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Marriott
Eaton Center
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 20-23, 2002
Table
of Contents
I. General Instructions
II. Submissions by Individuals
(includes list of academic sections)
III. New Section Proposals
IV. Instructions for
Section Chairs
V. Deadlines for ASOR
2002 Annual Meeting
I.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Members
of the American Schools of Oriental Research are invited to submit abstracts
of papers or to propose new unit sections for the 2002 Annual Meeting
of ASOR in Toronto, Canada, on November 20-23, 2002.
A.
INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS
Individual
submissions should be directed to the chair of the section most appropriate
to the research. See the list of academic sections (II below).
Presentations
which do not fit into established sections or new sections are also
invited. Such papers should be sent to Aaron J. Brody, Program in Science,
Technology, and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building
E38-308, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 (Tel: 617 253-3496;
Fax: 617 258-5370; Email: ajbrody@postmark.net).
Complete submissions must include a Participation/Abstract Form and
proof of paid preregistration.
Deadline
for submission of presentation proposals to Section Chairs is April
1, 2002.
B.
NEW SECTION PROPOSALS
The
Program Committee invites proposals for new academic sections that focus
on special topics for the November 2002 meeting (as well as for future
Annual Meetings). Normally, new sections will have a life-span of three
years, with the option of renewing for a second three-year term. New
sections will usually consist of only a single session in their inaugural
year; an additional session (for a total of two sessions on the same
theme) can be added in the second or third year, if there is enough
interest. Individuals interested in organizing such sections are encouraged
first to contact the Chair of the Program Committee: Eric H. Cline,
Dept of Classics and Semitics, George Washington University, 345 Phillips
Hall, 801 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20052 (Tel: 202 994-0316;
Fax: 202 994-2156; Email: ehcline@gwu.edu).
Please note that new session proposals are far more likely to be accepted
if they are submitted with a slate of speakers tentatively scheduled
for the first year.
See
instructions in III below.
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Deadline
for submission of new section proposals is March 1, 2002.
(To
receive a Section Chair Packet containing all necessary information,
please contact the Annual Meeting Program, ASOR at Boston University,
656 Beacon Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02215-2010. Email: asor@bu.edu.
For on-line electronic forms, visit the ASOR website at http://www.ASOR.org/AM/am.htm).
C.
RULES FOR PARTICIPATION
1.
Membership: Membership in ASOR (either Individual or Institutional)
is a prerequisite for participation in the Annual Meeting program. Participants
must include their membership number on their Participation/Abstract
Form.
2.
Preregistration: Preregistration is a requirement for all participants
in the Annual Meeting Program. All program participants must submit
a Preregistration Form (with payment) to the ASOR Boston office prior
to April 1 and provide proof of their preregistration to their section
chair upon submission of their Participation/Abstract Forms.
Visiting
non-North American scholars and scholars whose main area of research
is not Near Eastern archaeology may be exempted from one or both of
the membership and registration requirements upon request of the Section
Chair to the Program Committee Chair, but only if they have not participated
in the Annual Meeting in recent years. The Annual Meeting Participation/Abstract
Form provides a mechanism for requesting the waivers.
3.
Two Appearance Policy: Members may present one paper and either chair
one session or be a respondent/discussant/panelist in one section.
Persons may participate only two times on the program in any capacity.
(Business meetings and receptions are exempt.)
4.
Normal Length of Presentations: The Program Committee recommends that
presentations normally fit into 30-minute time slots, allowing 25 minutes
for the paper and 5 minutes for discussion.
5.
Lindstrom Student Service Scholarships. Students who wish to volunteer
to work during the meetings are invited to apply for a Lindstrom Student
Service Scholarship. The Lindstrom Scholarships will provide up to $500
per student. Students will be expected to provide up to 20 hours work
assistance at the meetings. Interested individuals should contact the
ASOR Office.
6.
Dorot Annual Meeting Travel Scholarship. ASOR Student Members who are
enrolled in a program of graduate or advanced professional studies and
in ABD status or otherwise in the final year of candidacy for their
degree program may apply for the Dorot Foundation Annual Meeting Travel
Scholarship. These scholarships provide up to $1000 for expenses related
to travel to, and housing at, the Annual Meeting in Toronto, ON. Interested
individuals should contact the ASOR office for more information.
