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| October 19, 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 Rate at Hilton Chicago Ends Oct. 25 |
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Climate Impact Committee Seeks Members
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Climate degradation poses a serious threat to cultural monuments central to ASOR’s mission. This accelerating climate emergency calls for ASOR to address how its activities contribute to this global problem. ASOR President Sharon Herbert has thus created an Ad Hoc Climate Impact Committee. Virginia Hermann and Andy Vaughn will serve as co-chairs, and seek nominations for members (including self-). Read more . . .
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| Save the Date! 2022 & 2025 ASOR Annual Meetings in Boston |
The 2022 & 2025 ASOR Annual Meetings will be held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. This central location is close to Newbury Street, Copley Square, and the Boston Common, with easy access to public transportation and a variety of dining options. The hotel is within walking distance to the SBL meeting in 2025. The 2022 room rate is $174/night, and the block will open for reservations in late November (2021). The 2022 Call for Member-Organized Sessions and Workshops will also open in November. Please propose a session, submit a paper, and make plans to join us next year in Boston!
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| FOA Webinar- "Under Jerusalem: The Buried History" on Nov. 4 |
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The next webinar in our monthly series is on Thursday, November 4, at 7:00 pm EDT, featuring Andrew Lawler's talk on "Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World’s Most Contested City." Sacred to three faiths and revered by more than half the people on the planet, Jerusalem conjures up powerful images of the celestial. Yet beneath its narrow alleys and holy places, the ancient city conceals a labyrinthine, three-dimensional time capsule recording five millennia of bustling prosperity, brutal war, and repeated religious innovation that altered the course of human history. Since the days when Abraham Lincoln was in the White House, adventurers, archaeologists, and religious zealots have flocked here to hunt for buried treasure, unearth sacred artifacts, and find proof of the Bible’s veracity. That digging to reveal the past continues today—and, in so doing, continues to alter the city’s future. 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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| Call for 2021 Annual Meeting Student Paper Award Applications |
ASOR is now accepting applications for the Student Paper Award, due November 8. This award is conferred upon the author(s) of a paper presented during either component (in-person or virtual) of the 2021 Annual Meeting that conveys the results of a study about ancient Near Eastern and wider Mediterranean societies in a clear, understandable and convincing fashion. The first author and presenter of the paper must be a registered student at the time of presentation in order to be eligible for consideration for this award. Read more . . .
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| Meet Your 2021 ASOR Board of Trustees Election Nominees |
Voting starts tomorrow (October 20th) and the deadline to vote is November 12th at noon, EST. All ASOR members are invited to vote for the Member-elected trustees, while Institutional Representatives from ASOR-member schools may vote for Institutionally-elected trustees. Look for a ballot in your email inbox on Wednesday. Read more . . .
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| ASOR Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Program Committee |
The ASOR Program Committee (PC) is seeking 1 new member to serve a three year term (2022-2024) with the possibility of renewing for a second term. Applicants with experience related to the southern Levant, Archaeology of Israel, and Biblical Archaeology are encouraged to apply for this opening. Applications are due by November 3. Further information about the PC and the application form can be found here.
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| Summer Stipend Report: Loren Clark |
Loren Clark, recipient of a 2021 Eric & Carol Meyer Summer Stipend, spent the summer processing and analyzing sediment cores from Israel in the lab at UC San Diego. Part of the UC San Diego SCMA-University of Haifa Koret Project, these cores shed light on Holocene environmental change along the Carmel Coast in Israel. Read about Loren's research 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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In Memoriam: S. Thomas Parker (1950-2021)
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It is with great sadness that we share the news that long-time ASOR member and ACOR Second Vice President, S. Thomas Parker, passed away on September 12, 2021. The link below includes remembrances from Megan Perry and Jeffrey Blakely, with comments by many others in the ASOR / ACOR family. The entire ASOR family expresses our condolences to Tom's wife, Mary, and the entire Parker family. Read more . . .
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| 12 More Days of Fall ASOR Book Sale |
The ASOR fall book sale has been extended until the end of the month! ASOR members (with a mailing address in the USA) can purchase copies of recent ASOR books at the discounted price of $25.00 (ca. 70% discount + $5.00 US media mail shipping) through October 31, 2021, while supplies last. All prices include US media mail shipping. Purchases are restricted to one copy of each volume per member. Due to ASOR’s licensing agreement with ISD, this offer is only available to ASOR members. We are unable to offer this discount to members without a US mailing address due to international shipping costs. Please contact programs@asor.org with any questions. Read more . . .
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| Johns Hopkins University Position: Chair in Egyptian Art and Archaeology |
The Department of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for the Alexander Badawy Chair in Egyptian Art and Archaeology. This is an open rank search. The position is anticipated to begin July 1, 2022. The Department is dedicated to training scholars who appreciate the interconnectedness of the ancient world, particularly the Near East and northern Africa. All materials should be submitted by November 15th, 2021. Read more . . .
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