This monthly e-newsletter disseminates ideas, insights and discoveries to Friends of ASOR. You can become a Friend for free, you only need to register. The ANE Today appears on the second Tuesday of each month (beginning in April 2013) and features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today covers the entire Near East, and each issue will present discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring. Sign up today for free and be a part of this community of discovery!
Check out these exciting articles from the premier issue: 
- Greg Williams, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in Egypt after Mubarak - Egypt has changed dramatically since the fall of Mubarak. Has archaeology?
- Beverly Goodman, Ancient Mediterranean Tsunamis and their Modern Significance - Geo-archaeology is showing that Mediterranean tsunamis were more frequent than once thought. Will we be better prepared?
- Forum—Biblical Artifacts in Limbo
- Jonathan Rosenbaum, The Dilemma of Denial: Scholarly Publication Policies and the Illusion of Power. The controversial “Gospel of Jesus’s Wife” shows important artifacts still reach the public via the marketplace. Now, scholars need to strengthen academic standards and publishing.
- Christopher Rollston, The Use of Inscriptions from the Antiquities Market: Polarized Positions and Pragmatic Proposals. Plunder and faked artifacts have always been a problem. Pragmatism suggests rules for treating and thinking about these items.
- Lynn Swartz Dodd, ASOR and Archaeological Ethics. Should academic organizations tacitly endorse looting, buying, selling and faking? That’s where ethics codes come in.
Past Issues
- April 9, 2013
- May 14, 2013 (forthcoming)