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CHI UPDATE

Ksar Douiret: First Steps Down the Path

For many, the name Tatooine evokes the arid landscape of the desert planet that plays such an important role in the “Star Wars” universe. However, the iconic places and landscapes of this fictional world are built upon the very real history, culture, and environment of Tunisia’s Tataouine Governorate. Since October 2024, ASOR and its partners at the Douiret Women’s Association (Wakry Association) have been working to preserve Ksar Douiret, one of the most iconic ksars, or fortified villages, in Tataouine Governorate, with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.

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CHI Update

Ksar Douiret: First Steps Down the Path

For many, the name Tatooine evokes the arid landscape of the desert planet that plays such an important role in the “Star Wars” universe. However, the iconic places and landscapes of this fictional world are built upon the very real history, culture, and environment of Tunisia’s Tataouine Governorate. Since October 2024, ASOR and its partners at the Douiret Women’s Association (Wakry Association) have been working to preserve Ksar Douiret, one of the most iconic ksars, or fortified villages, in Tataouine Governorate, with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation.

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ASOR Annual Meeting

November 19-22, 2025
Boston & Hybrid

April 1 is the extended deadline to submit paper abstracts and workshop presentation proposals. Read the Call for Papers here.

 

ASOR Annual Meeting

November 19-22, 2025
Boston & Hybrid

April 1 is the extended deadline to submit paper abstracts and workshop presentation proposals. Read the Call for Papers here.

The Ancient Near East Today : Vol. 13, No. 4.2


The Amorites: Rethinking Approaches to Corporate Identity in Antiquity

 

Most of our approaches to identity in antiquity fixate upon a binary, constructed in modern scholarship. But individuals embrace multiple collective identities, whether social, ideological, or kin-related. So how should we approach the complexity of such identities in antiquity?

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The Ancient Near East Today: Vol. 13, No. 4.2

The Amorites: Rethinking Approaches to Corporate Identity in Antiquity

Most of our approaches to identity in antiquity fixate upon a binary, constructed in modern scholarship. But individuals embrace multiple collective identities, whether social, ideological, or kin-related. So how should we approach the complexity of such identities in antiquity?

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Near Eastern Archaeology 88.1 Table of Contents 

This issue of Near Eastern Archaeology includes articles such as From Seasonal Hunting Base to Permanent Settlement: Insights from the High-altitude Hormangan Site; Tappeh Ziar: A Chalcolithic Site along the Zayandeh Rud River Basin in Isfahan, Iran; Art as the Child of Nature: Investigating the Interplay between Human Society, Environment, and Artistic Production in Prehistoric Bronze Age Cyprus; and more. View the Table of Contents here.

Near Eastern Archaeology 88.1 Table of Contents

This issue of Near Eastern Archaeology includes articles such as From Seasonal Hunting Base to Permanent Settlement: Insights from the High-altitude Hormangan Site; Tappeh Ziar: A Chalcolithic Site along the Zayandeh Rud River Basin (ZRB) in Isfahan, Iran; Art as the Child of Nature: Investigating the Interplay between Human Society, Environment, and Artistic Production in Prehistoric Bronze Age Cyprus; and more. View the Table of Contents here.