President’s Report to ASOR Members

President’s Report to ASOR Members July 7, 2026 Dear ASOR Friends, As we move into the summer months with time for our excavations, research and relaxation, I wanted to bring […]
Thank You Fiscal Year 2026 Donors

Thank You Fiscal Year 2026 Donors Breaking records! This fiscal year (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026) was a resounding success for ASOR all because of you, our members and donors! […]
ARS 32: The U-Shaped Building at Caesarea Maritima

Archaeological Reports Series 32: The U-Shaped Building at Caesarea Maritima The U-Shaped Building at Caesarea Maritima: A Garden Attached to the Praetorium by Jane DeRose Evans and Jennifer Tobin The U-Shaped […]
Fieldwork Report: Mandy Porter

Archaeology in Prehistoric Cyprus Rocks Mandy Porter, 2025 Strange/Midkiff Families Scholarship Recipient Kissonerga-Skalia is a Bronze Age settlement on the western coast of Cyprus, 10km north of Paphos. The site […]
Mesopotamian Fellowship Report: Aqeel Al-Mansrawi

Before the Catastrophe: The Archaeological Sites in Northern Nasiriya Province Threatened by Climate Change Aqeel Al-Mansrawi, State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, Iraq, Mesopotamian Fellowship Recipient Abstract A Mesopotamian Fellowship […]
2026 Grant & Fellowship Awardees
2026 PROJECT GRANT AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES Grants for Archaeological Projects: $70,000 awarded Stevan B. Dana Project Grants: $25,000 awarded Çağlayan Bal (University of Chicago) Toprakkale Archaeological Survey Project Eva […]
Collections Fellowship Report: Laura Alvarez

Laura Alvarez, recipient of ASOR’s 2025 Study of Collections Fellowship, examines ancient Near Eastern concepts of identity through museum collections, analyzing mirrors from Mesopotamia and the Levant to explore how ideas of self and social relationships were expressed in the Bronze Age.
Fieldwork Report: Amiella Musser

Amiella Musser, an undergraduate student at Dickinson College, received a 2025 ASOR Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship to excavate at Tel Azekah in Israel.
President’s Report to ASOR Members

President’s Report to ASOR Members May 18, 2026 Dear ASOR Friends, May was an exceptionally busy month for ASOR’s Board and Committees. I write this letter as part of an […]
Appeal from ASOR’s Board Chair

Appeal from ASOR’s Board Chair May 15, 2026 Dear ASOR Friends, For 125 years, ASOR has been at the forefront of research on the cultures and history of the Near […]