Council for British Research in the Levant - CBRL

04/10/2026

[ CBRL–PEF UK Book Launch ]
Peasant Agriculture in the Jerusalem Hills

CBRL and The Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) are pleased to invite you to the launch of Peasant Agriculture in the Jerusalem Hills, by Lucjan Turkowski, edited by Carol Palmer.

Drawing on Turkowski’s research during the final years of the British Mandate, the book offers a detailed account of Palestinian fellahin and rural life in the Jerusalem hills, exploring agricultural practices, animal management, craft production, local knowledge and material culture.

Professor Dina Matar will chair the panel discussion, with panellists Dr Mazen Iwaisi, Dr Muna Dajani and Leila Sansour.

🔹 23 October 2026
🔹 6 PM UK time
🔹 University of Notre Dame, London & Online via Zoom

Registration:
🔸 Attend in person:
Seats are limited, so please register before 5 October 2026. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/NFsMvu4Ute

🔸 Attend online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__XVBxdpTStyaDIf4oEZrNQ

📚 For more information on this event:
https://www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/peasant-agriculture-in-the-jerusalem-hills/

01/10/2026

22/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's lecture at CBRL Amman Institute, titled “The British Institute in the 1980s and the Azraq Basin Prehistory Project”, delivered by Prof. Andrew Garrard.

We appreciate your presence and engagement, which contributed to an insightful and enriching discussion throughout the evening.

We look forward to welcoming you to our future events at CBRL.

22/09/2026

3 days left to apply! ⏰👀

3 days left to apply! ⏰👀

CBRL is seeking a part-time Archive Assistant to join the team at the CBRL Kenyon Institute in East Jerusalem.

The successful candidate will support the digitisation, cataloguing and documentation of archival materials, including photographs, slides and documents.

Start date: 1 November 2026
Contract: 3 months | 2 days per week

⏰ Deadline for applications: 25 September 2026

ℹ Details about the role and how to apply are available via the link below:
https://www.cbrl.ac.uk/news/cbrl-kenyon-institute-is-hiring-an-archive-assistant/

21/09/2026

Mark your calendars! 🗓️

University of Jordan, in cooperation with the
Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL), the French Institute for the Near East (IFPO), the German Protestant Institute of Archaeology Amman (GPIA), and the American Centre of Research (ACOR), cordially invite you to:

[ Heritage & Archaeology Diwan #10: Ancient Civilisations and Material Culture in Jordan ]

🗓️ Tuesday and Wednesday, 13-14 October 2026
📍University of Jordan, Amman
Conference Hall at Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II School of Political Science and International Studies

🔗 Book your spot before 10 October 2026.
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/gecigMrGY4

More details to follow.

21/09/2026

Join us TODAY for the lecture:
The British Institute in the 1980s and the Azraq Basin Prehistory Project

6 pm Amman time, 4 pm London time
at CBRL Amman Institute and online

Join us next Monday for our upcoming lecture:

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

CBRL Amman Institute is pleased to welcome Prof. Andrew Garrard for a lecture exploring two interconnected chapters of archaeological research in Jordan.

The lecture will offer a glimpse into the British Institute at Amman during the 1980s, when Prof. Garrard served as Assistant Director and Director, before turning to the Azraq Basin Early Prehistory Project, a major field project investigating the environmental and settlement history of eastern Jordan from the Late Upper Palaeolithic through the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic.

👤 Speaker: Prof. Andrew Garrard
Honorary Associate Professor, Institute of Archaeology, University College London

🔹 Monday, 21 September 2026
🔹 6:00 pm Amman | 4:00 pm London
🔹 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom

🔗 Registration:
To attend in person:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZRNKSHHjig?origin=lprLink

To attend online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_73fMy0WKS5GfWf0ba9hWSg

20/09/2026

Have you booked your spot yet? 👀

See you tomorrow at CBRL Amman Institute and online, 6 PM (Amman time), 4 PM (London time).

