Sponsors

• The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its Department of Antiquities Jordan is a land steeped in history. It has been home to some of mankind's earliest settlements and villages, and relics of many of the world's great civilizations can still be seen today.
• American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) Promotes research and publication across disciplines with a special emphasis on archaeology in Jordan.
• American Philosophical Society (APS) Founded in 1900, APS's mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work and teaching of philosophers, and to represent philosophy as a discipline.
• American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Committee on Archaeological Research & Policy ASOR supports and encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present.
• Archaeological Research Facility (ARF), University of California, Berkeley The mission of ARF is to encourage and carry out archaeological field and laboratory research conducted by U.C. Berkeley archaeologists and related specialists.
• Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) ACM is a consortium of academically excellent, independent liberal arts colleges located in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
• British Academy (Grant no. SG-40367) The UK's national body for the humanities and social sciences.
• Council for American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Fosters international scholarly exchange, primarily through sponsorship of fellowship programs which allow pre-doctoral and senior scholars to pursue independent research important to the increase of knowledge and to our understanding of foreign cultures.
• Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) The British Academy sponsored society for research into the humanities and social sciences in the Levant.
• Doreen B. Townsend Center for the Humanities, University of California, Berkeley Encourages an interdisciplinary approach to scholarship, fostered innovation in research, and promoted intellectual conversation among individuals from the humanities and related academic disciplines.
• Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley Promotes interdisciplinary research in international, comparative, and policy studies on the Berkeley campus of the University of California.
• Foundation Max van Berchem Has financed archaeological excavations, research projects and studies in Islamic art and architecture since 1973.
• Knox College Nationally ranked, private, residential liberal arts college of 1,400 undergraduate students located in Galesburg, Illinois.
• Missouri's University Research Reactor (MURR) Specializes in trace-element analysis (i.e., chemical fingerprinting) of archaeological specimens for the purpose of determining their provenance (source).
• National Science Foundation (Grant no. 0328347) Independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 to promote the progress of science, advance national health, prosperity, and welfare, and secure the national defense.
• Princeton University Council on Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences Aims to foster interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship; to focus attention on the core concerns of humanistic scholarship; and to forge enduring links between the humanities at Princeton and the wider culture.
• Stahl Endowment Fund, University of California, Berkeley Provides financial assistance to Berkeley archaeologists for field projects; laboratory, collections, archival, or ancillary analysis of materials; purchase of special equipment; and assistance in preparation of materials for dissertations or publication.
• Stanford University Located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stanford University is recognized as one of the world's leading research and teaching institutions.
• University of Liverpool Founded in 1881, the University of Liverpool has an impressive history of pioneering education and research, with a particular emphasis on "education for the professions."
• University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Advances understanding of the world's cultural heritage through its research, collections, exhibitions, and educational programming.