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.
Email for Spring and Summer 2005: ancientwine@aol.com.
One
session is planned for 2005.
ANCIENT
INSCRIPTIONS: RECENT DISCOVERIES, NEW EDITIONS, AND NEW READINGS
Section
Chairs: Christopher A. Rollston. Emmanuel School of Religion, One Walker Dr.,
Johnson City, TN 37601. Tel: 423 461-1501; Fax: 423 926-6198; Email: rollstonc@esr.edu;
Annalisa Azzoni, 211 Divinity School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240,
phone: (615)343-3972, Email: annalisa.azzoni@vanderbilt.edu
The
focus of this session is epigraphic material from Syria Palestine, Mesopotamia,
Egypt, and Anatolia. Paper proposals that consist of new readings (of previously
published inscriptions) or constitute preliminary presentations of new epigraphic
discoveries are of special interest.
One
section is planned for 2005.
ANCIENT
MEDITERRANEAN TRADE
Section
Chair: Barry Gittlen, Baltimore Hebrew University, 5800 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore,
MD 21215, Tel: 410-578-6907; Fax:410-578-6981; Email:gittlen@bhu.edu
One
session is planned for 2005.
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 2005: (1) Archaeology and Epigraphy (2) Petra and the
Nabataeans.
ARCHAEOLOGY
AND THE PUBLIC
Section
Chairs: Ann Killebrew, Dept. of Classics and Mediterranean Studies/Jewish Studies,
Pennsylvania State Univ., 108 Weaver Building, University Park, PA 16802-5500.
Tel: 814 231-7780; Fax: 814 867-6294; Email: aek11@psu.edu; and Joseph Greene,
Semitic Museum, Harvard University, 6 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel:
617 495-5656; Fax: 617 496-8904; Email: greene5@fas.harvard.edu.
As
archaeology enters the 21st century, excavators are faced with increasing accountability
to the site itself, to government authorities, and to the public in general, both
local and international. This session will address issues relating to on-site
conservation, interpretation, presentation, and stewardship of archaeological
sites - issues that are increasingly an integral part of all field projects in
the region. Additional topics to be discussed are the relationship between the
archaeologist and the public, site ownership and management, local community empowerment
and dissemination of information about sites.
One
session is planned for 2005.
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: steadmans@cortland.edu.Two
sessions are planned for 2005. Themes: 1) Current Work; 2) People and their Environment.
Limited space available.
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF CYPRUS: ETHNICITY
Section
Chairs: Dr. Danielle Parks, Brock University, Department of Classics, St. Catharines,
ON L2S 3A1, CANADA. Tel: 905 688 5550 (ext 3321); Email: dparks@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 2005. Theme: Ethnicity: Foreigners in Cyprus, Cypriots
Abroad.
THE
ARCHAEOLOGY OF IRAN
Session
chair: Javier Alvarez-Mon, Department of Near Eastern Studies, University of California,
Berkeley CA 94720-1940, Tel: 510 642-5800, Fax: 510 643-8430; Email: javieram@socrates.berkeley.edu
One
session is planned for 2005. Session is closed; invited papers only.
THE
ARCHAEOLOGY OF ISRAEL
Session
Chairs: Gideon Avni, Israel Antiquities Authority, P. O. Box 586, Jersualem, Israel,
Tel: 972-2-5892286, Fax: 972-2-5892238, Email: Gideon@israntique.org.il; Uzi Dahari,
Israel Antiquities Authority, P. O. Box 586, Jersualem, Israel, Tel: 972-2-5892286,
Fax: 972-2-5892238, Email: uzi@israntique.org.il
One
session is planned for 2005.
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF JORDAN
Section
Chair: Bethany Walker, Department of History, Grand Valley State University, 1060A
MAK, Allendale, MI 49401, Tel: 616-331-8679, Fax: 616-331-3285, Email: walkerbe@gvsu.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005.
ARCHAEOLOGY
OF MESOPOTAMIA
Section
Chairs: Constance E. Gane, Old Testament Dept., Seminary, Andrews University,
Berrien Spring, MI 49104-1500. Tel: 269 471-2871 (office); 269-471-2861 (Dept.
of OT); Fax: 269471-6202; Email: cgane@andrews.edu. Richard Zettler, Department
of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 33rd & Spruce Streets, Philadelphia,
PA 19104; Telephone: 215-898-9492 (office); 215-898-7461 (Dept. of Anthropology);
Fax: 215-898-7462. Email: rzettler@sas.upenn.edu
Two
sessions are planned for 2005. 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.
