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Fieldwork Report: Emilie Nordhues

The Other Side of Fieldwork Emilie Nordhues, 2023 G. E. Wright Scholarship Recipient This past summer I had the opportunity to participate in a study season for the Tel Dan […]

Fieldwork Report: Danielle Tutak

The Tell el-Hesi team!

EBA Or Bust! A Student’s Summer at Tell el-Hesi and Khirbet Summeily Danielle Tutak, 2023 Katherine Barton Platt Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient This past summer afforded me the extraordinary privilege of […]

Mesopotamian Fellowship Report: Jaafar Jotheri

Figure 8: Jaafar Jotheri, Stefan Smith and Ella Egberts in one of the field trips in the Iraqi Western Desert in March 2024.

An Archaeological Survey of the Iraqi Western Desert Dr. Jaafar Jotheri, Department of Archaeology, University of Al-Qadisiyah The Iraqi Western Desert has finally been archaeologically surveyed. For decades, this part […]

Fieldwork Report: Veronica Morriss

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CCAP 2023: Searching for the Islamic History of Herod’s Great City Veronica Morriss, 2023 Eric and Carol Meyers Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient Caesarea is one of the best known and most […]

Fieldwork Report: Isabelle Sauvé

A view of the Neolithic site of Tenta from our dig site.

Wall Brackets, Deer Bones, and Sling Bullets Oh My! Excavating the Built Environment of Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios Isabelle Sauvé, 2023 Eric and Carol Meyers Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient This report describes my […]

Fieldwork Report: Hania Kantzer

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Fieldwork Report: Nicola Lanzaro

A Walk in Khirbat Iskandar: Securing a Future for the Heritage of the Past Nicola Lanzaro, 2023 Katherine Barton Platt Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient Khirbat Iskandar (translated as “ruins of Alexander”) […]

Dar Ben Gacem Fellowship Report: Brien Garnand

Fig.3. Roughly stitched LiDAR scans of stelae in situ within the Regulus-Salammbô sector (© 2024 Institute National du Patrimoine – Tunisie / ASOR Punic Project, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East).

Dar Ben Gacem Fellowship Report: ASOR Punic Project—3D Modeling of Stelae and Cippi from Carthage Brien Garnand, Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, Leiden University As we approach the 100th […]

Fieldwork Report: Annalise Whalen

Mid-way through excavation, the highest point of the site can be seen in the background near where the Cappadocia Gate and the Palatial Complex are located.

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Fieldwork Report: John Rinks

An Adventure of a Lifetime John Rinks, 2023 Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship Recipient When I was a young boy, I dug holes in my parent’s backyard. I’m pretty sure […]