Deadline
for Lindstrom Student Service Scholarships and Dorot Annual Meeting
Travel Scholarships application: September 16, 2002.
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II.
SUBMISSIONS BY INDIVIDUALS
A.
SECTIONS PLANNED FOR 2002 ANNUAL MEETING OF ASOR.
An
individual may submit a proposal to one of the following sections:
ANCIENT
FOODS AND FOODWAYS
Section Chair:
Albert Leonard, Jr., Department of Classics, University of Arizona,
ML 371, Tucson, AZ 85721-0001. Tel: 520 621-1689; Fax: 520 621-3678;
Email: albertl@u.arizona.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002.
ANCIENT
MEDITERRANEAN TRADE
Section Chair:
Eric Cline, Dept of Classics and Semitics, George Washington University,
345 Phillips Hall, 801 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20052.
Tel: 202 994-0316; Fax: 202 994-2156; Email: ehcline@gwu.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002.
ARABIA
Section Chair:
David F. Graf, Department of History, University of Miami, POB 248107,
Coral Gables, FL 33124-4662. Tel: 305 284-5965; Email: dgraf@umiami.ir.miami.edu.
Two sessions
are planned for 2002. Themes: (1) Archaeology and epigraphy; (2)
Nabataeans. Both sessions will feature papers presented in memory
of Fred V.Winnett.
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF ANATOLIA
Section Chair:
Sharon Steadman, Dept. of Sociology/Anthropology, P.O. Box 2000, SUNY
Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045. Tel: 607 257-3262; Email: srsteadman@aol.com.
Two sessions
are planned for 2002. Themes: 1) Current Excavations; 2) Neighbors
and Relatives. Limited space available.
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF CYPRUS: DEATH, DYING AND BURIALS — CYPRUS AND THE LEVANT
Section Chairs:
Dr. Danielle Parks, Brock University, Department of Classics, St Catharines,
ON L2S 3A1, CANADA. Tel: 905 688-5550 (ext 3321); Email: dparks@spartan.ac.brocku.ca;
Dr. Ann-Marie Knoblauch, Dept of Art and Art History, 201 Draper Rd
(0103), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Tel: 540 231-3170; Fax:
540 231-5761; Email: amk@vt.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002. The goal of this session is to explore the similarities
and differences in all aspects of death and burial customs in Cyprus
and the Levant. Abstracts that focus on either or both regions are
encouraged.
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF JORDAN
Section Chair:
Bruce Routledge, Department of Anthropology, 325 University Museum,
University of Pennsylvania, 33rd & Spruce Streets,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6398. Tel: 215 573-6295; Fax: 215 898-7462;
Email: routledg@sas.upenn.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002.
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF MESOPOTAMIA
Section Chair:
Constance E. Gane, Old Testament Dept., Seminary, Andrews University,
Berrien Spring, MI 49104-1500. Tel: 616 471-6345; Fax: 616 471-6202;
Email: cgane@andrews.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002. This section seeks submissions in all areas illuminated
by archaeology that relate to the material, social, and religious
culture, history and international relations, and texts of ancient
Mesopotamia.
THE
ARCHAEOLOGY OF PEOPLE
Section Chairs:
Walter Aufrecht, The University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta
T1K 3M4, Canada. Tel: 403 329-2485; Fax: 403 329-2016; Email: aufrecht@uleth.ca;
and Meredith Chesson, University of Notre Dame. Tel: 219 631-3775;
Fax: 219 631-4268; Email: Meredith.Chesson.3@nd.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002. Drawing on the research of bioarchaeologists, ethnoarchaeologists,
and archaeologists, this session strives to present reconstructions
of ancient Near Eastern communities with people as active participants
in the creation of a society and its archaeological record. Participants
are encouraged to incorporate men, women, and children into their
reconstructions of the archaeological past, bridging the gap between
material remains we excavate to the people who created, used, and
discarded the objects, buildings, and bodies we find. Topics of inquiry
may include, but are not limited to, issues of individual and group
identity, gender, race, social differentiation, ethnicity, life histories,
craft specialization and production, diet and nutrition, exchange,
social organization, and conflict.
