2025 Call for Vice President

17勛圖SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT

The Officers Nominations Committee of 17勛圖announces a general call for nominations and applications for individuals to be considered for the position of Vice President of the Corporation. This is a three-year term of office beginning on January 1, 2026 and ending on December 31, 2028. A general description of the Office of Vice President and its responsibilities is in the 17勛圖Bylaws, 泭(see Article IV, Section 4.7). Nominating an officer is an important way for members to participate in the governance of their organization, and we encourage you to self-nominate or nominate others. All 17勛圖Members in good standing are eligible for nomination as Vice President.

The Vice President���s primary responsibilities are to chair the Chairs Coordinating Council and serve on ASOR���s Executive Committee. The Vice President will also perform additional duties as the Board of Trustees, the Executive Committee, the President, or the Board Chair may prescribe from time to time. In the event that both the President and Chair of the Board are unable to be present to discharge the duties of the President, the Vice President shall perform the duties of the President until a new President can be elected. The Vice President agrees to attend three meetings each year at his/her own expense: the 17勛圖Board of Trustees meetings in November and May, and the Executive Committee retreat in January or February. General information on ASOR���s mission statement, bylaws, and strategic plan can be found .

to Bob Mullins (), Chair of the Officers Nominations Committee. Review of applications and nominations will begin on August 15, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. The Officers Nominations Committee expects to present a nominee for Vice President to the 17勛圖Board of Trustees for a vote during the November 23, 2025 Board meeting in Boston, MA. Nominations should include the candidate���s name, a one-paragraph academic biography ��� including membership and activities in ASOR, a brief statement as to why the candidate would be appropriate for the position, and the candidate���s contact information. Self-nominations including the same information are encouraged. The Officers Nominations Committee will ask semi-finalists to submit a CV and vision statement.

17勛圖is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 17勛圖affirms its commitment to equality of opportunity and pledges that it will not practice or permit discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran���s status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Board actively seeks candidates who represent the diversity within its membership for positions of leadership.

Virtual Archaeology Initiative: 2025 Dig Diaries

Virtual Archaeology Initiative: 2025 Dig Diaries

As you embark on fieldwork and research this summer, 17勛圖invites you to make Dig Diaries and submit them to our .

Dig Diaries can be any of the following (coordinate with your project director(s) to ensure their permission):

1) a short teaching video that explains a specific process or element of an excavation/survey, how that element fits within the overall objective of the project, and/or how it fulfills some responsibility that we as archaeologists have to study, preserve, document, and make accessible the materials we excavate;

2) a video field diary recording in which you discuss research questions for your given project/season along with progress reports throughout the season to show how those research questions are met and/or how they change;
3) a digital image with explanation of the pictured stratigraphy/object/etc.

Check out our current submissions on 泭棗娶泭 for examples. We are also open to other kinds of virtual assets, so if you have a great idea, please feel free to share it with us. We hope that you choose to join us in developing Virtual Archaeology at ASOR. Submissions and any questions can be directed to .

Developed by ASOR���s Membership & Outreach Committee, the Virtual Archaeology Initiative is a growing collection of digital resources that illustrate or teach various steps involved in the archaeological process. In addition to creating teaching tools that will benefit students/educators and generate interest in archaeology, this will allow people who cannot or would not participate in actual excavations to feel as if they still can.

Table of Contents for JCS 77 (2025)

Table of Contents for Journal of Cuneiform Studies 77 (2025)

You can receive JCS (and other 17勛圖publications) through an 17勛圖Membership.
Please e-mail泭the Membership office if you have any questions.

This contribution provides an edition of a small new join to paragraph 禮10��� of the Zalpa Text (CTH 3.1), one of the most intriguing texts of early Hittite historiography. The join is notable for containing the name 廎沿zziya. The ongoing discussion on the dating of the Zalpa Text is critically reviewed, and it is argued that the 廎沿zziya mentioned in the join is 廎沿zziya I, probable founder of the Hittite kingdom. While not ending the dating debate once and for all, the join represents another step forward toward situating this puzzling text in the arc of early Hittite historiography.