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THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF RELIGION AND THE SACRED
Section
Chairs: Yorke Rowan, Dept. of Anthropology, 611 Flanner Hall, University of Notre
Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Tel: 574 631-7419; Fax: 574 631-5760; Email: yrowan@nd.edu
and Andrew Cohen, Brandeis University, 45 Eustis St. 2nd floor, Cambridge, MA
02140. Tel: 617 216-1684; Email: a1cohen@alumnae.brynmawr.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005. The archaeology of religion remains a frontier of
research for the Ancient Near East. The aim of this section is to address the
theoretical and practical issues centering on the interpretation of ancient religious
phenomena. If we consider religion both as something crafted (through symbols
and myths) and as a set of practices (that is, ritual acts), how are such phenomena
recognized in the archaeological record? To what extent does the scale and complexity
of a society determine our approach? How does religion articulate with the social,
cultural, and economic spheres? These issues will be at the heart of three thematic
sessions. The first session (2005) will focus on theorizing religion and ritual
in order to gain a clearer idea of what archaeologists representing different
approaches, time periods, and traditions within the larger sphere of the Near
East believe to be fruitful lines of inquiry. These lines of inquiry will set
the agenda for the next two sessions; themes that are foreseen include the relationship
of religion to power structures and the role of religion in non-elite households.
Session is closed - invited papers only.
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 2005. 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. There is the possibility of
a second session if enough quality papers are submitted.
ART
AND ARTIFACTS OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
Section
Chair: Marian Feldman, Dept. of Near Eastern Studies, Univ. of California-Berkeley,
250 Barrows Hall #1940, Berkeley, CA 94720. Tel: 510 642-7793, Email: feldman@calmail.berkeley.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005. This session welcomes submissions that present innovative
analyses of any facet of Near Eastern artistic production or visual culture.
ARTIFACTS:
THE INSIDE STORY
Section
Chair: Elizabeth Friedman (Illinois Institute of Technology), Department of Biological,
Chemical, and Physical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3101 S. Dearborn,
Chicago, IL 60616. Tel: 312-567-7973; Fax: 312-567-3494; Email: friedman@iit.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005. Theme: From Processing to Provenience. This session
welcomes submissions in which the analysis of Near Eastern artifacts by means
of physical or chemical techniques has led to a new or re-interpretation of the
archaeological record.
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THE BYZANTINE AND EARLY ISLAMIC NEAR EAST
Section
Chairs: Debra Foran, University of Toronto, 4 Bancroft Ave., Toronto, ON M5S 1C1
CANADA. Tel: 416 476-5837; Fax: 416 978-3305; Email: dforan@chass.utoronto.ca
and Asa Eger, University of Chicago, 1155 E. 58th St., Chicago, IL 60632. Tel:
773 834-0597; Email: asae1@yahoo.com.
One
session is planned for 2005. The Byzantine and Early Islamic periods in the Near
East, once designated as a moment of historical decline and the 'end of antiquity'
has become the subject of increasing focus by archaeologists as a transitional
period of continuity and cultural interaction. The main goal of this new section
on the Byzantine and Early Islamic Near East is to provide a forum for scholars
to discuss different themes associated with the study of this period. It is hoped
that these presentations will initiate a dialogue between scholars who work on
the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods in the different regions of the Near East
and bring to the foreground the importance of transition and historical archaeology
(classical and medieval) in a Near Eastern context. A
specific theme has been chosen for the first incarnation of this new section:
continuity and change in religious buildings. By inviting scholars to speak on
various aspects of these religious buildings (synagogues, churches, temples, and
mosques), how they influenced one another, and how their development was affected
by the transition from Byzantine to Islamic rule, we hope to shed more light on
the interaction between the different cultural groups of this time period. Session
is closed - invited papers only.
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 2005. 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.
ETANA (ELECTRONIC TOOLS AND ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ARCHIVES) WORKSHOP
Section Chairs: James W. Flanagan,
Dept. of Religion, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106; Tel:
216 368-4129 or 216 368-2210; Fax: 216 368-4681; Email: james.flanagan@case.edu;
and Douglas R. Clark, ASOR, 656 Beacon St., 5th floor, Boston, MA 02215; Tel:
617 353-6574; Fax: 617 353-6575; Email: dcasor@bu.edu.
Two
sessions are planned for 2005.
