Council for British Research in the Levant

The Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL) is a non-profit organisation that promotes humanities and social science research in the Levant.[1] It consists of two research institutes, the Kenyon Institute in Jerusalem[2] and the British Institute in Amman (BIA) in Amman, Jordan.[3]

History

The CBRL was established in 1998 as an amalgamation of the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem (now the Kenyon Institute) and the British Institute at Amman for Archaeology and History (now the British Institute in Amman).[1] While its predecessors mainly existed to support archaeological research in their respective host countries, the newly formed CBRL, sponsored by the British Academy,[4][5] broadened its remit to include research into the history, culture and society of the entire Levant.[1]

Plans to open a CBRL institute in Damascus have been suspended due the ongoing Syrian Civil War.[1]

Publications

Levant

The Council's research journal, Levant (ISSN 0075-8914), is employed to document and promote the research of CBRL members and others in the region. Each issue includes a number of scholarly articles and book reviews. As of 2008, Levant is published biannually by Maney Publishing, both in print and online form.

Bulletin of the Council for British Research in the Levant

An annual Bulletin is produced to inform about current research activities and information about events and CBRL publications.

Directors of the CBRL

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "About us". CBRL website. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Kenyon Institute". CBRL website. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  3. ↑ "The British Institute in Amman". CBRL website. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Who funds us". CBRL website. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Academy-Sponsored Institutes". British Academy website. Retrieved 2016-04-23.

External links

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