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Due to an abundance of stories this September, there will be two issues of News@ASOR this month.
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| September 4, 2014 |
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| ASOR's Syrian Heritage Initiative: Planning for Safeguarding Heritage Sites in Syria |
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ASOR is extremely pleased to announce that we have the opportunity to help save some of the rich Middle Eastern cultural heritage for the world, as we have been chosen to enter into a one-year, $600,000 cooperative agreement with the US Department of State to undertake ASOR’s Syrian Heritage Initiative. Read more... |
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| Help Make Digs Safer and Take the Survey Today |
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Stories about romantic escapades and happy relationships that began on archaeological excavations are legend, as anyone who has worked on a dig can surely attest. But as we also know, excavation lore contains stories of other kinds of “relationships” as well. This Survey on Field Safety: Middle East, North Africa, and Mediterranean Basin is designed to understand the ways in which archaeological fieldwork does – or does not – provide a safe and secure setting for all participants. Read more... |
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| An Open Letter from the New Editors of BASOR |
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The Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research has long been one of the most important and respected refereed journals in the field, a reflection of the broad emphases and high caliber of the membership of the American Schools of Oriental Research. Moreover, for some twenty years now, James Weinstein has served in a peerless manner as the editor of BASOR, with various people assisting him, most recently the winsome and indefatigable Larry Herr. Read more... |
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| Committee of Publications Seeks Editors for ARS and AASOR - Extended Deadline! |
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The call for nominations for Editor of the ASOR Annual (AASOR) and Editor of the ASOR Archaeological Report (ASOR-ARS) Series put forth by the Committee for Publications of the American Schools of Oriental Research has extended the deadline to next Friday! The term of office for each position is three years, both beginning January 1, 2015. Each position is eligible to be renewed once. The Committee for Publications seeks to send these nominations to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees no later than September 12, 2014. Read more... |
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| Save the Date—Syria Heritage Initiative Symposium on the Sunday After the Annual Meeting! |
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Sunday, November 23, from 12:30 - 5:30pm. ASOR members will have a special opportunity to hear the Syrian Heritage Initiative team report its interim results at an “add-on” symposium that we have scheduled for the Sunday just following ASOR’s Annual Meeting in San Diego. All Annual Meeting attendees and the general public are cordially invited to stay an extra day to attend. The Symposium will be free (although there will be a charge for those that attend a lunch event). To read more about the Syria Heritage Initiative, click here. Check next week's News@ASOR for more details regarding the upcoming symposium! |
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| ASOR Seeks Your Input on the "Ethics Policy" |
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In 2010, Timothy Harrison, then ASOR President, saw the need for a single, comprehensive document that would provide clear guidelines, consistent with ASOR’s Mission and Strategic Plan, to all those involved in furthering ASOR’s mission. To accomplish this goal, President Harrison created an ad hoc Ethics Working Group that was charged with seeking input in order to prepare a draft holistic professional conduct policy for ASOR. This process has continued with robust support from current ASOR President Susan Ackerman. Please send all comments and suggestions by October 1st. Read more... |
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| Call for ASOR Board Nominations - Deadline September 26th |
Dear ASOR Member:
Our organization is on the lookout for “new blood” on the board! Laura Mazow and Beth Alpert Nakhai have served with distinction as Individual Members on the ASOR Board; their terms expire at the end of this calendar year and both have decided not to continue for another term. We are therefore soliciting nominations for their successors. Please let us know whether you would consider serving yourself or nominating someone else. We’d love to have contact information and a C.V. along with each nominated name. Please email them to the nominations committee chair, Larry Geraty: lgeraty@lasierra.edu or mail them to me at 16658 Rocky Creek Road, Riverside, CA 92503. The committee plans to nominate two candidates for each of the two positions. Our deadline for nominations is September 26, 2014. |
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| Upcoming Annual Meeting Deadlines |
This year's Annual Meeting in San Diego is fast approaching. Amidst the excitement and planning, we have a few deadlines to remind you about:
-Deadline for ASOR Awards Nominations: (book awards) September 15th, 2014; (non-book awards) October 1st, 2014
-Deadline for Edits for Poster Abstracts: Tomorrow, September 5th
-Deadline for Cancellations with Refund: September 15th, 2014
Stay tuned for Call for Papers: Annual Meeting 2015 Information!
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| New Publication: Cyprus and the Balance of Empires (ARS 20) |
ASOR has put out its latest Archaeological Report Series publication: Cyprus and the Balance of Empires: Art and Archaeology from Justinian I to the Coeur de Lion
edited by Charles Anthony Stewart, Thomas W. Davis and Annemarie Weyl Carr.
The themes covered in this volume developed from a conference held in Nicosia, organized by the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute [CAARI] celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus. An international group of experts explored several themes such as: the impact of recent archaeological discoveries; the shift from studying Late Antique urbanism to rural development; indicators of Cypriot identity; shifts in population settlement, production, and trade; cultural interaction between Islam and Christianity; the significance of ceramic and numismatic evidence; monumental figural arts and their iconographical interpretation. Read more... |
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