Skills Development Seminar Series continues! 🎓🔍

"Collecting, Processing and Analysing Data 1: Observations and Visual Analysis"

Speaker: Dr. Robert Bewley. University of Oxford, UK.

🔹 28 October 2025
🔹 6 PM (Amman) - 3 PM (London)
🔹 Online (Zoom)

Thank you to everyone who joined us at CBRL Amman for the lecture “Ten Years of Community Engagement through Sela’s Work in Jordan” by Maria Elena Ronza.

Your engagement made the evening truly enriching.
Stay tuned for more upcoming events and discussions at CBRL.

Join us tomorrow, online and at CBRL Amman Institute!

The October 2025 edition of CBRL’s newsletter is out now! 📬

Catch up on our latest news, research, and upcoming events across the Levant. Check it out! 📰

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Join us next Monday at CBRL for our next public lecture! 📢

Our team are just back from fieldwork in SE #Jordan! They were east of Bayir looking at a series of #Roman camps we first identified on satellite imagery in 2022. Look out for news of this survey in our future posts.

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Call for CBRL Dissertation Prize Nominations - CBRL CBRL is pleased to announce the call for submissions to our undergraduate and master’s final-year dissertation prizes in:   Levantine archaeology or history: the CBRL prize for a final-year master’s d...

📢 Call for nominations: CBRL 2025 Dissertation Prizes!
🔸 Levantine Archaeology/History
🔸Contemporary Levantine Studies

Departments can nominate 1 UG + 1 Master’s dissertation (2024–25).

🔹 Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
🔹 Details: www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/call-fo...