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ASOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS POSTS

 

New Journal: NEA 88.4 (December 2025)

 

FOA Webinar: Benyamin Storchan–Unearthing an Imperially Glorious Byzantine Church near Bet Shemesh

 

2026 Annual Meeting Hotel Reservations

 

Friends of ASOR Philadelphia 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 Hosts Antiquities Trafficking Documentation Workshop in Lebanon

Heritage protection is a fundamental part of the work of ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Initiatives. To help fight the illicit antiquities trade in Lebanon and Syria, ASOR hosted an Antiquities Trafficking Documentation workshop in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 8-12, 2025, with the generous support of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The workshop brought together representatives of the American, Lebanese, and Syrian governments to discuss current conditions and challenges in Lebanon and Syria, local priorities, and ways for all participants to work together to achieve them.

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Cultural Heritage Initiatives

ASOR Hosts Antiquities Trafficking Documentation Workshop in Lebanon

Heritage protection is a fundamental part of the work of ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Initiatives. To help fight the illicit antiquities trade in Lebanon and Syria, ASOR hosted an Antiquities Trafficking Documentation workshop in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 8-12, 2025, with the generous support of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The workshop brought together representatives of the American, Lebanese, and Syrian governments to discuss current conditions and challenges in Lebanon and Syria, local priorities, and ways for all participants to work together to achieve them.

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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. 14, No. 1.2

Mudbrick Architecture: Social Meaning and Functionality

 

Since the Neolithic, mudbrick architecture has been one of the most widespread building traditions across the world. But a mudbrick is more than a structural unit: it is also a repository of information.

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The Ancient Near East Today: Vol. 14, No. 1.2

Mudbrick Architecture: Social Meaning and Functionality

Since the Neolithic, mudbrick architecture has been one of the most widespread building traditions across the world. But a mudbrick is more than a structural unit: it is also a repository of information.

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Publications

NEA 88.4 (December 2025)

The new issue of NEA features articles such as: Burial Practices of the Bronze Age: An Archaeological Study of the Deh Dumen Cemetery in Southern Zagros, Iran; Time Capsules: Evidence for Foundation and Abandonment Practices at Middle Bronze Age Erimi, Cyprus; Āb Bād Rock-cut Tomb: Tracking Post-Achaemenid Burial Customs in Qir-o Karzin, Southern Pars, Iran; First Observations on the Excavations in the Terrace Area of Uluköy Cave, Mardin/Türkiye; and more. Click here for more.

 

Publications

NEA 88.4 (December 2025)

The new issue of NEA features articles such as: Burial Practices of the Bronze Age: An Archaeological Study of the Deh Dumen Cemetery in Southern Zagros, Iran; Time Capsules: Evidence for Foundation and Abandonment Practices at Middle Bronze Age Erimi, Cyprus; Āb Bād Rock-cut Tomb: Tracking Post-Achaemenid Burial Customs in Qir-o Karzin, Southern Pars, Iran; First Observations on the Excavations in the Terrace Area of Uluköy Cave, Mardin/Türkiye; and more. Click here for more.