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| January 14, 2015 |
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| Letter from ARS & AASOR Editors Hanan Charaf and Kevin McGeough |
As of January 1st, a change in editorial positions for the Archaeological Reports Series (ASOR-ARS) and the Annual of ASOR (AASOR) was implemented. Hanan Charaf is now the editor of ASOR-ARS, replacing Kevin McGeough who has edited the series for the past six years. Kevin McGeough is taking over editorial responsibilities of AASOR from Joseph Greene who served as editor of AASOR for the past six years. Read more...
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| FY 2015 Mid-Year Treasurer’s Report |
ASOR Treasurer Richard Coffman brings you the FY 2015 Mid-Year Treasurer's Report. At the Members' Meeting at the 2014 Annual Meeting in San Diego, Richard Coffman reported that ASOR was in sound financial footing as of the end of the 2014 fiscal year. Follow the link to read more about ASOR different performance markers and our status half way through the 2015 fiscal year. Read more...
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| 2015 ASOR Annual Meeting: Call for Papers |
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ASOR’s Program Committee solicits papers from scholars seeking to present their research at the 2015 Annual Meeting to be held November 18-21 at the InterContinental Buckhead – Atlanta, GA. The deadline to submit an abstract is February 15, 2015. Please visit the ASOR website to read the 2015 Call for Papers, view the updated list of sessions and workshops, and find out how to submit an abstract via ASOR’s online abstract submission system. Read more... |
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| William G. Dever Archaeological Fellowship for Biblical Scholars |
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A two–month travel-study award will be made available in the summer of 2015 to a qualified American untenured faculty member in the field of biblical studies who wants to acquire elementary, first-hand experience in field archaeology and research in Israel. The William G. Dever Archaeological Fellowship for Biblical Scholars will provide $6,000 to be used to cover transportation; one month on a specified dig; and one month travel to other digs, combined with a one-month residency (room and half-board) at the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem, which will allow the Dever Fellow to conduct research in the Albright library. During residency, the Albright Institute will facilitate visits to excavations active in the field. Deadline: February 17, 2015. Read more… |
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| Latest Draft of the Proposed Guidelines for Professional Conduct |
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Since 2011, the Ethics Working Group has worked to formulate a comprehensive professional conduct policy for ASOR. An extensive process of consultation has included two open invitations for feedback from the ASOR membership as well as conversations with committees, constituent groups, and many individual members. An ethics session drew many participants at the 2013 Annual Meeting, and a dedicated, open discussion session was well-attended at the 2014 Annual Meeting in San Diego. The conversation has been robust and healthy, and the Working Group has incorporated all of this input in order to develop this final draft. The ASOR Board of Trustees will vote on this draft at its Spring meeting on April 18, 2015, and the draft is being shared with the ASOR membership several months in advance of that vote. Read more... |
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| Remembrance: Roger S. Boraas, One of ACOR's Founders |
Roger Boraas served on the First Amman Center Committee after the founding of the American Center in Amman, Jordan. Since 1968, Roger had supervised a number of ACOR related field projects. In 1982, he was called upon once again to help with excavation work at Khirbet Iskander. Follow the link to read a remembrance written by his daughter Miriam (Ralston) Deffenbaugh. Read more...
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| Remembrance: Professor Tony Wilkinson |
Professor Tony Wilkinson, of the Archaeology Department at the University of Durham (UK) passed away on December 25, 2015. He was 66 years old. Tony was widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in landscape archaeology, and as the theoretician, methodological innovator, and field archaeologist who revolutionized our understanding of the ancient landscapes of Mesopotamia and the broader Middle East. Tony's remembrance was written by Gil J. Stein, Director of the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago. Read more...
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| ASOR Members Honored at AIA Annual Meeting |
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At this year’s AIA Annual Meeting, some ASOR Members were honored and presented with awards. The Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement was awarded to C. Brian Rose of University of Pennsylvania. The Best Practices in Site Preservation Award for the Temple of the Winged Lions Cultural Resource Management went to Christopher Tuttle. Charles E. Jones of Pennsylvania State University received the Outstanding Work in Digital Archaeology Award
for his work on The Ancient World Online. Read more… |
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| Storming the Ivory Tower - Article in the Washington Post |
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All manner of treasure accumulates in the Ivory Tower, but too often that’s where valuable scholarship stays locked up, obscure and inaccessible. “Free the knowledge!” might be the rallying cry behind a creative new plan from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The federal agency, which bills itself as one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the country — recently announced the Public Scholar program. Its goal is to motivate scholars to publish nonfiction books for general readers — rather than for each other. Read more... |
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| Excavation Fellowship and Grant Applications due February 17, 2015 |
The deadline of for ASOR Excavation Fellowship and Grant applications is approaching fast! Get yours done and in by February 17, 2015! Follow the link to see a list of available fellowships and grants including Heritage Fellowships, P.E. MacAllister Fellowships, Platt Fellowships and others. Read more...
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| New Publication: Pyla-Koutsopetria I: Archaeological Survey of an Ancient Coastal Town |
ASOR has put out its latest Archaeological Report Series publication: Pyla-Koutsopetria I: Archaeological Survey of an Ancient Coastal Town by William Caraher, R. Scott Moore and David K. Pettegrew, with contributions by Maria Andrioti, P. Nick Kardulias, Dimitri Nakassis and Brandon Olson. Pyla-Koutsopetria I presents the results of an intensive pedestrian survey documenting the diachronic history of a 100 ha microregion along the southern coast of Cyprus. Located around 10 km from the ancient city of Kition, the ancient coastal settlements of the Koutsopetria mircoregion featured an Iron Age sanctuary, a Classical settlement, a Hellenistic fortification, a Late Roman town, and a Venetian-Ottoman coastal battery situated adjacent to a now infilled, natural harbor on Larnaka Bay.
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| 2014 Annual Meeting Photo Gallery |
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The 2014 Annual Meeting in San Diego was one of ASOR's best and biggest meetings yet. For those of you that attended, thank you for making it a great meeting. If you were not able to attend, we hope that you will join us in 2015 for the Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Follow the link to view photos from our many events in San Diego. View now... |
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| 2014 Annual Meeting Evaluation |
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We hope many of you enjoyed ASOR's 2014 Annual Meeting in San Diego! In order to make the 2015 meeting in Atlanta even better, please fill out this brief Annual Meeting evaluation. It will take less than 5 minutes, and you will be entered for a chance to win a $50 credit to the ASOR Online Store! |
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