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| November 3, 2020 |
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| Membership Info |
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Member Type: Staff Membership
Expiration Date: 8/27/21
Member ID: 9736440
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| Virtual Annual Meeting Format: What to Expect |
Most academic presentations are pre-recorded and cannot be viewed live during a session. The academic sessions will be discussion only of pre-recorded papers. Only Workshops will have live presentation of research. The following webpage will be your essential guide to understanding the different format of the Virtual Annual Meeting (VAM). More than 300 presentations are already available for you to start watching. Click here for this important VAM information.
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| Upcoming Deadlines for ASOR Elections and Polls |
All members should have two ballots in your inbox—one asking you to vote on the 2020 Trustee nominees and one asking you to vote for a new name for ASOR. The deadline for voting on a new name is 12pm EST on Nov. 6th. The deadline for voting on new Board members is 12pm EST on Nov. 9th. If you have any problems, please contact Marta Ostovich at programs@asor.org.
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| Apply for a Mesopotamian Fellowship |
ASOR is now accepting applications for 2021 Mesopotamian Fellowships! These fellowships offer up to $9,000 in support for research on Mesopotamian civilization. The deadline for the first round of applications is November 30th. Guidelines and application information can be found here.
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| 3 Days to Save $20 on the Virtual Annual Meeting |
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There are only 9 more days until ASOR's first-ever Virtual Annual Meeting. This premiere gathering will bring together 1,000 historians, archaeologists, cultural heritage experts, and enthusiasts from around the world. Register now to gain access to over 450 paper, workshop, and poster presentations by scholars from 25 countries for less than 25¢ a presentation.
You will be able to view the material through June 2021. Over 300 recordings are already uploaded for you to begin viewing before the meeting. Non-member registrations include a complimentary, one-year ASOR Associate Membership with a subscription to Near Eastern Archaeology.
Live sessions will take place on Thursday–Sunday, November 12–15, & November 19–22. The schedule includes both live and pre-recorded presentations to encourage discussion, collaboration and Q&A. Read more about some of the wide range of presenters, or register now. Prices increase on Saturday, November 7th!
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| 2020 Harris Grant: The Wadi el-Hudi Expedition |
The Wadi el-Hudi Expedition received a Charles Harris Grant for fieldwork in Egypt's Eastern Desert. The Wadi el-Hudi was an important ancient amethyst mining area and this project seeks to understand the daily lives of people who worked in these mines by examining the fortified settlements in which they lived. Current fieldwork is focused on ceramic analysis and stone conservation. Read more . . .
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| Awardee Spotlight: Amnon Ben-Tor |
At the 2019 Annual Meeting, Amnon Ben-Tor was awarded The P. E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award. This award honors an archaeologist who, during their career, has made outstanding contributions to ancient Near Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean archaeology. A field archaeologist still excavating in his 80's, Ben-Tor has been at the forefront of archaeological research in Israel for more than 50 years. Read more . . .
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| Eric Meyers and Early Synagogues on Dec. 13 |
Register now for our next webinar on December 13 at 7:30pm EST, featuring Dr. Eric Meyers and "Early Synagogues, Jesus, and Galilee—A Jewish Perspective." An expert in Judaic studies, Dr. Meyers will discuss how archaeological work in Galilee over the past generation and a half has demonstrated that this region was overwhelmingly Jewish in the first century BCE and CE. In this lecture, Prof. Eric Meyers will take us on a journey across the Holy Land to discover how Judaism, and its places of worship, have evolved over the centuries. Register and pay here. Price is $5 for ASOR members and $10 for non-members. All proceeds will help ASOR respond to COVID-19 by funding membership scholarships and virtual resources.
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| Applications for ACOR Fellowships 2021-2022 are now live! |
With funding available for scholars at all educational levels, ACOR is excited to announce the launch of our next round of competitive grants for scholar conducting research in or on Jordan. These include the ACOR National Endowment for the Humanities Postdoctoral Award, the ACOR-CAORC Predoctoral Award, and many other grants at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. For more information, click here.
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