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF SYRIA
Section Chair:
Mark Chavalas, Department of History, University of Wisconsin-La-Crosse,
La Crosse, WI 54601. Tel: 608 785-8350; Fax: 608 785-8370; Email:
chavalas.mark@uwlax.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002. This section is concerned with all areas of Syria
that are illuminated by archaeology. These include a discussion of
recent archaeological excavations, history, religion, society, and
texts.
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF THE ROMAN PERIOD: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF QUMRAN
Section Chairs:
Katharina Galor, Center for Old World Archaeology and Art, Brown University,
Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401 863-3838; Fax: 401 863-9423; Email:
Katharina_Galor@brown.edu; Jürgen Zangenberg, Bergische Universitaet,
Fachbereich 02: Ev. Theologie, D-42097, Wuppertal, Germany. Tel:
49 202 439-2352, Fax: 49 202 439-3130, Email: zangenberg@t-online.de.
One session is
planned for 2002. Papers submitted for this session should be devoted
to the archaeology of Qumran and other contemporary sites from the
Dead Sea region.
ART
OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST AND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Section Chair:
Eleanor Guralnick, 1301 East 55th St, Chicago, IL 60615. Tel: 773
752-5069; Fax: 773 752-8680 (call before faxing); Email: eleanorguralnick@aol.com.
One session is
planned for 2002.
ARTIFACTS:
THE INSIDE STORY
Section Chair:
Elizabeth Friedman (University of Chicago), 1369 E. Hyde Park Blvd.,
Apt. 1001, Chicago, IL 60615. Tel: 773 324-4813; Email: esf@hydepark-chicago.org.
One session is
planned for 2002. This session welcomes submissions in which the
analysis of artifacts by means of physical or chemical techniques
has led to a new or re-interpretation of the archaeological record.
Studies generally focus on ancient technology and social dynamics.
CONNECTIVITY
IN ANTIQUITY (Jointly Sponsored by ASOR and AAA)
Section Chairs:
Øystein LaBianca, Dept of Behavioral Sciences, Andrews University,
Berrien Springs, MI 49104. Tel: 616 471-1290; Fax: 616 471-3108;
Email: labianca@andrews.edu; William R. Thompson, 358 Woodburn Hall,
Dept of Political Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
Tel: 812 855-3738; Fax: 812 855-2027; Email: wthompso@indiana.edu.
Two sessions
of this jointly-sponsored panel (ASOR/AAA) are planned in 2002. The
intent of this series of sessions is to mobilize research leading
to a new synthesis of the archaeological, ethnographical and historical
data from the Middle East that might be centered by the concept of
“connectivity.” In the first session, we will revisit and re-evaluate
Andre Gunder Frank's (1993) analysis of Bronze Age cycles of economic
expansion and contraction through a series of invited papers. We will
also examine whether the same cycles were experienced throughout the
Bronze Age world at roughly the same time and intensity and whether
these economic fluctuations appear to be linked to other systemic
patterns of conflict and turmoil. In the second session, submitted
papers are welcomed that attempt to utilize the ideas of Manuel Castell
(The Rise of the Network Society, The Power of Identity, The End
of the Millennium) as a basis for coming to grips with connectivity
in antiquity. To what extent are Castell’s ideas about network and
identity instrumentalities relevant to explaining the evolution not
only of particular societies and polities in our region, but also
of communication and trade routes, visions of divinity and strivings
of empire? How have these processes succeeded in permanently advancing
“globally connected localities” in our region and beyond?
EGYPT
AND CANAAN
Section Chair:
K. Lawson Younger, Jr., Trinity International University, 2065 Half
Day Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015. Tel: 847 317-8063; Fax: 847 317-8141;
Email: lyounger@trin.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002. The purpose of this section is to provide a venue
for dialogue between Egyptologists (who normally attend the ARCE conference)
and ASOR. Aspects of the Egyptian culture, religion, or history in
the Bronze or Iron Ages that shed light on the cultures, religions,
or history of other people in the ancient Near East or eastern Mediterranean
are welcome.
GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Section Chair:
Gary Christopherson, Center for Applied Spatial Analysis, Box 3, Harvill
460, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. Tel: 520 621-6267;
Fax: 520 621-6181; Email: garych@casa.arizona.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002.
HEBREW
BIBLE, HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Section Chair:
Dale W. Manor, College of Bible & Religion, Harding University,
P.O. Box 12280, Searcy, AR 72149. Tel: 501 279-4456; Fax: 501 279-4042;
Email: dmanor@harding.edu.
Two sessions
are planned for 2002. The first session is open to all papers; the
second session invites papers which will focus on the following issue
regarding Iron I Israel. At the 2001 ASOR conference, Elizabeth Bloch-Smith
presented a paper entitled "Israelite Ethnicity" in which
she claimed that Israel identity in art should be attributed to defining
itself in relation to the neighboring Philistines, a Sea People who
had arrived in the land during the 12th century BCE after Merneptah's
reference to Israel and before the emergence of a kingdom of Israel.
This interpretation suggested that the origins of israelite identify
are to be found prior to the Iron II period.
The second session will be dedicated to continuing
the debate which followed in the Q&A after the paper presentation by asking the following questions:
1. How did Merneptah's Israel define itself or why didn't Merneptah call the people Canaanites or Shasu?
2. How did Merneptah's Israel maintain its identity in Iron I? 3. If Israelite identity in Iron I involved identifying
itself in relation to the Philistines who were in the land, what if anything did it say about other people who
were in the land including Egyptians? 4. Since if the Merneptah Stele had not been found, Israel's existence
in Iron I would not be known from archaeologically excavated material, what does this suggest about the
limitations of archaeology in reconstructing human history?
INDIVIDUAL
SUBMISSIONS
Section Chair:
Aaron J. Brody, Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Building E38-308, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge,
MA 02139. Tel: 617 253-3496; Fax: 617 258-5370; Email: ajbrody@postmark.net.
Two sessions
are planned for 2002. This section is for papers which do not fit
into other sessions in the program.
LANDSCAPE
ARCHAEOLOGY
Section Chair:
Benjamin Saidel, 2126A N. Forgeus St., Tucson, AZ 85716. Tel: 520
784-0641; Fax: 520 621-2088; Email: benjaminsaidel@hotmail.com.
One session
is planned for 2002. This session seeks to discuss new research questions
pertaining to archaeological and ethnoarchaeological investigations
of arid zone populations in the Near East. The chronological span
of this session ranges from the Epipaleolithic through the Ottoman
periods..
MARITIME/NAUTICAL
ISSUES
Section Chairs:
Aaron J. Brody and Ezra Marcus. Submissions from members in the US
should be sent to: Aaron J. Brody, Program in Science, Technology,
and Society, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building E38-308,
77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139. Tel: 617 253-3496; Fax:
617 258-5370; Email: ajbrody@postmark.net. Submissions from members
in Europe and the Middle East should be sent to: Ezra Marcus, Recanati
Center for Maritime Studies, University of Haifa, Mt. Carmel, Haifa
31905, Israel. Email: ezra@research.haifa.ac.il.
One session is
planned for 2002. Papers in this section should address Maritime
and/or Nautical issues within the context of the ancient Near East.
MATERIAL
CULTURE AND HISTORY
Section Chair:
Lynda Carroll, Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University,
SUNY Binghamton, NY 13902-6000. Tel: 607 777-2074; Fax: 607 777-2501;
Email: lcarroll@binghamton.edu
One session is
planned for 2002. This section welcomes submissions related to theoretical
and/or methodological problems concerning the archaeology of historic
periods. Papers should address the relationship between text and
material culture in the construction of history. Topics may include
the interpretation of material culture based on textual evidence,
the illumination of text based on material remains, or reconstructions
of history using either text or archaeological evidence.