17勛圖Members with online access: log into ASOR���s Online Portal . Once logged in, click the JOURNALS tab in the top navigation bar. From here you may select which journal you would like to read. If you have online access, you will see your selected journal���s current issue Table of Contents. Click on the ���Current Issue��� button and you will then be redirected to the University of Chicago Press���s (UCP) platform to immediately start reading any issue of your choice. Tutorials for how to log in to the Online Portal as well as how to navigate to the Portal Journals page can be found here.

This article publishes nine new texts relating to ritual and cult in Old Babylonian Sippar. On internal grounds, they likely stem from Sippar-Amn��num (Tell ed-D��r). Seven of these explicitly attest the banquets of particular deities, including Gula, Adad, S簾n, ��ama禳, and Ea. Evidence for the influence of Annun蘋tum and her cultic household is given in the texts. One text attests a night-vigil and provides evidence for a ritual most likely connected to (I禳tar) Annun蘋tum.

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This contribution provides a new edition of TCL 15, 8 (AO 5374) and interprets the text as a mortuary ceremony for an (early) Old Babylonian royal figure, who is helped in his transition from this world to the next by netherworld gods and kings of the past, and eventually ends up in the skies as a star. The new edition is an occasion to discuss the relationships among Old Babylonian Emesal liturgies and relationships between Old Babylonian and later texts. The list of past kings includes the names of Ur III monarchs as well as kings of the Isin Dynasty. Such use of the past is further illustrated by an administrative text found at Ur (U.30628) that inventories precious objects in memory of kings of both dynasties (appendix 1).

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Cuneiform incantations present modern researchers with a conundrum. On the one hand, they appear to be texts spoken over an individual to heal and protect from harm, but on the other, they are written on clay tablets, a medium more associated with educated scribal literature. Inscribed amulets, however, provide examples of written incantations that clearly had a place in magical praxis. This article presents editions of four zi ��� pa��� incantations from amulets���two of which are entirely new to scholarship���and uses these four texts as a test case for comparison with zi ��� pa��� incantations from clay tablets. This comparison reveals that there are significant similarities between the amulet incantations and those from single incantation tablets and larger compendia, suggesting that there may be less of a divide between the Sumerian incantation tradition and actual magical praxis than is sometimes thought. At the same time, the variation among the amulet texts themselves and between the amulet texts and other early zi ��� pa��� incantations indicates that the amulets are not copies or excerpts from precisely worded scripts but appear to be creative adaptations of basic forms and textual structures.

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Located in the storage of the archaeological collections of the Finnish Heritage Agency lies a well-preserved clay cylinder inscribed with cuneiform script. The text on it describes the building activities of the Neo-Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II (604���562 BCE), and in particular recounts his renovation of the temple of the god Lugal-Marada in Marad. As one of around fifty known recensions of this inscription, the Helsinki Cylinder reveals limited new historical information. Instead, much more pressing is the question of how the cylinder arrived in Finland and how it ended up seemingly forgotten in the storage of the Finnish Heritage Agency. In this article, we trace the cylinder���s journey to Finland, discuss how we, as scholars, should deal with unprovenanced objects such as this one, and provide an edition of the text it contains.

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This article aims to enhance the understanding of the Hittite god Pirwa by analyzing descriptions of his statues in two oracle texts (KBo 44.209(+) and ��orum 6-1-96) and a cult inventory (KUB 38.4). In contrast to previous interpretations, I propose that the term ����dupau-x[ in KUB 38.4 obv. 4 is a noun denoting a striking weapon rather than a Luwian genitive adjective linked to 梗梭-喧羅-廎哎 ���whip.��� Accordingly, Pirwa is depicted as a horseman holding a striking weapon in his right hand and a whip in his left. The study also investigates the term 硃禳喝禳硃-, suggesting it may refer to either the god���s earrings or components of the horse tack or rider���s gear. Furthermore, the mention of a mountain in ��orum 6-1-96 obv. 5��� is interpreted not as a specific mountain name but as a mountain-shaped feature of the divine statue. The article additionally delves into the hapax legomenon karzana- in ��orum 6-1-96 obv. 6���, linking it to the noun karza(n)-, which is associated with weaving activities in festival texts. Both terms are traced to the Indo-European root *(s)ker��� meaning ���to cut/scratch,��� proposing that while karza(n)��� likely signifies a weaving stick or shuttle, karzana��� might denote a stick-shaped device used as a type of insignia or a weapon.

