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WELCOME TO THE ASOR BLOGThe American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) is the preeminent society for individuals interested in the archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean and the Biblical Lands. This blog is intended to facilitate ASOR’s mission “to initiate, encourage and support research into, and public understanding of, the cultures and history of the Near East from the earliest times.”
Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 6-28-13
ASOR member Jodi Magness’ excavation at Huqoq has unearthed another mosaic featuring Samson. The mosaics, which consist of hundreds of tiny stone cubes, depict scenes from in the Bible and have been dated to the fifth century.
At ancient Babylon’s Ishtar Gate, Iraqi workers labour with a heavy saw, hammers, a chisel and crowbar to break up and remove a concrete slab that is hastening the structure’s decay. An American non-governmental organisation is attempting to restore the ancient city after it was damaged during the war in Iraq and the construction of Iraq’s former dictator Saddam Hussein.
The biggest Viking exhibition in 20 years opens in Denmark– and this time they’re angry. Recent peaceful Viking rebrands are smashed in a vast and bloodthirsty show.
At the Hyksos fort at Tel El-Yahoud area in Qalioubiya governorate in northern Egypt, an Egyptian excavation mission by the Ministry of State for Antiquities has stumbled upon an ancient Egyptian town from the Middle Kingdom, that suvived through the Greco-Roman period.
Check out this super cool 3D reconstruction of Paris through the ages, from the Celtic period through the World’s Fair! http://paris.3ds.com/en-index.html#Heritage
A team led by archaeologist Ivan Sprajc, has announced the discovery of an ancient Maya city called Chactún, “Red Stone” or “Piedra Grande” . Located in the southeast area of Campeche, it represents one of the largest sites of the Mexican Central Lowlands.
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