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Thursday, November 21 from 12:45 to 2:00pm
The Westin San Diego
400 W Broadway, Midway II
San Diego, CA 92101
*Midway II is on the 3rd floor of the office building that is connected to The Westin San Diego via the hotel lobby.
The Madaba Plains Project and ASOR are hosting a luncheon to honor past ASOR President, Lawrence T. Geraty and the establishment of the ASOR Lawrence T. Geraty Community Archaeology Endowment.
Luncheon Tickets are $50 and will be on sale until November 13 in the ASOR Online Store or by calling the ASOR Office at 703-789-9233. Please email Arlene Press for more information.
The Lawrence T. Geraty Community Archaeology Endowment was established last year at the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), based in Alexandria, Virginia. The main purpose of the endowment is to prevent damage to excavation sites in the Middle East and spur local ownership of cultural heritage while creating economic opportunity. Geraty, the endowment’s namesake, is a past president of ASOR, president emeritus of La Sierra University, and a long-time archaeologist who co-founded the Madaba Plains Project (MPP), a collection of three major excavation sites in Jordan—Tall Hisban, Tall Jalul, and Tall al-‘Umayri.
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This season, four areas were investigated, exposing prehistoric remains from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Early and Middle Bronze Ages, including: interior space of a presumed Chalcolithic building featuring a well-preserved plaster hearth and plaster floor; the remains of a round domestic structure with a pit hearth; and elements of material culture such as a unique picrolite stone disc pendant.
When my faculty advisor first told me about this project in 2016, I applied on a whim. I did not expect to be accepted because I had absolutely no archaeological experience (save for one Intro to Archaeology class). I am so glad I tried something outside of my comfort zone, because not only am I gaining invaluable experience, but working at Prastio has helped me find the topic for my master’s thesis.