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| March 1, 2022 |
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| March Madness Challenge 2022: Fill The Pots! |
ASOR's Annual March Madness Challenge is back again! This year we are "filling" a different need at ASOR: The Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP). LCP is an open, interactive website focused on ceramics produced in the Levant from the Neolithic era through the Ottoman period. Thanks to the generosity of two ASOR donors, we already have a $5,000 challenge gift, so please help us "fill the pots" with another $5,000 so that we can raise $10,000 total for this extraordinary resource. Further information will be coming soon by e-mail, but if you are ready to use your bucks to support the LCP, donate online here!
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| 2022 Call for Papers Open until March 15 |
ASOR invites members to submit paper abstracts and workshop presentations for the virtual (online, Oct. 19-23) and in-person (Boston, Nov. 16-19) components of the 2022 Annual Meeting. Proposals (abstracts) may be submitted now through March 15 via the Call for Papers. Learn about the dual-component program, participation requirements (ASOR Academic Membership and Meeting Registration), and how to submit an abstract here. We look forward to seeing you online in October and/or at the Boston Park Plaza in November!
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| Annual Meeting Travel & City Information |
We hope to see you at the Boston Park Plaza this November! Boston is easy to get to by train, bus, or carpooling, and there are many direct flights in and out of Logan Airport, NY. Please consider choosing the most environmentally friendly travel options when you make plans to attend the ASOR Annual Meeting. ASOR has gathered travel information, discounts, and links to help you plan your trip to Boston. You can find information about green travel choices to and around Boston here. Please contact Virginia Herrmann if you would like to learn more about ASOR’s Climate Impact Committee.
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| FOA Webinar: Preview of 2022 ASOR-Affiliated Fieldwork Projects on 3/8 |
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Register for our next webinar on Tuesday, March 8, at 6:00 pm EST, featuring a panel of ASOR members and project directors discussing "Where Are They Now?: A Preview of 2022 ASOR-Affiliated Fieldwork Projects." This special event will preview the field seasons of four sites across Cyprus (Kourion’s Amathous Gate Cemetery), Georgia (Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Project Expedition), Jordan (Balu’a), and Turkey (Antiochia ad Cragum). The program will include four presentations covering such topics as introductions to each site in its historical context, current excavation and survey progress, the research focus of the upcoming field season, and discussion of past work and scholarship at each site. Join us as we explore some of the exciting projects that ASOR members are currently participating in across the eastern Mediterranean region. Register and pay here. Price is $6 for ASOR members and $12 for non-members. This webinar will be recorded. All proceeds will support membership scholarships and online resources.
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| FOA Webinar: "Uncovering What is Nubian" with Debora Heard on 3/20 |
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Register for our upcoming webinar on Sunday, March 20, at 7:30 pm EDT, featuring Debora Heard discussing "Uncovering What is Nubian Beneath the Veneer of Egyptianness: Excavating the Archives." During the Egyptian New Kingdom colonization of Nubia, Egyptian pharaohs built temples to their gods in the heartland of the Kingdom of Kush. Later, the Kushite kings restored and expanded several of the Egyptian temples in Nubia while building more of their very own. While these temples used Egyptian religious ideology and imagery, a closer examination of the texts and iconography reveals cultural differences that are hidden when viewed with an Egyptian lens. Through an examination of temple architecture, iconography, and inscriptions, this lecture will present a preliminary examination of three Upper Nubian temples – two dedicated to the Egyptian god Amun and one dedicated to the Nubian god Apedemak. Register and pay here. Price is $6 for ASOR members and $12 for non-members. This webinar will be recorded. All proceeds will support membership scholarships and online resources.
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| 2022 Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation due March 14 |
Going into the field this year? The deadline for ASOR fieldwork participation scholarships is March 14! Our goal is to award a total of $222,000 in fellowships, scholarships, and grants to support ASOR members and ASOR-affiliated projects this year. Read more about fieldwork participation scholarships here. Please contact Marta Ostovich with any questions.
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| Early Career Scholars Brown Bag Series on March 18 & April 8 |
The Early Career Scholars Committee invites you to a two-part Brown Bag series on turning your dissertation into a book! All those curious about the book-format publishing process are welcome. Session 1, Friday, March 18th, hosts acquisitions editors Beatrice Rehl of Cambridge University Press and Katie Chin of Brill sharing this journey from the publisher’s perspective. Session 2, Friday April 8th, a panel of four scholars will share their insights from recent publishing experiences. Hope to see you there, 12:30-1:30 pm EDT March 18 & April 8th! Click here to register.
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| Stipend Report: Christine Sylvester |
As part the 2021 Summer Stipend Program, Christine Sylvester worked on artifacts collected during the 2001 survey of Khirbat al-Mukhayyat in Jordan. Working in the Near Eastern Lab at Wilfrid Laurier University, Christine classified and drew artifacts to prepare them for publication, while also learning the importance of lab work in archaeological research. Read "From the Field to the Lab" by Christine Sylvester.
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| Job Opening: ANE Today Editor |
ASOR is looking for an editor for The Ancient Near East Today, our weekly e-newsletter for non-technical pieces for the general public, but also of interest to students, faculty, and other professionals in related fields. The editor solicits writers, edits contributions, and supervises the production and distribution of the newsletter with the ASOR staff. The ideal candidate for this compensated position will have excellent writing skills and some editorial experience. Review of applications will begin March 14th, but will continue until the position is filled. Read more about this job opening.
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| Academic Geneologies of Near Eastern Scholars (AGNES) Project |
This is a request from Rachel Hallote and Eric Cline: Because of our shared interest in the history of archaeology and related disciplines, we are initiating this “Academic Genealogies of Near Eastern Scholars” (AGNES) project. Our goal is to find connections between scholars and mentors stretching back as far as we can, to reveal the interwoven web of our disciplines. Read more . . .
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