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ASOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS POSTS

 

New Journal: BASOR 394 (November 2025)

 

FOA Webinar: Dr. Michael Hundley-What is a God? The Bible and the Ancient Near East

 

Annual Meeting: Standing Session Chair Openings

TempleOfAphroditeAcropolisAmathusCyprus 

Friends of ASOR Cyprus Tour

News Items

Past ASOR News, Month to Month

ASOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS POSTS

News Items

Past ASOR News, Month to Month
 

Cultural Heritage Initiatives

ASOR Trains Syrian and Yemeni Students and Heritage Professionals in Tools for Cultural Heritage Documentation

Over the past few months, ASOR has offered free training in its cultural heritage documentation curriculum to Syrian and Yemeni students and heritage professionals in collaboration with Syrians for Heritage (SIMAT) and Heritage for Peace. ASOR’s freely accessible curriculum aims to help cultural heritage specialists perform surveys and condition assessments through mostly open-source tools and software, including KoboToolbox, QGIS, LibreCAD, and Agisoft Metashape.

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Cultural Heritage Initiatives

ASOR Trains Syrian and Yemeni Students and Heritage Professionals

Over the past few months, ASOR has offered free training in its cultural heritage documentation curriculum to Syrian and Yemeni students and heritage professionals in collaboration with Syrians for Heritage (SIMAT) and Heritage for Peace. ASOR’s freely accessible curriculum aims to help cultural heritage specialists perform surveys and condition assessments through mostly open-source tools and software, including KoboToolbox, QGIS, LibreCAD, and Agisoft Metashape.

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ASOR Annual Meeting

November 18-21, 2026
Chicago & Hybrid

Learn more about the 2026 ASOR Annual Meeting here.

 

 ASOR Annual Meeting

November 18-21, 2026
Chicago & Hybrid

Learn more about the 2026 ASOR Annual Meeting here.

 

The Ancient Near East Today : Vol. 13, No. 12.1

Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

 

From a previously unknown royal tomb to DNA revelations to a newly deciphered alphabet, here are our picks for some of the most interesting breakthroughs and discoveries in the archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa in 2025.

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The Ancient Near East Today: Vol. 13, No. 12.1

Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

From a previously unknown royal tomb to DNA revelations to a newly deciphered alphabet, here are our picks for some of the most interesting breakthroughs and discoveries in the archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa in 2025.

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Publications

BASOR 394 (November 2025)

The new issue of BASOR features articles such as: Boulos el-ʿAraj: A Palestinian Quaker Archaeologist of the British Mandate Era (1926–1936); Unveiling the Obscure: Exploring the Function and Meaning of Levantine Shrine Models through an Ethnoarchaeological Lens; Paleoenvironment and Fruit Tree Horticulture at Early Bronze Age Tel Bet Yerah: Evidence from Charcoal Remains; Reassessing the Levantine Tradition of Early Bronze III Bone Tubes: The View from Tell el-Hesi; and more. Click here for more.

 

Publications

BASOR 394 (November 2025)

The new issue of BASOR features articles such as: Boulos el-ʿAraj: A Palestinian Quaker Archaeologist of the British Mandate Era (1926–1936); Unveiling the Obscure: Exploring the Function and Meaning of Levantine Shrine Models through an Ethnoarchaeological Lens; Paleoenvironment and Fruit Tree Horticulture at Early Bronze Age Tel Bet Yerah: Evidence from Charcoal Remains; Reassessing the Levantine Tradition of Early Bronze III Bone Tubes: The View from Tell el-Hesi; and more. Click here for more.