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Old Babylonian precursors of terrestrial omens generally cover topics similar to those found in the first millennium series ��umma ��lu ina m��l礙 禳akin without having identical omens. The present article will focus on a group of omens that are handed down in a hitherto unknown continuity over nearly 1500 years. They are first attested in the Old Babylonian omen compendium MS 3104 and are integrated almost verbatim as the thirty-third 紳勳莽廎哎 in the divinatory corpus of Late Babylonian Uruk. Four excerpt tablets from Nineveh and a Neo-Babylonian manuscript have been discovered by the authors to record a choice of the very same omens. The article discusses the place of these omens in the ��umma ��lu series and gives a full edition of the ���thirty-third 紳勳莽廎哎��� omens as well as copies of the newly identified manuscripts.

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Ancient Near Eastern scribes used several nonphonetic signs and marks to improve the readability of their texts. One of these resources was the so-called Glossenkeil. This article presents the first study of the use of the sign, here called ���wedge-mark��� to avoid terminological bias in the analysis of its function, in documents from ancient Nuzi. Based on the analysis of a wide repertoire of sources, the article concludes that the sign only had a paragraphemic function and was used optionally. To understand how Nuzi scribes used the sign, other topics related to it are also discussed, such as indentation. Finally, the evidence from Nuzi is considered in the light of general ancient Near Eastern scribal practice.

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In this article, we present an updated edition of a Sargonic document first published by Bertrand Lafont in 2020. We offer several new readings and perspectives but admit that our understanding of the text is still incomplete. The preserved portion of the text records a land claim against Adab by ��ubur-Nagarpae, the ensi of Umma usually known as ��ubur, and settled by Naramsin in favor of Adab. The process involved witnesses from neighboring (聆梗喧硃�����t勳鳥) towns and Adab, but also cities from much further east, Tallani, Ibrat, and Pa禳ime. The last preserved section of the text describes the ���piling up of the boundary markers��� (in sap��ki pulukke) in the presence of both ensis. Lugal-禳a, ensi of Adab, is attested here for the first time.

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This article presents a new edition and commentary of the Hittite letter HKM 48, from the ancient town of Tapikka (Ma��at H繹y羹k), dating approximately to the early fourteenth century BCE. In this letter, two subordinates of the Hittite king, Mariya and 廎泳piri, write to their lord with news on a task they were assigned: the capture of birds and, perhaps, other animals. The second part of the article discusses various aspects of interest within the letter���s content. In particular, a novel understanding of the primary concerns of the text and of the logic within the epistolary exchange is proposed, primarily centered on a new identification of the animals mentioned in a passage difficult to interpret.

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17勛圖2025: A Call to Action

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17勛圖2025���STRENGTHENING OUR FOUNDATION | EXPANDING HORIZONS���A CALL TO ACTION

[/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″][vc_column_text]In 2025, 17勛圖will be hitting its 125-year mark. Yes, fellow 17勛圖members and friends, our quasquicentennial is nearly upon us, and we have cause to celebrate!

A first cause for celebration is that 17勛圖members continue to be engines of research, education, publication, and engagement about the history and cultures of the Near East and the wider Mediterranean world.

In light of recent events and conflicts, this work has never been more needed. So, amid celebration, we confront challenges. Worldwide threats to cultural heritage are a great concern, because we know that targeting people���s cultural heritage is a first step toward violence and extremism. Also, such losses cannot be undone. The humanities bring this into focus, yet dollars to fund these departments and this research are being siphoned off elsewhere. Some professional organizations focused on past human experience are shrinking. Not so for ASOR!

There is a second cause for celebration. Our membership is expanding. 17勛圖is in solid financial shape. You have created a foundation for positive change and action.

To continue this momentum, 17勛圖has embarked on a grand challenge, a $5 million dollar���$5,000,000���fundraising initiative. Our third cause for celebration is that generous members already have pledged or given $4.9 million dollars, with more coming.