LEAVING
NO STONE UNTURNED: RECENT STUDIES OF GROUND AND CHIPPED STONE TOOLS
IN THE SOUTHERN LEVANT
Section Chairs:
Jennie R. Ebeling, HaHaruv 5, Herzliya Pituach 46629, Israel. Tel:
972 9 951-5514; Email: ebeling@zahav.net.il; and Yorke M. Rowan, Humanities
and Social Sciences, Pennsylvania State University — Erie, Erie, PA
16563-1501. Tel: 814 898-6070; Fax: 814 898-6032; Email: ymr2@psu.edu
or ymrowan@hotmail.com.
One session is
planned for 2002. This section relates the results of recent studies
of ground and chipped stone assemblages from sites in the southern
Levant dating from late prehistory to the historical periods. Although
the analysis of ground and chipped stone tools still lags behind that
of other material culture assemblages in this region, emerging specialists
have demonstrated the potential these objects show for understanding
diverse phenomena in antiquity. We welcome submissions on any theme
relating to stone tools for ASOR 2002, but are particularly interested
in papers that explore the economics of stone tool production and
exchange.
OUTREACH
EDUCATION
Section Chair:
Carolyn Draper Rivers, 2902 Monterey Court, Springfield, PA 19064.
Tel: 610 543-5079; Email: jtrivers3@worldnet.att.net.
This session
will likely be held outside of the regular meeting schedule and separate
registration will be required.
POSTER
DISPLAY
Section Chairs:
Rhonda Root, Division of Architecture, Andrews University, Berrien
Springs, MI 49104-0450. Tel: 616 471-3496; Fax: 616 471-6261; Email:
rroot@andrews.edu and Gary Christopherson, Center for Applied Spatial
Analysis, Box 3, Harvill 460, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.
Tel: 520 621-6267; Fax: 520 621-6181; Email: garych@casa.arizona.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002 at the beginning of the conference with displays
remaining up throughout. This section will be open to submissions
in any area of research related to ASOR goals and objectives. Proposals
regarding static or non-static displays are welcome. In general,
those with high-tech displays will be formally presenting papers.
A maximum of 4 high-tech presentations will be allowed with 20 minutes
each for speaking, and 10 minutes each for answering questions. Those
with static displays will be available to answer questions during
the 10-minute intervals as with traditional poster displays. After
the formal session, static posters will be displayed in the same area
as the publications are housed. High-tech displays using the presenter's
own equipment may also remain displayed for the rest of the Meeting
if attended. Presenters must arrive with poster(s) already fully
prepared and ready to be displayed.
PREHISTORIC
ARCHAEOLOGY
Section Chairs:
Gary O. Rollefson, Department of Anthropology, Whitman College, Walla
Walla, WA 99362. Tel: 509 527-4938; Fax: 509 527-5026; Email: rollefgo@whitman.edu;
Ted Banning, Dept of Anthropology, University of Toronto, Toronto,
Ontario M5S 3G3. Tel: 416 978-2315, Fax: 416 978-3217; Email: banning@chass.utoronto.ca.
Two sessions
are planned for 2002. The first session will consist of invited papers
on Neolithic and Chalcolithic themes; the second session will be on
the Paleolithic and Epipaleolithic and is open to submitted papers.
Please direct submissions for the second session to Gary O. Rollefson
at the above address. There will also be a related pre-conference
workshop held on Wednesday, 20 November; interested parties should
contact Ted Banning at the above address.
PROBLEMS
IN CERAMIC TYPOLOGY
Section Chair:
Celia Bergoffen, 329 West 76th St. #5, New York, NY 10023. Tel./Fax:
212 721-9855; Email: cb18@is2.nyu.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002. Papers that deal with assemblages or specific wares
current in the mid-second millennium BCE in the Aegean, western Levant,
Egypt, Anatolia, or Near East are welcome in this section. Emphasis
should be on constructing typologies and chronological considerations.
REPORTS
ON CURRENT EXCAVATIONS—ASOR AFFILIATED
Section Chair:
Rachel Hallote, 56 Irving Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Tel: 914
637-6098; Fax: 914 637-6107; Email: rachel.hallote@purchase.edu.
Two sessions
are planned for 2002.
REPORTS
ON CURRENT EXCAVATIONS—NON-ASOR AFFILIATED
Section Chair:
Ann E. Killebrew, Dept of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies,
108 Weaver Building, Pennsylvania State University, University Park,
PA 16802. Fax: 814 867-6294; Email: aek11@psu.edu.