THE ETHICS OF COLLECTING AND COMMUNICATING THE NEAR EASTERN PAST: THE OBLIGATION
TO PUBLISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS
Section
Chairs: Ellen Herscher, 3309 Cleveland Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20008; Patty Gerstenblith,
DePaul University College of Law, 25 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604; and
Morag Kersel, Dept. of Archaeology, Cambridge University, Downing St., Cambridge,
UK CB2 3DZ; Email: mmk29@cam.ac.uk.
One
session is planned for 2005.
The third year of this session will focus on the issue of unpublished archaeological
excavations. ASOR's standards "demand...that final publication of the results
is prompt and complete." The Archaeological Institute of America's Code of Professional
Standards states that "Archaeologists should make public the results of their
research in a timely fashion...." The Principles of Archaeological Ethics of the
Society for American Archaeology includes the requirement that "Within a reasonable
time, the knowledge that archaeologists gain from investigation of the archaeological
record must be presented in accessible form (through publication or other means)...."
It has been claimed that archaeologists who do not publish their excavations are
effectively the equivalent of looters. How big a problem to the field are unpublished
excavations? What constitutes "prompt" and "complete" publication? What are the
obstacles to prompt and complete publication? What can the profession do to facilitate
publication of excavations?
Most
papers will be invited, but ASOR members interested in addressing the topic should
consult with the section chairs in regard to space availability.
GEOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS), REMOTE SENSING, 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: gary@casa.arizona.edu.CORRECT email is: garych@casa.arizona.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005.
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GEZER EXCAVATIONS IN RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
Section
Chairs: Joe Seger, Mississippi State University, PO Box AR, Mississippi State,
MS 39762. Tel: 662 325-3826; Fax: 662 325-8690; Email: jds1@ra.msstate.edu and
Steve Ortiz, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 3939 Gentilly Blvd., New
Orleans, LA 70126. Tel: 504 282-4455 ext 3249; Fax: 504 816-8039; Email: sortiz@nobts.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005. This section aims to provide a retrospective look
at American excavations at Tell Gezer (1964-74) after 40 yeras along with prospective
new excavations to begin in 2005 or 2006. Session is closed - invited papers only.
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.
One
session is planned for 2005.
INDIVIDUAL
SUBMISSIONS
Section
Chairs: Elizabeth Bloch-Smith, 123 Upland Terrace, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, 610-664-7829,
bloch-smith@msn.com and Laura Mazow, 2 Dexter Row, Charlestown, MA 02129, lauram@email.arizona.edu.
Two sessions
are planned for 2005. This section is for papers which do not fit into other sessions
in the program.
LANDSCAPE
ARCHAEOLOGY
Section
Chair: Benjamin Saidel, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research; Tel,
972-54-4-34-54-91, Fax 972-2-626-4424; Email: benjaminsaidel@hotmail.com.
One
session is planned for 2005. This session seeks papers that focus on new research
or methodological issues related to landscape archaeology 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, Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Berkeley,
CA 94709. Tel: 510 849-8201; Fax: 510 845-8948; Email: abrody@psr.edu; and 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 2005. Theme: Deep Water Archaeology, Technology, and Ethics.
Session is closed; invited papers only.
MATERIAL
CULTURE IN OTTOMAN SYRO-PALESTINE (Bilad es-Sham)
Section
Chairs: Bert deVries, Dept. of History, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI 49456.
Tel: 616-526-6273; Email: dvrb@calvin.edu and Bethany Walker, Dept. of History,
Grand Valley State University, 1060A MAK, Allendale, MI 49401. Tel: 616-331-8679.
Fax: 616-331-3285. Email: walkerbe@gvsu.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005. Theme: Ottoman Period Ceramics. The purpose of this
section is to feature the study of ceramics in Syro-Palestine during the Ottoman
Centuries (ca AD 1600-1900), including chronology, typology, ethnography, and
trade networks. While the primary goal of the section is to facilitate networking
and sharing of date sources and results among scholars working on this and related
topics, a secondary goal of the session is to heighten interest and awareness
among ASOR scholars in the Ottoman period as a crucial source of insight for development
of theoretical models for understanding long-term indigenous survival strategies
in this region. A special effort will be made to include scholars from Middle
Eastern countries and elsewhere who are doing cutting-edge research on this topic.
Session
is closed; invited papers only.