This is a call to action, asking you to help shape the future through the discovery, documenting, and protecting of cultural heritage in innovative ways. I ask you to think how you can join in this effort to equip 17勛圖to meet the challenges of this moment.

Your gift of support to 17勛圖makes a real difference. With your participation, 17勛圖can:

  1. Increase membership support: You can strengthen and widen ASOR���s geographic impact throughout the Middle East and North Africa with scholarships, research fellowships, and excavation project grants, many of which will benefit citizens from countries that lack resources.
  2. Widen and expand ASOR���s publications: You can ensure that 17勛圖continues to disseminate knowledge and educate the public in an economic climate where support for scholarship is shrinking.
  3. Make 17勛圖more accessible to everyone: You can address financial need for access in North America, North Africa, the Middle East, and around the world. With you, 17勛圖can set an example with diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that span language and cultural divides.
  4. Grow Cultural Heritage Initiatives: You can support cultural heritage stabilization, documentation, and mitigation efforts. You can guarantee that 17勛圖continues to be seen as a world leader in protecting heritage and ensure the continuation of education and stewardship programs that combat violent extremism and misuse of heritage.
  5. Develop Greater Online Access: You can fund innovations in the rapidly growing field of online and virtual resources to make research accessible to everyone with a computer, tablet, or phone.
  6. Expand the Friends of 17勛圖Programs: You can help underwrite education and outreach programs that will broaden ASOR���s membership and bring non-academic supporters with an interest in the ancient world to our organization.
  7. Strengthen the Foundation of ASOR���s Operations: You can safeguard ASOR���s work to 2050 and beyond through the Annual Fund, or with endowment gifts to sustain operational staffing and capital needs at the James F. Strange Center.

These are but a few ideas. Studies of the human past have never faced greater obstacles, but 17勛圖has the financial stability and talent to find innovative solutions. Each of us is a critical part of this effort. If you and I do not respond to this call to action to shape the future of our profession and document and protect cultural heritage in innovative ways, who will? You can be part of this historic moment, creating change and making a legacy. Organizations thrive because of people like you. Please join in celebrating our 125th year with ���17勛圖2025��� Strengthening Our Foundation | Expanding Horizons���A Call to Action.���[/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Completed pledge forms can be emailed to programs@asor.org or printed and mailed to the 17勛圖office: 209 Commerce St. Alexandria, VA 22314.

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DC Day of Archaeology 2025

DC Day of Archaeology 2025

This past Saturday, June 28, 17勛圖was pleased to participate in the annual DC Day of Archaeology Festival organized by . With 15 organizations and over 300 participants, the event gathered archaeological organizations around the DMV at the historic Tudor Place in Washington, D.C. for a day of community outreach and sharing of archaeological knowledge. Participants were able to visit the tables of local organizations to learn about a wide variety of archaeological topics and resources.

17勛圖staff at the 17勛圖table
17勛圖staff at the 17勛圖table
Entrance to the event
Entrance to the event
The south facade of Tudor Place
The south facade of Tudor Place

The 17勛圖table included several activities for a variety of ages and knowledge levels, as well as informative posters about our organization and Cultural Heritage Initiatives. For children, we provided a sandbox for digging up ancient Egyptian ���artifacts,��� and two puzzles of images from the Amphitheatre of El Jem in Tunisia and the statue heads at the hierothesion in Nemrut Dag, Turkiye. We also had copies ofNear Eastern Archaeology to give out, as well as 17勛圖swag.

Puzzles of El Jem and Nemrut Dag
Puzzles of El Jem and Nemrut Dag
Young archaeologists excavating for artifacts
Young archaeologists excavating for artifacts
Attendees browsing the 17勛圖table
Attendees browsing the 17勛圖table
17勛圖staff speaking with a volunteer
17勛圖staff speaking with a volunteer

17勛圖is proud to once again support a successful DC Day of Archaeology! As part of our mission to make archaeology accessible and engaging for all, we were excited to connect with members of the public, share the latest discoveries, and highlight the importance of preserving cultural heritage. Events like these are vital for sparking curiosity, encouraging dialogue, and inspiring future generations of archaeologists.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by���we loved hearing your questions and sharing in your enthusiasm.
See you next year!