Two sessions
are planned for 2002.
THE
ROMAN AND BYZANTINE PERIODS: CITIES AND OTHER SETTLEMENTS
Section Chair:
Kenneth Holum, Department of History, University of Maryland, College
Park, MD 20742. Tel: 301 405-4267; Fax: 301 314-9399; Email: kh22@umail.umd.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002. Submitted papers should be concerned with on cities,
smaller settlements, and related material culture in the Middle East
from the Roman penetration to the aftermath of the Muslim conquest.
If there are enough submissions, a second session may be added; the
first session will be devoted to urban architecture, the second to
material culture.
STORIES
OF LEGITIMACY BY THE KINGS OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
Section Chair:
Peter Feinman, Institute for Archaeology and Education, Manhattanville
College, 2900 Purchase St., Purchase, NY 10577. Tel: 914 323-5141;
Fax: 914 323-5493; Email: feinmanp@mville.edu.
One session is
planned for 2002. Invited speakers will present papers representing
Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt, and the Bible.
SYMPOSIUM
ON RECENT RESEARCH IN THE MADABA PLAINS REGION OF JORDAN
Section Chair:
(for session 1) Randy Younker (Andrews University), Inst. of Archaeology,
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104. Tel: 616 471-3273;
Email: younker@andrews.edu, and (for session 2) Larry G. Herr, Dept
of Religious Studies, Canadian University College, 235 College Avenue,
College Heights, Alberta T4L-2E5, Canada. Tel: 403 782-3381, ext.
4022; Fax: 403 782-3170; Email: lherr@cauc.ab.ca.
Two sessions
are planned for 2002.
THEORETICAL
AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY
Section Chair:
Louise Hitchcock, 1309 Palisades Dr., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272-2153.
Tel: 310 454-5098; Email: lhitchco@ucla.edu.
Two sessions
are planned for 2002. This is an ongoing series of sessions at ASOR
devoted to explicitly theoretical and anthropological approaches to
the study of the ancient Near East and the east Mediterranean. These
sessions remain for the time being, broadly defined in order to continue
to explore the level of interest among potential participants as well
as to showcase a variety of approaches to the study of the past with
the goal of continuing to attract wide participation.
WATER
IN ANTIQUITY
Section Chair:
Gloria London (Burke Museum), 7701 Crest Dr., N.E., Seattle, WA 98115.
Tel: 206 522‑6426; Fax: 206 524 8669; Email: galondon@earthlink.net.
One session is
planned for 2002. All aspects related to water procurement, storage,
transfer, quality, availability, etc, are suitable topics as well
as water usage, as in irrigation.
WORKSHOP
ON THE ROMAN AQABA PROJECT
Section Chair:
S. Thomas Parker, Department of History, Box 8108, North Carolina
State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8108. Tel: 919 515-2483; Fax:
919 515-3886; Email: thomas_parker@ncsu.edu.
One
session is planned for 2002. Session is closed; invited papers only.
THE
WORLD OF WOMEN: GENDER AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Section Chair:
Beth Alpert Nakhai, Committee on Judaic Studies, University of Arizona,
816 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721. Tel: 520 206-9748; Fax:
520 624-6127; Email: bnakhai@u.arizona.edu
One session is
planned for 2002. This session explores the interface between gender
and archaeology, and the ways in which archaeology and related disciplines
can together reconstruct the world of women in antiquity. Submitted
papers should explore subjects such as the household and domestic
life, industry and commerce, religion, and so forth. Topics that
do not fall within these guidelines may be included, as well.
B.
PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ABSTRACTS.
Section
chairs will accept papers for presentation strictly on the basis of
the quality of the abstract and its conformity to the following guidelines
regarding content, format and deadline. Standards for acceptance will
be the same for all abstracts submitted. The content of the paper should
focus on the significance of the material or on proposed solutions to
specific problems rather than on a descriptive narrative. Section chairs
who solicit papers for their sessions should inquire if the invitee
has already submitted a paper to another session, and if so, should
withdraw their invitation to avoid having the person give more than
one presentation.