NEW
TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR USES IN ARCHAEOLOGY (POSTER SESSION)
Section
Chairs: Rhonda Root, Division of Architecture, Andrews University, Berrien Springs,
MI 49104-0450. Tel: 269-471-3496; Fax: 269-471-6261; 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
poster session is planned for 2005 with displays remaining available throughout
the conference. Both static and non static (digital) displays are welcome. Depending
on content, a poster display might include a formal presentation (10-15 minutes)
during the session. All presenters will be available for questions during the
session. After the formal poster session, static posters will be publicly displayed
for the remainder of the conference; digital displays (using the presenter's own
equipment) will be available at the convenience of the presenter. Presenters must
arrive with poster(s) fully prepared and ready for display.
ORGANIC
APPROACHES TO NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY
Section
Chair: Edward F. Maher, Independent Researcher; Email: efmaher@hotmail.com.
One
session is planned for 2005. Ancient populations were constantly involved in a
variety of activities, which left their imprint on the organic elements of the
environment. Analyses of the organic remains from prehistoric and historic periods
of the Near East represent a rich source of data that can illuminate many aspects
of daily life in antiquity. Presentations in this session will focus on a number
of issues from an organic approach including diet, social stratification, technological
development, cult, mortuary practice, trade, trauma, pathology, or differential
modes of resource exploitation and management. These and other themes can be addressed
through the analysis of the biological and botanical components of archaeological
sites. Projects relating to biological studies may focus on human or animal bones
as well as the remains of fish, shells, or insects. Investigations concerned with
botanical analyses may be based on pollen, seeds, pits, wood, or vessel residue.
Textual sources concerning any aspect of organic archaeological study are also
pertinent therefore submissions of this type are also encouraged. Session participants
should adopt a multidisciplinary perspective, and their work should emphasize
the wider cultural and archaeological aspects of their investigations.
OUTREACH
EDUCATION
Section
Chair: Gloria London, 7701 Crest Drive NE, Seattle WA 98115; Tel: 206 522-6426;
Email: glondon@earthlink.net.
This
session will be held outside the regular meeting schedule and separate registration
will be required.
THE
PERSIAN LEVANT IN TRANSITION
Section
Chair. S. Rebecca Martin, University of California, Berkeley, History of Art Department,
416 Doe Library, #6020, Berkeley, California, 94720-6020. Email: s_rebeccamartin@yahoo.com.
One
session is planned for 2005. The inaugural 2004 session highlighted new archaeological
approaches. The session planned for 2005 will consider the theme of "transition"
in the history, archaeology and material culture of the Persian Levant, both chronologically
(such as Babylonian-Persian, Persian-Hellenistic) and geographically (such as
northern-southern Levant, mainland-Cyprus). A continuing secondary aim is to discuss
how recent research has (or has not) engaged scholars and methods of other periods
and regions. Submissions are welcome generally on any material from the Persian
period from all regions of the Levant; also encouraged are papers discussing new
interpretive methods (theoretical-analytical). All presenters are asked to demonstrate
how their topics related to the current state of the field and to suggest what
they see as the key research topics and concerns for the period.
PREHISTORIC
ARCHAEOLOGY
Section
Chairs: April Nowell, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria. PO Box
3050 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3P5, Canada; Tel.: (250) 721-7054; Fax: (250) 721-6215
Email: anowell@uvic.ca; Gary O. Rollefson, Department of Anthropology, Whitman
College, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Tel: 509 527-4938; Fax: 509 527-5026; Email: rollefgo@whitman.edu.
Two
sessions are planned for 2005. The first session will consist of papers on Paleolithic
themes; the second session will be on Neolithic themes.
PROBLEMS
IN CERAMIC TYPOLOGY
Section
Chair: Celia Bergoffen; SCIEM 2000; 329 West 76th St. #5, New York, NY 10023.
Tel./Fax: 212 721-9855; Email: cb18@nyu.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005. The session will feature papers dealing with issues
of typology / classification and its relevance for the study of chronology, trade,
art or social history
PROBLEMS
IN THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF CENTRAL TRANSJORDAN
Section
Chair: Andrew Graham, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University
of Toronto, 4 Bancroft Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 1C1; Fax: 416 978-3305; andrew.graham@utoronto.ca.
The region of Central Transjordan is a diverse landscape exposing a delicate blend
of both urban and rural environments. For 2005 this session will focus on exploring
the urban and rural dichotomous and symbiotic interactions that are apparent in
the archaeological record. Papers are encouraged from all chronological periods.
Papers may incorporate textual, archaeological and theoretical perspectives. Geographical
boundaries include the regions both north (southern Amman) and south (to the Wadi
al-Hasa) of the Madaba Plain. One session is planned for 2005.