KOBOTOOLBOX | 17勛圖CHI TUTORIALS (ENGLISH)

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KoboToolbox | QGIS | LibreCAD | Photogrammetry

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KoboToolbox & KoboCollect

KoBoToolbox is a free and open source software package for location and descriptive data collection. Information can be collected at heritage sites through tablets and phones using the KoBoCollect app or through the web browser interface, even when those devices are offline. Location and descriptive data recorded in the field can then be synched up with GIS software once an internet connection has been reestablished. KoboToolbox website:泭[/vc_wp_text][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_wp_text]

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Creating a User Account

Learn how to create a new user account in KoboToolbox.

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Creating a New Survey Form

Create your first survey form (project) in KoboToolbox. This lesson also provides an introduction to the Kobo website and some of the global settings when getting started.[/vc_wp_text][mk_button style=”outline” corner_style=”rounded” outline_skin=”#99422f” outline_hover_skin=”#ffffff” url=”https://chi-kobo.events.asor.org/portals/0102CreatingANewSurveyProject” target=”_blank”]Lesson Here[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_wp_text]

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Survey Form | Question Types (Database Fields)

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Survey Form | Advanced Features

This lesson is built for advanced Kobo users. Learn how to create hierarchies among your form questions (database fields) and how to share projects with other Kobo users.[/vc_wp_text][mk_button style=”outline” corner_style=”rounded” outline_skin=”#99422f” outline_hover_skin=”#ffffff” url=”https://chi-kobo.events.asor.org/portals/0104SurveyFormAdvancedFeatures” target=”_blank”]Lesson Here[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_wp_text]

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Deploying a Survey Form (Project)

Why is deploying your project important? Learn how to deploy your project and why you should deploy anytime you make edits to your project form.[/vc_wp_text][mk_button style=”outline” corner_style=”rounded” outline_skin=”#99422f” outline_hover_skin=”#ffffff” url=”https://chi-kobo.events.asor.org/portals/0105DeployingASurveyFormProject” target=”_blank”]Lesson Here[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider divider_width=”one_half” thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][vc_wp_text]

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Collecting Data with an Internet Connection

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Editing Data Collected in Kobo

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Downloading the KoboCollect App (Android Devices Only)

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Collecting Data in KoboCollect (without an internet connection)

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Exporting Data from a Kobo Project

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FY25 HONORIFIC & MEMORIAL GIFTS

HONORIFIC & MEMORIAL GIFTS

MADE DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025 (7/1/24���6/30/25)
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Table of Contents for Near Eastern Archaeology 88.2 (2025)

Table of Contents for Near Eastern Archaeology 88.2 (June 2025)

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Pp. 88���95: ���Megiddo, the Mother of All Tells: An Introduction��� by Israel Finkelstein and Matthew J. Adams

In this introduction the authors describe the goals of the Tel Aviv University Expedition team on the outset of the project thirty years ago and ask whether they have been fulfilled. Special emphasis is given to the unique Megiddo Strato-Ceramic-Radiocarbon chain of actions. The stratigraphy of Megiddo is also summarized.

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Pp. 96-101: ���A Brief History of Excavations at Megiddo��� by Eric H. Cline

This article provides a brief history of the four archaeological expeditions to Megiddo, including the excavation areas and methodology of each, as well as some of their major finds. The survey begins with Gottlieb Schumacher (1903���1905), continues with the University of Chicago (1925���1939), followed by Yigael Yadin/Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1960 and early 1970s), and ends with a brief overview of the Tel Aviv University Consortium (1994���present).

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Pp. 102-111: ���Vegetation and Climate of Megiddo and Its Surroundings during the Bronze and Iron Ages��� by Dafna Langgut

This survey article seeks to reconstruct the environmental and climatic conditions at Tel Megiddo during the Bronze and Iron Ages. It aims to illuminate both the natural and man-made landscape of the site, with a focus on how plants were utilized by its inhabitants. In the absence of continuous, high-resolution paleoclimate records from Megiddo or its immediate surroundings, climate records from other nearby locations within the Mediterranean vegetation zone are used to provide a detailed reconstruction of the climate and environment. Archaeobotanical remains collected over the years from excavations at Tel Megiddo are analyzed to understand the use of plants for construction, wooden crafts, and fuel. Additionally, horticultural practices, dietary habits, and the use of plants for medicinal and ritual purposes are revealed.