Abstracts
for all papers that fit into the Sections described above should be
sent directly to the person whose name and address are listed beneath
the Section title. We strongly suggest that you telephone or communicate
in advance to determine the theme or other specific requirements of
the Section. Participation/Abstract Forms are available via the ASOR
Newsletter (hard copy) or will be available shortly on the ASOR website:
http://www.ASOR.org/AM/am.htm.
Papers
relevant to Sections that are already full for 2002 may still be submitted
for individual presentation. Such papers must be sent to: Aaron J. Brody,
Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Building E38-308, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
02139. Tel: 617 253-3496; Fax: 617 258-5370; Email: ajbrody@postmark.net.
If
your interests are not met by an existing section, we suggest that you
contact people with interests similar to yours and that you propose
a new Section (see below). Any further questions regarding the academic
sections should be addressed to the Chair of the Program Committee:
Eric H. Cline, Dept of Classics and Semitics, George Washington University,
345 Phillips Hall, 801 22nd St. NW, Washington, DC 20052.
Tel: 202 994-0316; Fax: 202 994-2156; Email: ehcline@gwu.edu.
Proposers
will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their papers by the individual
Section Chair, not by the Program Committee. Any questions concerning
the status of papers similarly should be addressed to the relevant Section
Chair and not to the Program Committee.
PARTICIPATION/ABSTRACT
FORMS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PROOF OF PAID PREREGISTRATION (INCLUDING
ANY REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS) AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SECTION
CHAIR ON OR BEFORE APRIL 1, 2002.
C.
CONTENT OF ABSTRACTS
1.
The SIGNIFICANCE of the author's work should be stated explicitly.
2.
CONCLUSIONS, as well as the evidence for them, should be presented clearly.
3.
The TITLE should be precise and give sufficient information to allow
for bibliographic indexing.
4.
PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP on the subject, if particularly relevant as a point
of departure of clarifying the advances made in the author's own work,
should be cited, but bibliographical references should be kept to a
minimum. All references must follow the BASOR style as set forth in
BASOR 294 (1994):1‑6.
5.
It is understood that excavators and others engaged in research in the
field during the summer cannot provide conclusions by the April 1 deadline.
Preliminary submission for reports on excavations and surveys, however,
is required; submissions should be detailed and specific, and should
include information on the precise objective of the project and its
research design.
6.
Time limits on all papers will be enforced. The Program Committee is
recommending that papers be 25 minutes in length, allowing an additional
5 minutes for discussion.
D.
FORMAT OF ABSTRACTS
1.
Abstracts may be submitted, as part of the Participation/Abstract Form,
electronically by visiting our website at: http://www.ASOR.org/AM/am.htm,
or, in hard copy, they must fit within the box on the form (approximately
250 words). ABSTRACTS OVER 250 WORDS WILL BE EDITED FOR LENGTH. The
form must be submitted in its entirety.
2.
TYPE and DOUBLE SPACE abstracts within the box for hard-copy submissions.
3.
Do not xerographically reduce your abstract.
4.
In the case of multiple authors, list first the name of the person who
will read the paper. Each member may submit an abstract of only ONE
paper of which he/she is the principal author.
III.
NEW SECTION PROPOSALS
(See
Section I.B. above for instructions on submission of New Section Proposals.)
A.
PROPOSALS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1.
Proposed name of Section
2.
A statement of the aims of the Section and a brief synopsis of these
aims. The statement must include the reasons for such a Section and
how the individual presentations will relate to each other.
3.
Names, addresses, phone numbers, and pertinent bibliographies (or achievements)
of the proposed Chair and statement of commitment by the proposed Chair
to serve as the liaison with the Program Committee, coordinate the Section's
Annual Program, and keep appropriate records.
4.
Prospective Chairs should obtain a copy of the Section Chair Packet
from the ASOR Office (see I.B. above) and review its instructions for
final submission of materials, in order to familiarize themselves with
the information that would be needed from the presenters and Chair.
5.
Submission of new section proposals may occur electronically at the
ASOR website: (http://www.ASOR.org/AM/am.htm) or can be sent in hard-copy
format to: Annual Meeting Program, ASOR at Boston University, 656 Beacon
Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02215-2010. Email: asor@bu.edu.
