The Six-Day War in 1967 prompted the evacuation of the Jerusalem school yet again. The war left the Jerusalem School under Israeli control. The American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) was founded in 1968 in Amman, Jordan, to allow American scholars access to other
countries in the region. In 1968, ASOR’s operations moved to the U.S. Program activities also continued in Jerusalem at the newly named W. F. Albright Institute, but the focus was radically altered. Casey was succeeded as director by David Noel Freedman in 1968-1970 and by Robert J. Bull in 1970-1971, after which William Dever began a four-year term (1971-1975). Freedman and Dever had both been involved in major excavation projects in Israel proper, Freedman at Ashdod and Dever at Gezer, so connections were quickly reestablished within Israeli professional circles. At the same time, some limited follow-up work from the School was continued at West Bank sites including Shechem, Ai, and Taanach, where Americans had previously excavated. The decade of new field projects commenced at Caesarea, Tell Jemmeh, Tell Hesi, Tell Halif (Lahav), Khirbet Shema, Meiron, Tell Anafa, and elsewhere.