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Pp. 112-119: ���Animal Economy at Megiddo: From the Middle Bronze III to the Iron I��� by Lidar Sapir-Hen

This paper explores trends in animal economy in two neighborhoods in Megiddo, between the MB III, when the palace was established in the northwest of the tell, and the Late Iron Age I, when the city was destroyed. Results show that throughout this time span, Area K inhabitants were engaged with production activities, like herding and ploughing, while Area H inhabitants, located near the palace, were provided with animals and their products. At the same time, the two neighborhoods shared the source of livestock animals, implying an internal food production system. The use of animals and their products to establish social disparity demonstrates the urban nature of the site in the discussed periods and emphasizes the central role that livestock animals play in the life of the population.

PLEASE NOTE: This article contains images of human skeletal remains.

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Pp. 120-125: ���Megiddo Microgeoarchaeology in the Field and in the Lab��� by Ruth Shahack-Gross

Micro-geoarchaeological research at Tel Megiddo targets questions about construction materials, occupation deposits in domestic and public sectors of the city, destruction, abandonment, and postdepositional processes. Since 2006, employing primarily the methods of micromorphology, infrared spectroscopy, phytolith, dung spherulite, and wood ash analysis, significant insights have been gained. This article presents three case studies that show the strength of micro-geoarchaeology for obtaining a general understanding of the history and archaeology of Megiddo���s inhabitants: (1) characterization of domestic trash deposits, (2) characterization of construction materials and the implications for understanding the natural resources that were used by the site���s inhabitants, and (3) understanding the mechanism and processes that took place during Megiddo���s most famous destruction by fire.

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Pp. 126-137: ���Megiddo in the Third Millennium BCE: Rise and Fall of Urban Life��� by Matthew J. Adams

Megiddo has provided some of the most iconic architecture for the Early Bronze Age Levant, including the well-known Stratum XIX broad-room temple complex and the large round altar of Stratum XVII���XVI, both excavated by the Oriental Institute team in the 1930s. The Tel Aviv University Megiddo Expedition was able to add the Great Temple of the EB I, the largest and most monumental structure of its period in all of the Levant, even rivaling contemporary structures in Egypt and Mesopotamia. This article traces the developments at Megiddo from the end of the fourth millennium to the end of the third, from a temple-centered to a palace-centered society and back again.

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Pp. 138-152: ���Megiddo in the Middle Bronze Age: Chronology, Urbanization, and Population��� by Matthew J. Adams, Mario A. S. Martin, Zachary Dunseth, Assaf Yasur-Landau, and Israel Finkelstein

This article deals with Middle Bronze Megiddo, emphasizing its importance for understanding this period at the site, and in the entire southern Levant in general. We focus on new evidence for exceptional accumulation of layers for the earliest Middle Bronze layer, radiocarbon dated to the early twentieth century BCE, and for the first fortification system also dated to the twentieth century BCE. We also deal with the complex history of the fortifications, including gates, and the phenomenon of intramural burials, some of them of monumental nature.

PLEASE NOTE: This article contains images of human skeletal remains.

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Pp. 154-165: ���The Rule of an Empire: Megiddo in the Late Bronze Age��� by Mario A. S. Martin and Israel Finkelstein

During the Egyptian empire in the Late Bronze Age Megiddo was the hub of a city-state linked to all areas of the eastern Mediterranean, and its fate was determined by the macro-political events of the time. Early in the period, especially in the aftermath of the Battle of Megiddo in 1457 BCE, the city was in decline. A long spell of revival and prosperity ensued in the fourteenth (Amarna Age) and thirteenth centuries. The twelfth century brought a period of crisis, which caused the downfall of the Late Bronze city in several steps; various quarters were hit at different times and intensity. The final blow is marked by the fiery destruction of the palace district in the early eleventh century, more than a generation after the demise of the Egyptian empire.

