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| May 17, 2016 |
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| Final Batch of BASOR 375 Articles Posted Online |
The final three articles of BASOR 375 have been posted on JSTOR ahead of the print issue. The print issue will be going out soon, but if you have online access and would like to view the articles now, click here.
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| Complete Survey for a Chance to Win $50 from Amazon |
Help improve ASOR Membership with feedback through this short (4 question) survey for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. We've already heard from over 200 ASOR members and the feedback so far has been great. The survey will be open until Friday, noon EDT. Take the survey now...
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| Remarks on ASOR CHI's Cultural Heritage Monitor |
The following talk about the Cultural Heritage Monitor was given by ASOR's Cultural Heritage Initiatives team member, Bisher al Issa, at The George Washington University's Elliott School on April 17, 2016. Follow the link to read what Bisher al Issa had to say and learn more about the Cultural Heritage Monitor, an anonymous crowdsourcing tool. Read more...
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| ASOR and AIA Play Important Role in Passage of Cultural Heritage Law |
On Monday, May 9, 2016, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1493, the "Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act," which directs the President to exercise his authority to impose import restrictions with respect to any archeological or ethnological material of Syria. ASOR has been actively advocating for the passage of this legislation for more than a year, and we are particularly grateful for the work of ASOR member Dr. Patty Gerstenblith of the DePaul University College of Law, who prepared numerous briefs for our members and the National Humanities Alliance organization of which ASOR is a proud member. Read more...
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| ASOR CHI Special Report: Update from Palmyra |
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DigitalGlobe satellite imagery shows the construction of a military base within the protected zone of the UNESCO World Heritage Site by Allison Cuneo, Susan Penacho, Michael Danti, Marina Gabriel
On May 2, 2016 the Palmyra Coordination Committee reported that a Russian military base was being constructed at Palmyra, with multiple media reports indicating that the compound was next to the archaeological area to serve as the base of operations for the mine-clearing operations at the ancient site. Read the report now...
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| ASOR Member Jesse Casana Awarded ACLS Grant |
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ASOR member Jesse Casana, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College, has been awarded an ACLS Digital Extension Grant for 2016-17, to support his project "The CORONA Atlas Project: Expanding Access to Historic Satellite Imagery on Global Scale.” The ACLS Digital Extension Grant program supports digitally based research projects in all disciplines of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences, in the hope of advancing the digital transformation of humanities scholarship. Read more... |
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| ASOR Members Can Receive $60 off the Gitin Pottery Volumes—Or, You May Make a Contribution So That A Student May Receive the Two-Volume Resource |
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ASOR is pleased to recommend the recent publication of what many are calling "The Ceramics Bible." The official title is "The Ancient Pottery of Israel and Its Neighbors from the Iron Age through the Hellenistic Period." We are even more pleased to share that, because ASOR is a sponsor of these volumes, they are available to ASOR members at a discounted rate of $180, which is $60 off the regular price. Whether or not you already own the volumes, ASOR would like to encourage you to make a gift that will enable Palestinian, Jordanian, Cypriot and Israeli students to own the volume. Click here to find out more about the volume and how you can donate today. |
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