UNEARTHING THE PAST SINCE 1900

Ongoing Updates: We’re currently fixing unexpected design-related issues on our website. We apologize for any features that may be temporarily unavailable at this time. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Seger Grant Report: Phoenix Archaeological Project

Fig. 5. Acropolis at Kaledağ (PAP Archive)

2024 Seger Grant Report: Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP), Turkey Dr. Asil Yaman, Director, Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP) The Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP), established in 2021 under the direction of Dr. […]

Join ASOR’s DEI Committee

A view of the walls at Kerkenes in Turkey.

Join ASOR’s DEI Committee The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee serves as a resource and advocate for social justice and equity issues within ASOR and its membership, in order […]

Fieldwork Report: Sheldon Harmacy

Photo 4: A cross section of one of the various cooking instillations excavated this year.

A Triumphant Return to the Field Sheldon Harmacy, 2024 Strange/Midkiff Families Fieldwork Scholarship Photo 1: The crew for Square G4. 65 this season, from left to right, Cafir, Abas, Sheldon […]

Fieldwork Report: Suzanne Gilles

A Month on the Island Suzanne Gilles, 2024 Katherine Barton Platt Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient On 7th of May 2024, I received an email from ASOR telling me that I had […]

Fieldwork Report: Madeline Conigliaro-Nguyen

Fig. 1. GMAP 2024 project team in Ankawa, Erbil. (©Federico Dalla Battista)

Sun, Sweat, and Sheep Bones: Zooarchaeology at Gird-I Matrab Madeline Conigliaro-Nguyen, 2024 Eric and Carol Meyers Scholarship for Fieldwork Participation My second season at the Gird-I Matrab project from May […]

Cultural Heritage Committee Seeks New Members

Cultural Heritage Committee Seeks New Members *10/23/2024 – The Cultural Heritage Committee is no longer accepting applications. Thank you for your interest. ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Committee is placing a call […]

Updates from the Strange Center

UPDATES FROM THE JAMES F. STRANGE CENTER Since 2019, ASOR has called the James F. Strange Center in Alexandria, VA home. The building has provided space for the ASOR team […]

Mesopotamian Fellowship Report: Agnese Vacca

Fig. 2. Tell Helawa with excavated areas 2016-2023. Viewed from the drone. ©MAIPE.

“Crafting Complexity”. Pottery Production and Consumption at Helawa (Erbil Plain) between the Ubaid and Late Chalcolithic Periods Agnese Vacca, University of Milan, Mesopotamian Fellowship Recipient Aims of the “Crafting Complexity” […]

Introducing ANE Today’s New Website

Introducing The Ancient Near East Today’s New Website ASOR is pleased to announce the launch of our new website for The Ancient Near East Today (ANE Today), our open-access digital platform for public scholarship, disseminating the latest […]

Join ASOR’s Board of Trustees

View of the Sea of Galilee taken by Thomas Barrett

CALL FOR TRUSTEE NOMINATIONS The Trustee Nominations Committee announces an open call for (self) nominations for the ASOR Board of Trustees (Class of 2027). Trustees will serve a three-year term, […]