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17吃瓜ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS POSTS

Cultural Heritage Initiatives

17吃瓜Hosts Antiquities Trafficking Documentation Workshop in Lebanon

Heritage protection is a fundamental part of the work of ASOR鈥檚 Cultural Heritage Initiatives. To help fight the illicit antiquities trade in Lebanon and Syria, 17吃瓜hosted an Antiquities Trafficking Documentation workshop in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 8-12, 2025, with the generous support of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The workshop brought together representatives of the American, Lebanese, and Syrian governments to discuss current conditions and challenges in Lebanon and Syria, local priorities, and ways for all participants to work together to achieve them.

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Cultural Heritage Initiatives

17吃瓜Hosts Antiquities Trafficking Documentation Workshop in Lebanon

Heritage protection is a fundamental part of the work of ASOR鈥檚 Cultural Heritage Initiatives. To help fight the illicit antiquities trade in Lebanon and Syria, 17吃瓜hosted an Antiquities Trafficking Documentation workshop in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 8-12, 2025, with the generous support of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The workshop brought together representatives of the American, Lebanese, and Syrian governments to discuss current conditions and challenges in Lebanon and Syria, local priorities, and ways for all participants to work together to achieve them.

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17吃瓜Annual Meeting

November 18-21, 2026
Chicago & Hybrid

Learn more about the 2026 17吃瓜Annual Meeting here.

17吃瓜Annual Meeting

November 18-21, 2026
Chicago & Hybrid

Learn more about the 2026 17吃瓜Annual Meeting here.

The Ancient Near East Today : Vol. 14, No. 1.1

Children in the Ancient (and Present-day) Near East

 

The archaeological record and the cuneiform literature provide us with compelling information to assess how children lived 3000 years ago. This should open our eyes to current realities, which are not so different.

The Ancient Near East Today: Vol. 13, No. 12.1

Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

From a previously unknown royal tomb to DNA revelations to a newly deciphered alphabet, here are our picks for some of the most interesting breakthroughs and discoveries in the archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa in 2025.

Publications

NEA 88.4 (December 2025)

The new issue of NEA features articles such as: Burial Practices of the Bronze Age: An Archaeological Study of the Deh Dumen Cemetery in Southern Zagros, Iran; Time Capsules: Evidence for Foundation and Abandonment Practices at Middle Bronze Age Erimi, Cyprus; 膧b B膩d Rock-cut Tomb: Tracking Post-Achaemenid Burial Customs in Qir-o Karzin, Southern Pars, Iran; First Observations on the Excavations in the Terrace Area of Uluk枚y Cave, Mardin/T眉rkiye; and more. Click here for more.

Publications

NEA 88.4 (December 2025)

The new issue of NEA features articles such as: Burial Practices of the Bronze Age: An Archaeological Study of the Deh Dumen Cemetery in Southern Zagros, Iran; Time Capsules: Evidence for Foundation and Abandonment Practices at Middle Bronze Age Erimi, Cyprus; 膧b B膩d Rock-cut Tomb: Tracking Post-Achaemenid Burial Customs in Qir-o Karzin, Southern Pars, Iran; First Observations on the Excavations in the Terrace Area of Uluk枚y Cave, Mardin/T眉rkiye; and more. Click here for more.