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2025 ASOR Strategic Plan Task Force

2025 ASOR Strategic Plan Task Force

2025 ASOR Strategic Plan Task Force

2025 ASOR Strategic Plan Task Force

2025 ASOR Strategic Plan Task Force

2025 ASOR STRATEGIC PLAN TASK FORCE

Members

Sharon Herbert, Co-chair
Jane DeRose Evans, Co-chair
Gary Arbino
Emily Miller Bonney
Petra Creamer
Patricia Fall
Sheldon Fox
Bianca Hand
Debora Heard
Kevin McGeough
Yorke Rowan
Julia Troche
Jason Ur
Andy Vaughn

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Initiating and supporting research of the history and cultures of the Near East and wider Mediterranean world.

Make sure to join us TOMORROW at 2:00pm ET for our

Make sure to join us TOMORROW at 2:00pm ET for our FOA Webinar, "A Window on the Silk Road: Archaeology in Medieval Armenia," presented by Dr. Kate Franklin. You can still register by clicking the link in our bio. #FOAWebinars

Rubar Yavuz received a 2024 Eric and Carol Meyers

Rubar Yavuz received a 2024 Eric and Carol Meyers Fieldwork Scholarship to excavate with the Tayinat Archaeological Project in the Amuq Valley, Turkey. Read about Rubar's experience excavating an Iron Age pavement at the site by clicking the link in our bio.

Join us in Boston for ASOR’s 2025 Annual Meeting

Join us in Boston for ASOR’s 2025 Annual Meeting, November 19-22, at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza. ASOR has negotiated a discounted rate of $189 (plus tax), and the destination fee is waived for ASOR attendees. Don’t miss your chance to stay at this Boston landmark hotel at ASOR’s great rate – make your reservation online by clicking the link in our bio.

ASOR is celebrating its 125th anniversary, but the

ASOR is celebrating its 125th anniversary, but the celebration isn't complete without you, our members! Please fill out our short Call for Memories and send us your favorite ASOR-related anecdotes, memories, and photos to help us honor 125 years of being a flagship for archaeology, history, and cultural heritage in the Middle East and wider Mediterranean. We’ll be putting together a slideshow presentation of your favorite ASOR moments for our anniversary celebration during this year’s Annual Meeting in Boston. Click the link in our bio.

Read the latest fieldwork report from Brady Hill.

Read the latest fieldwork report from Brady Hill. Brady received a 2024 G. Ernest Wright Fieldwork Scholarship to excavate at the site of Kani Shaie in Iraqi Kurdistan. Read about his experience recording pottery in the "Lower Town" by clicking the link in our bio.

Make sure to register for our next FOA Webinar: "A

Make sure to register for our next FOA Webinar: "A Window on the Silk Road: Archaeology in Medieval Armenia," presented by Dr. Kate Franklin on Wednesday, April 30th at 2:00pm ET. To imagine the medieval Silk Road is to conjure up images of exotic commerce: camel caravans crossing wind-swept dunes, bustling city bazaars, silks and spices spilling from saddlebags. Drawing on textual, architectural and archaeological evidence, this talk explores the social lives of people living not in the city centers of medieval commerce, but in the places in-between, along the road. Sign up for the free lecture by clicking the link in our bio.
#FOAWebinars

Happy World Heritage Day! In honor of the current

Happy World Heritage Day! In honor of the current theme, “Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage – Preparedness, Response and Recovery,” today is a fitting day to explore ASOR’s free tutorials on documentation and mapping software for heritage protection. Knowledge is strength! https://www.asor.org/chi/chi-tutorials #WorldHeritageDay

Most of our approaches to identity in antiquity fi

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? Read the newest ANE Today by Aaron Burke by clicking the link in our bio.

ASOR was honored to welcome our Libyan colleagues,

ASOR was honored to welcome our Libyan colleagues, Dr. Mohammed Faraj Mohammed Al-Fallos (Chairman, Board of Directors, Department of Antiquities), Mr. Ashraf Mohammed Eletaeb (Director, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Mr. Rabi’i Yousef Milad (Advisor, Department of International Law and Treaties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and Dr. Ahmad Emrage (Member, Board of Directors, Department of Antiquities) to our office in Alexandria on Monday for a presentation on ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Initiatives and a productive discussion on past and future collaborations to protect, preserve, and promote Libyan cultural heritage.