The
deadline for submission of new section proposals is March 1, 2002.
B.
FINAL SUBMISSION
Chairs
of newly proposed Sections will be notified of acceptance by the Program
Committee Chair no later than April 1, 2002. The final submission must
include the following items and must be received in the ASOR Office
in Boston no later than May 1, 2002.
1.
A Program Summary listing the following information: Title and type
of Section; total time of Section; name and affiliation of presider,
name and affiliation of each presenter, with the title of each paper
listed in the sequence of presentation.
2.
Participation/Abstract Forms for every person participating in the Section.
Participants must submit a Participation/Abstract Form to the Section
Chair. Section Chairs are responsible for ensuring that all of their
participants receive a copy of this form (or submit it electronically)
and complete and return it.
3.
A Session Media Request Form listing room set-up needs, estimated attendance,
and audiovisual requirements.
4.
Proof of paid preregistration for all presenters.
The
Program Committee reserves the right to reject any Section whose final
form as submitted on May 1 is substantially different from the proposal
originally approved.
The
deadline for submission of final copy for new sections is May 1, 2002.
IV.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECTION CHAIRS
A.
For 2002 each session may not be more than TWO HOURS IN DURATION. Sessions
may be shorter than two hours, but not longer.
B.
Section chairs will receive a section chair packet (or can access it
at the ASOR website: http://www.ASOR.org/AM/am.htm) providing complete
information on final submission of program copy. Section chairs must
have all Program Summaries, Participation/Abstract Forms, Preregistration
Forms, proof of paid or waived preregistration, and Session Request
Forms to the ASOR Office no later than May 1, 2002. Paper
proposals must, therefore, have been accepted or rejected by this date,
and all participants should have been confirmed. A separate Session
Request Form, including presiders, times needed, equipment, type of
room set up, estimated attendance, etc., must be completed for each
session requested.
Be
sure you and those submitting proposals to your section pay close attention
to audio-visual needs. Late requests cannot always be met and can be
expensive. This is especially the case with newer electronic technologies
like video / LCD projectors. For those wanting to use PowerPoint in
presentations, make sure requests for the appropriate equipment are
complete and are made by May 1, 2002.
C.
Submissions for sections that do not conform to the above will not be
considered for inclusion in the 2002 program. Chairs may want to consult
with others in the field while processing some submissions.
D.
Discussants: It is essential for the success of the papers and the ensuing
discussion that the papers not be allowed to run beyond the time allotted
for them and that discussants receive a draft of the papers at least
a week before the Annual Meeting. The Section Chair is responsible for
arranging and moderating the session(s).
Program
Summaries, Participation/Abstract Forms, Preregistration Forms, and
Session Request Forms must be received in the ASOR office no later than
May 1, 2002.
V.
DEADLINES FOR ASOR 2002 ANNUAL MEETING
These
deadlines are for the last date materials can be RECEIVED.
March
1, 2002: Deadline for submission by chairs of newly proposed
Sections to Program Committee chair.
April
1, 2002: Deadline for submission by participants of presentation
proposals to Section Chairs (includes Participation/Abstract Forms,
proof of paid preregistration and Preregistration Forms).
May
1, 2002: Deadline for submission by section chairs of Program
Summaries, Participation/Abstract Forms, Preregistration Forms and Session
Request Forms to the ASOR office.
September
16, 2002: Application for Lindstrom Student Service Scholarships and
Dorot Annual Meeting Travel Scholarships.
ASOR
Program Committee
Eric Cline, Chair, <ehcline@gwu.edu>
Elizabeth Bloch-Smith, <bloch-smith@erols.com>
Mark Chavalas, <chavalas.mark@uwlax.edu>
Rachel Hallote, <rhallote@mindspring.com>
Nancy Serwint, <Nancy.Serwint@asu.edu>
Aaron Brody, <ajbrody@postmark.net>
Beth Alpert Nakhai, <bnakhai@u.arizona.edu>
Gunnar Lehmann, <gunnar@bgumail.bgu.ac.il>
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