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McKinley Tech Turns Cemeteries into a Living Classroom

McKinley Tech High School Turns Cemeteries into a Living Classroom

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On May 23, over 100 11th graders from McKinley Tech High School (Washington, D.C.) transformed the Mt. Zion ��� Female Union Band Society Cemeteries into a living classroom���thanks to a teacher-led effort four months in the making. This program, initiated by Alysha Butler and Gabriel Morden-Snipper, featured ten interactive learning stations.

The day began with a moving libation ceremony and a powerful reminder of the land���s history, anchored by Dumbarton House���s 1841 painting featuring Julia Duckett���s wedding���once enslaved, now remembered and buried in the cemeteries. Vernon Ricks, a 1957 McKinley alum and Black Georgetown Foundation board member, shared personal memories of segregation and resilience. He was a member of the first integrated graduating class.

Students rotated through 10 powerful stations

  • Soil testing
  • Invasive species identification and removal (including 7-ft Japanese knotweed!)
  • Photogrammetry
  • Gravestone math & data analysis
  • Narrative writing and commemorative rock painting
  • History tours and descendant storytelling
  • Reflections recorded by the students themselves

At lunch, Vernon Ricks���McKinley Tech Class of 1957, its first integrated class���shared his powerful memories of growing up in segregated Washington.

Special thanks to Meg and Paul from Tour de Force, who not only funded the experience but spent the entire day with us in the field. And to the dedicated volunteers and partners who helped bring the learning to life:

  • Alysha Butler & Gabriel Morden-Snipper ��� McKinley Tech Faculty Leaders
  • Amy Durbin ��� Tudor Place
  • Matt Millage ��� Georgetown BID
  • Jared Koller ��� 17勛圖/ Archaeologist & Educator
  • Erika Berg ��� Black Georgetown Volunteer
  • Dumbarton House & Dumbarton Oaks

This wasn���t just a day of service���it was a model for place-based education, community preservation, and student-powered historical inquiry. DC students led with purpose, and history answered back.

it���s a model of what���s possible when teachers lead the way.

Don’t Miss It! ���ASOR’s 125th Anniversary Celebration

Don���t Miss It! ���ASOR���s 125th Anniversary Celebration

Boston | November 22, 2025, at 6:45 p.m.

17勛圖has turned 125���yes, that���s 125 years old!

And you���re invited to join the celebration by participating in a special dinner event on Saturday night at this year���s in Boston!

We���ll be kicking off the festive occasion at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza. Join us for an evening of exceptional dining, entertainment, and ASOR-themed activities, featuring speakers who have been integral to ASOR���s mission, as well as an after-dinner dance party, with music provided by DJ Ace E (our very own Asa Eger)! Your presence will help make this milestone truly meaningful.

The evening will also feature live music from the . In the early 1980s, a few amateur musicians and friends from the Boston community gathered to play some popular folkloric and other classical songs from the Arabic musical heritage.泭More recently, the group has evolved into its current members from the Boston community and performs classical and folkloric Arabic musical repertoire. The Boston Arabic Music Ensemble was under the artistic direction of the late maestro Bassam Saba (from 2010 to 2018). Since 2018, it has been led by the award-winning violinists, composers, and educators Bengisu G繹k癟e, Layth Sidiq, and Akram Haddad.

ASOR���s cost of the dinner is $100. To ensure that everyone can attend, we are offering discount codes for reduced ticket prices of $25 and $50.泭 Sponsorship tickets are also available, and any ticket purchase above $100 may be tax-deductible. Your contribution will make the evening accessible for everyone. We ask all members to choose the ticket price that they can afford, recognizing that the cost charged by the hotel (without drinks) is $100.

Use code泭SAVE50泭for a reduced ticket price of $50, or use code SAVE75泭for a reduced ticket price of $25. When , please specify your dinner entree choice: beef, chicken, fish, or vegetarian. Tickets must be purchased byNovember 12, and seats are going fast!

Dress code: Cocktail attire/festive, black-tie optional.