REPORTS
ON CURRENT EXCAVATIONS—ASOR AFFILIATED
Section
Chair: Jennie Ebeling, Department of Archaeology and Art History, University of
Evansville, 1800 Lincoln Avenue, Evansville, IN 47722, Office: 812 488-1019, Fax:
812 474-4079, je55@evansville.edu
Two
sessions are planned for 2005. Review the list of ASOR-Affiliated
projects.
REPORTS
ON CURRENT EXCAVATIONS—NON-ASOR AFFILIATED
Section
Chair: Jill Baker, Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, 26 Salah ed-Din
Street, P.O. Box 19096, 91190 Jerusalem, Israel, Tel (mobile): 972-(0)54-584-7008;
Email: jillbaker35@hotmail.com.
Two
sessions are planned for 2005.
ROMAN
AND BYZANTINE PALESTINE: THE GALILEE IN THE HELLENISTIC THROUGH BYZANTINE PERIODS
Section Chair: Jürgen
Zangenberg, University of Tilburg, Theological Faculty, Academielaan 9, NL-5000
HC Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-13-4662211, Fax: +31-13-4662811, Email:
zangenberg@t-online.de.
One
session is planned for 2005. Papers submitted for this session should be devoted
to the topics of religion(s), ethnicity and modes of identity formation in Hellenistic
through Byzantine Galilee.
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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: MEASUREMENT AND STANDARDS
Section
Chair: Matthew Harpster, Dept. of Anthropology, Texas A&M University, College
Station, TX 77840-4352. Tel: 979 845-1957; Fax: 979 845-0300; Email: harpster@tamu.edu
One session
is planned for 2005. This session will examine measures and standards in the Ancient
World, but more importantly, focus on their varying uses, transmission from one
culture to another, and changes over time. The chronological limits of the session
are broad, ranging from the Bronze Age to the Byzantine period, as are the topics
that may be included in the session. Linear and volumetric measurements, weight
standards, horology, devices, gauges, tools, and rules regarding the application
of any of the preceding are possible topics of discussion. The goal of the session
is to demonstrate not only the variety of standard measurements used in the Ancient
World, but more importantly how their applications reflect on their host culture
or cultures. Session is closed - invited papers only.
THEORETICAL
AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO NEAR EASTERN AND EAST MEDITERRANEAN ART AND
ARCHAEOLOGY
Section
Chairs: Sarah Costello, 1530 Sul Ross #1, Houston, TX 77006,USA, 713-521-9217;Email:
sarahandleo@yahoo.com; Andrew McCarthy, University of Edinburgh, School of Arts,
Culture and the Environment, University of Edinburgh, The Old High School, 12
Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK EH1 1LT; Tel: +44 (0)131 650 2553; Fax:
+44 (0)131 650 2378; E-mail: Ephphilon@aol.com; Louise Hitchcock, Centre for Classics
and Archaeology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010, Australia,
Telephone: 8344-7033; lahi@unimelb.edu.au.
One
session is planned for 2005.
Theory is important to the way we interpret information from the past and use
it in the present; anthropological methodologies are key to understanding the
human element in studies of Near Eastern art and archaeology. As section chairs,
we actively solicit submissions on all areas of explicitly theoretical and anthropological
approaches to ancient Near Eastern and east Mediterranean art and archaeology.
In previous years papers in this session have included: applied anthropological
methodology from the four fields of anthropology; the so-called "New Art History;"
processual and post-processual archaeology, including interpretive approaches
to the material culture of the Ancient Near East, Marxist theory, spatial analysis,
and approaches to gender identity; theories dealing with cultural and ethnic identity;
historiography; and critical approaches to museology and heritage management.
In 2005 we are particularly interested in abstracts dealing with "new approaches
to old problems" however, all topics will be considered.
WORKSHOP
ON CAESAREA MARITIMA
Section
Chair: Kenneth Holum, Department of History, University of Maryland, College Park,
MD 20742. Tel: 301 405-4315; Fax: 301 314- 9399; Email: kh22@umail.umd.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005.
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 2005. Session is closed; invited papers only.
THE
WORLD OF WOMEN: GENDER AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Section
Chair: Beth Alpert Nakhai, The Arizona Center for Judaic Studies, The University
of Arizona, Louise Foucar Marshall Building, Suite 420, 845 N. Park Ave., P.O.
Box 210158B. Tucson, AZ 85721-0158, phone: (520) 626-5762 fax: (520) 626-5767,
bnakhai@email.arizona.edu.
One
session is planned for 2005. 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.