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| December 1, 2021 |
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| Membership Info |
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Member Type: Staff Membership
Expiration Date: 12/31/99
Member ID: 9729240
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| ASOR Links |
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| 2021 Chicago Annual Meeting Recap |
ASOR welcomed more than 525 attendees to the Hilton Chicago, November 17-20, for the in-person component of our first-ever dual-component Annual Meeting. It was a great pleasure to see friends and colleagues in-person after the pandemic necessitated a virtual-only meeting in 2020. Read more . . .
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| 2021-2025 Strategic Plan Update |
At its November 21, 2021 meeting in Chicago the ASOR Board of Trustees unanimously approved the adoption of a strategic plan for 2021-2025. The new plan represents a revision of the 2016-2020 plan and a rebalance of our priorities in light of changing circumstances. The plan has been under development since January of 2020 under the supervision of the current President, Sharon Herbert. Read more . . .
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| 2021 Honors & Awards |
Each year ASOR recognizes individuals who have performed outstanding service for the organization, those who have published exceptional academic work, and those who made significant contributions to our field. Award recipients were honored at the 2021 Annual Meeting in Chicago and will also be recognized during the Members' Meeting at 1pm EST on December 8th as part of the Virtual Annual Meeting. Awards were presented by Lynn Welton, Chair of ASOR’s Honors and Awards Committee. Read more . . .
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| ASOR Virtual Members’ Meeting and Plenary Panel: Dec. 8 |
The virtual component of ASOR’s 2021 Annual Meeting will kick-off on Wednesday, December 8 with the virtual ASOR Members’ Meeting at 1:00pm EST followed by the Virtual Plenary Panel Discussion on “Living with Legacies: ASOR Archaeo-activism and a Future for 21st Century Archaeology,” at 2:00pm EST. Watch the Plenary Address that Dr. Morag Kersel delivered in Chicago last month, and then join us online on December 8th when Dr. Kersel moderates a panel discussion that will feature other perspectives from the field. The Virtual Plenary is free and open to the public. If you are not registered for the Virtual Annual Meeting, please e-mail plenary@asor.org for the Zoom link. Read more . . .
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| FOA Webinar: Synagogues with James R. Strange Tomorrow! |
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Register now for our next webinar tomorrow, December 2, at 7:00 pm EST, featuring James R. Strange's talk on "Synagogues as Jesus Knew Them." The accepted wisdom among scholars of the canonical gospels has been that the “synagogues” that featured in Jesus’ ministry were not buildings but congregations. After all, “gathering” is the plainest meaning of the Greek word synagōgē. Once first-century synagogue buildings started turning up in excavations in Judea, scholars began to accept that some Galilean villages might have included synagogue buildings, and excavations in Capernaum and Gamla appeared to confirm expectations. In this webinar, we will ask whether or not synagogue buildings existed in the Galilee during Jesus’ ministry, what happened in early synagogues, which sites have archaeological evidence for the earliest synagogues, and where we should expect to find more as we continue to dig. Register and pay here. Price is $5 for ASOR members and $10 for non-members. All proceeds will support membership scholarships and online resources.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee Seeks Members
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At its November 21, 2021 meeting the ASOR Board of Trustees established a standing committee to work on fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our organization, and it appointed Erin Darby of the University of Tennessee as its chair. The DEI Committee grew out of DEI Task Force established by the President Sharon Herbert in the fall of 2020, and several members of that Task Force will serve on the Committee. Read more . . .
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| ASOR Session Chair Openings: Applications due Dec. 15 |
ASOR invites applications from members to fill Session Chair openings for the following seven ASOR Standing Sessions: Bioarchaeology in the Near East; Cultural Heritage: Preservation, Presentation, and Management; Environmental Archaeology of the Ancient Near East; History of Archaeology; Maritime Archaeology; Prehistoric Archaeology; and Reports on Current Excavations—ASOR Affiliated. Session Chairs volunteer to serve one term (three years, 2022-2024) with the possibility of renewing for a second term. Applications are due by December 15, 2021. The application is simple and can be completed online here.
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Applications for Mesopotamian Fellowship due Dec. 15
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| Digging Up Data: Turning an Idea into Digital Scholarship: Due Dec. 15 |
This new professional development program follows on the success of the Digging Up Data workshops organized by ASOR's Early Career Scholars and Open Context in the fall of 2021. Working with co-organizers Leigh Anne Lieberman and Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, participants in next year's program will develop a public-facing, data-driven digital project based on their own research. Applications for this innovative program are due by December 15th, and more information can be found here.
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| Summer Stipend Report: Sebastian Millien |
Sebastian Millien, recipient of a 2021 Strange/Midkiff Summer Stipend, spent the summer geo-referencing data collected as part of the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Sebastian's work helped create a GIS dashboard that connects artifacts collected during the survey with drone and satellite imagery of sites. Read the report here. During the summer of 2021, ASOR supported 27 undergraduate and graduate students conducting non-fieldwork archaeological research, and reports from these students will be featured on the ASOR website over the next couple of months.
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| Assistant Prof. of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Open Position |
The Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin August 1, 2022 in ancient Near Eastern Archaeology. To apply, candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, research statement, statement of demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, and writing sample to the Search Committee via Interfolio. In addition, arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted via Interfolio to the Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology Search Committee. Applications received by December 15, 2021 will receive full consideration. Read more . . .
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