📝 Registration:
Attend in-person:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZRNKSHHjig

Attend online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_73fMy0WKS5GfWf0ba9hWSg

Join us next Monday for our upcoming lecture:

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

CBRL Amman Institute is pleased to welcome Prof. Andrew Garrard for a lecture exploring two interconnected chapters of archaeological research in Jordan.

The lecture will offer a glimpse into the British Institute at Amman during the 1980s, when Prof. Garrard served as Assistant Director and Director, before turning to the Azraq Basin Early Prehistory Project, a major field project investigating the environmental and settlement history of eastern Jordan from the Late Upper Palaeolithic through the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic.

👤 Speaker: Prof. Andrew Garrard
Honorary Associate Professor, Institute of Archaeology, University College London

🔹 Monday, 21 September 2026
🔹 6:00 pm Amman | 4:00 pm London
🔹 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom

🔗 Registration:
To attend in person:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZRNKSHHjig?origin=lprLink

To attend online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_73fMy0WKS5GfWf0ba9hWSg

15/09/2026

Join us next Monday for our upcoming lecture:

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

CBRL Amman Institute is pleased to welcome Prof. Andrew Garrard for a lecture exploring two interconnected chapters of archaeological research in Jordan.

The lecture will offer a glimpse into the British Institute at Amman during the 1980s, when Prof. Garrard served as Assistant Director and Director, before turning to the Azraq Basin Early Prehistory Project, a major field project investigating the environmental and settlement history of eastern Jordan from the Late Upper Palaeolithic through the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic.

👤 Speaker: Prof. Andrew Garrard
Honorary Associate Professor, Institute of Archaeology, University College London

🔹 Monday, 21 September 2026
🔹 6:00 pm Amman | 4:00 pm London
🔹 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom

🔗 Registration:
To attend in person:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZRNKSHHjig?origin=lprLink

To attend online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_73fMy0WKS5GfWf0ba9hWSg

13/09/2026

[ CBRL–PEF UK Book Launch ]
Peasant Agriculture in the Jerusalem Hills

CBRL and the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) are pleased to invite you to the launch of Peasant Agriculture in the Jerusalem Hills, by Lucjan Turkowski, edited by Carol Palmer.

Drawing on Turkowski’s research during the final years of the British Mandate, the book offers a detailed account of Palestinian fellahin and rural life in the Jerusalem hills, exploring agricultural practices, animal management, craft production, local knowledge and material culture.

Professor Dina Matar will chair the panel discussion, with panellists Dr Mazen Iwaisi, Dr Muna Dajani and Leila Sansour.

🔹 23 October 2026
🔹 6 PM UK time
🔹 University of Notre Dame, London & Online via Zoom

Registration:
🔸 In person: Seats are limited, so please register before 5 October 2026. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/NFsMvu4Ute
🔸 Online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__XVBxdpTStyaDIf4oEZrNQ

📚 For more information on this event:
https://www.cbrl.ac.uk/event/peasant-agriculture-in-the-jerusalem-hills/

07/09/2026

Join us for our upcoming lecture:

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

CBRL Amman Institute is pleased to welcome Prof. Andrew Garrard for a lecture exploring two interconnected chapters of archaeological research in Jordan.

The lecture will offer a glimpse into the British Institute at Amman during the 1980s, when Prof. Garrard served as Assistant Director and Director, before turning to the Azraq Basin Early Prehistory Project, a major field project investigating the environmental and settlement history of eastern Jordan from the Late Upper Palaeolithic through the Epipalaeolithic and Neolithic.

👤 Speaker: Prof. Andrew Garrard
Honorary Associate Professor, Institute of Archaeology, University College London

🔹 Monday, 21 September 2026
🔹 6:00 pm Amman | 4:00 pm London
🔹 CBRL Amman Institute & Online via Zoom

🔗 Registration:
To attend in person:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/ZRNKSHHjig?origin=lprLink

To attend online:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_73fMy0WKS5GfWf0ba9hWSg