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Welcome to CBRL

CBRL is a learned society working with the countries, peoples and societies of the Levant to advance public education through promoting and disseminating research in the humanities, social sciences and related subjects.

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Archive Story: A Century of Cooperation, a New Chapter: The Albright Institute Visit to the CBRL Kenyon Institute

17 September 2026
On 30 August 2026, the CBRL Kenyon Institute was delighted to welcome Yuli Gekht, Assistant...
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Opportunity: PhD Scholarship – The University of Copenhagen

27 August 2026
  The University of Copenhagen is inviting applications for a three-year PhD scholarship within the...
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CBRL Kenyon Institute is hiring an Archive Assistant

19 August 2026
CBRL is seeking a part-time Archive Assistant to join the team at the CBRL Kenyon...
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Events
Hybrid event

The British Institute in the 1980s and the Azraq Basin Prehistory Project

4:00 pm 21 September 2026

The British Institute at Amman in the 1980s The British Institute at Amman (BIAAH) was...

Hybrid event

CBRL–PEF UK Book Launch Event: Peasant Agriculture in the Jerusalem Hills

6:00 pm 23 October 2026

CBRL and the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) are pleased to invite you to the book...

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Lecture: What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media

Dr Geoffrey Hughes, drawing on ethnographic research among Jordan’s Bedouin communities, explored how social media reflects and interacts with cultural values, social structures, and political frameworks, offering new perspectives on the relationship between technology, society, and the state.

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Lecture: What Can Jordan’s Bedouin Teach the World About Social Media

Lecture: The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project

Dr Micaela Sinibaldi talks about The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project which aims to document the archaeology and history of Karak castle and town in the Middle Islamic period.

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Lecture: The Karak Castle and Town Documentation Project

Digital Exhibition Launch: Surfacing Zarqa

The Surfacing Zarqa Digital Exhibition presents a collection of oral histories, photographs, memories, audio recordings, and creative interpretations developed through the Surfacing Zarqa project.

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Digital Exhibition Launch: Surfacing Zarqa

 
 
 
Blogs

Desert Air Routes Project: An Archaeological Journey from the Neolithic to the Birth of International Air Travel

Published: 2026
By Alexander Wasse East of the bustling streets of modern Amman, the Mediterranean hill-country quickly...

Modern Agricultural Systems in Wadi al-Hasa: Lessons for Understanding Ancient Farming in Southern Jordan

Published: 2026
By Grzegorz Sochacki, PhD Student at the University of Warsaw. For several decades, archaeological research...

Deep-Time Desert Environments

Published: 2026
By Professor Joanne Clarke, School of History and Art History, University of East Anglia In...

Explore the 'Surfacing Zarqa' Digital Exhibition!

The Surfacing Zarqa Digital Exhibition is now available online, presenting a collection of oral histories, photographs, memories, audio recordings, and creative interpretations developed through the Surfacing Zarqa project.

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