FRIENDS OF ASOR WEBINARS
Friends of ASOR is currently working on the 2026-2027 season of our monthly webinar series. Find our 2025-2026 season webinars below or click here to see our previous webinars. All webinar proceeds fund scholarships for members as well as increasing ASOR’s online resources for our members and the public.
UPCOMING WEBINARS
Check back soon for the 2026-2027 webinar season.
PREVIOUS WEBINARS
“I am the border”: Borders and Immigration in Ancient Egypt
Dr. Danielle Candelora (moderated by Stuart Smith)
May 6, 2026
New Excavations at Nessana, Negev: Late Antique Pilgrimage Hub on the Desert Fringe
Dr. Yana Tchekhanovets (moderated by Jamie Fraser)
April 29, 2026
Kalavasos and Maroni Revisited: New Explorations of Late Bronze Age Urban Landscapes in Southcentral Cyprus
Dr. Kevin Fisher (moderated by Katie Kearns)
April 15, 2026
Lions, Rams, and Kings: Interpreting Animals at Persepolis
Dr. Neville McFerrin (moderated by Sarah Costello)
March 25, 2026
Anatolian Futures: Archaeologies of Anatolia within the Larger Mediterranean
Dr. Müge Durusu-Tanrıöver (moderated by Stephanie Selover)
March 11, 2026
“An elegance of spirit adorns all its works.”: Auguste Rodin and the Art of Ancient Egypt
Dr. Carl Walsh (moderated by Jen Thum)
February 18, 2026
Unearthing an Imperially Glorious Byzantine Church near Bet Shemesh: From Fieldwork to Virtual Reality
Benyamin Storchan (moderated by Jamie Fraser)
February 4, 2026
Experiencing Khirbet et-Tannur: The Story of a Nabatean Temple from the Second through 21st Century
Dr. Sarah Wenner (moderated by Craig Harvey)
January 21, 2026
Beyond Edutainment: Reclaiming Archaeology in a Clickbait World
Amanda Hope Haley (moderated by Kate Birney)
January 7, 2026
What is a God? The Bible and the Ancient Near East
Dr. Michael Hundley (moderated by Bruce Wells)
December 17, 2025
American Archaeology through the Lens of Albright’s Work at Tell Beit Mirsim, and Beyond
Igor Kreimerman, Michael Freikman, and Rachel Hallote
November 12, 2025
Alexander the Great in Jerusalem: Myth and History
Dr. Ory Amitay (moderated by Erich Gruen)
October 29, 2025
Readers of the Lost Ark: The Ark of the Covenant from Biblical Religion to Contemporary Culture
Dr. Kevin McGeough (with panelists Jennie Ebeling and Bill Caraher)
October 8, 2025
Visions of Antiquity: Paintings of Robert Duncanson and Sculptures of Edmonia Lewis
Dr. Tasha Vorderstrasse (moderated by Brian Muhs)
September 24, 2025
Holier than Thou? The Temples at Tel Moza and Reflections of Ritual Practices in Ancient Judah
Dr. Shua Kisilevitz (moderated by Jamie Fraser)
September 10, 2025
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Friends of ASOR is pleased to announce that the first webinars of the 2025-2026 season will once again be free and open to the public with a goal to raise $10,000 so that the entire webinar season will be free. Will you support this outreach effort with a tax-deductible contribution? All donors/sponsors with gifts of $100 or more will be recognized in subsequent webinars. Help ensure these webinars stay free and available to all by donating today!
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