Books published by American Center of Oriental Research

Arabic for Archaeologists is a pocket-sized booklet for work in the field. It contains essential words and phrases, each presented in English, Arabic transliteration, and Arabic.

This is the final publication of the Petra Papyri Series of primary document Greek language papyrus texts from the sixth century A.D. The books provide meticulous documentation, translation and interpretation of the information recovered from approximately 140 carbonized papyrus scrolls found during the excavation of the Petra Church.

The fourth volume in the Petra Papyri series, the scholarly publication meticulously documenting, translating and interpreting the information recovered from approximately 140 carbonized papyrus scrolls found during ACOR's excavation of the Petra Church.

The Petra Church offers detailed scholarship about the excavation of the church itself but also about the historical environment of the communities living in the Petra area, a historical and archaeological city, capital of the kingdom of the Nabataeans in southern Jordan. Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white.