Following our meeting in Alexandria, we all shared a fascinating tour of the Library of Congress. Thank you very much to Dr. Muhannad Salhi of the African and Middle Eastern Division for an enlightening conversation about the long history of connections between the US and Libya, the contents and management of the Library’s collection, and the story behind the construction and decoration of the Library of Congress building. #CulturalHeritage #ASORCHI

A reminder to check out ASOR's spring book sale fo

A reminder to check out ASOR's spring book sale for publications 2+ years old! ASOR members (with a US mailing address) can purchase ASOR books at the discounted price of $15.00 through April 31, 2025. Click the link in our bio for a full list of available title.

Tomorrow is the last day to save on Annual Meeting

Tomorrow is the last day to save on Annual Meeting registration at the lowest Early Bird pricing. If you are planning to join us in Boston, November 19-22, save by registering before the Early Bird rates fly away. We are looking forward to celebrating ASOR’s 125th Anniversary in Boston and hope to see you there!

Registration is NOW OPEN! Join our first-ever Frie

Registration is NOW OPEN! Join our first-ever Friends of ASOR tour in Chicago on September 18 and 19 for an exclusive behind-the-scenes experience. We will be kicking off our two-day jaunt with the grand opening of a special exhibit on Megiddo at the iconic Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, followed by walking tours, and day two will be full of visits to the Greek, Roman, and Egyptian galleries at the impressive Art Institute of Chicago and the renowned Field Museum of Natural History, home to the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. Registration and details can be found by clicking the link in our bio.

Check out the March issue of Near Eastern Archaeol

Check out the March issue of Near Eastern Archaeology 88.1, with fascinating articles of archaeological studies from Cyprus, Iran, Armenia, and Jordan. Read the Table of Contents by clicking the link in our bio.

Do you know of a great book on the ancient Near Ea

Do you know of a great book on the ancient Near East and eastern Mediterranean published in the last two years? Nominate it for a Book Award today! The ASOR Honors & Awards Committee is proud to give three awards annually: the Frank Moore Cross Award, the Nancy Lapp Popular Book Award, and the G. Ernest Wright Award. Nominations are due by April 28. For more information on each award and to access the nomination form, click the link in our bio.

Riley Stockton received a 2024 P.E. MacAllister Fi

Riley Stockton received a 2024 P.E. MacAllister Fieldwork Scholarship to excavate at the military fortification site of Vigla in Cyprus. Read about Riley's experience excavating a trench from start to finish by clicking the link in our bio.

Register for our next FOA webinar, "The Dying Chil

Register for our next FOA webinar, "The Dying Child: Death and Personhood of Children in Ancient Israel," on Wednesday, April 16 at 7:00 pm EST, presented by Dr. Kristine Garroway. The archaeological record provides us with an incredible amount of information regarding the way that families coped with the death of a child. This talk will take you along a journey to explore the ways in which people living in the time of the Israelite monarchy (Iron Age II ca. 1200-587 BCE) cared for their dying children. Register for the free lecture by clicking the link in our bio.
#FOAWebinars

Hattusili began life as a sickly child and spare p

Hattusili began life as a sickly child and spare prince, but survived and persevered to capture the throne, becoming Great King of the Hittite Empire. Read more about Hattusili in the latest Ancient Near East Today by Trevor Bryce by clicking the link in our bio.
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Don't forget to join us TODAY at 2:00pm ET for our

Don't forget to join us TODAY at 2:00pm ET for our FOA Webinar, "How to Re-Place Carthaginian Votive Dedications into Context" presented by Dr. Brien Garnand. You can still register by clicking the link in our bio/
#FOAWebinars

Today is the last day to submit paper abstracts an

Today is the last day to submit paper abstracts and workshop presentation proposals for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Abstracts of 250 words may be submitted according to the Call for Papers tonight (final deadline) with a $25 late fee. ASOR academic membership and Annual Meeting registration are required to access the submission form in the ASOR Abstract Center. #ASOR25

Thanks to all who have donated to March Fellowship

Thanks to all who have donated to March Fellowship Madness! We have raised $1525 so far, and, with March Madness ending soon, we're just short of funding 1 full scholarship. Help us send a young archaeologist to participate in fieldwork this summer (click the link in our bio to donate).

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