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[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]Thank you to everyone who has applied for the ANE Today Editor position thus far.泭Review of applications began in March and is still ongoing. We welcome new applications which will泭receive full consideration.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]17勛圖seeks an editor for The Ancient Near East Today, a weekly e-platform for shorter to medium-length, non-technical pieces aimed at the general public, of interest to students, faculty, and other professionals in related fields. The platform was created in 2012, began publication in 2013, and has since published more than 500 short pieces with a geographic range from the Atlantic to Afghanistan, and a chronological range from the Paleolithic to the 20th century. ANE Today appears 52 times a year. This is a compensated position.

The editor should be capable of identifying and evaluating potential contributors and topics, soliciting and then evaluating items, and generally working with writers to produce pieces that are accurate, engaging, concise, and visually appealing. Items range from 800-1500 words; they appear first on the website and are then pushed out with the help of 17勛圖staff to over 42,000 readers via email and social media. ANE Today emails also include a variety of links to archaeological news, new books and reviews, exhibitions, and resources.

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Table of Contents for NEA 85.2 (2022)

Table of Contents for泭Near Eastern Archaeology泭85.2 (June 2022)

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Pp. 84���89:泭���Tel Re廎叨v: The Site and Its Excavation,��� by Amihai Mazar

The author offers a brief introduction to the excavations at Tel Re廎叨v, beginning with a description of the mound. This is followed by a summary of the appearance of the toponym Re廎叨b in written sources; the identification of the site; and a brief survey of the excavation project, including its goals, the core staff, the excavation areas and the methods used. Finally, it presents the stratigraphic sequence and the structure of the final report that appeared in 2020, as well as reference to an exhibition held on the excavations.

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Pp. 90���95:泭���Tectonic Activity and Site-Formation Processes at Tel Re廎叨v,��� by Uri Davidovich and Ezra Zilberman

The site of Tel Re廎叨v is located on one of the most active tectonic fault zones in the Near East���the Western Marginal Fault of the Dead Sea Rift���and was prone to tectonic movements, which had a significant effect on site-formation processes. Geoseismic and geoarchaeological studies conducted as part of the Tel Re廎叨v excavation project suggest that the site was located on an uplifted tectonic block (horst) bounded by faults on the north, west, and south. Recurrent tectonic activity during the Late Holocene resulted in an eastward-tilting of layers and the entire mound, contributed to the shaping of mound boundaries, and constrained the extent of postdepositional erosion.

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Pp. 96���109:泭���The Canaanite City at Tel Re廎叨v: From the Early Bronze Age to the End of the Iron Age I,��� by Amihai Mazar, Uri Davidovich, Nava Panitz-Cohen, Yael Rotem, and Amir Sumaka���i Fink

The article describes the development of the city throughout the Late Bronze���Iron Age I sequence. A massive Early Bronze fortification system was revealed on the slope of the upper mound. Following the end of EB III, there was an occupation gap until LB I/IIA, when a ten hectare Canaanite city was founded and became one of the largest cities in the southern Levant, identified with Re廎叨b, mentioned in several Late Bronze Age sources. The unusual foundation of a city in the Late Bronze Age may have been related to the Egyptian garrison town at nearby Beth-Shean. Though exposure was limited in scope, the results indicate that unlike many other sites, Re廎叨v maintained its Canaanite urban character throughout this period with no occupation gap.

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Pp. 110���125: ���Tel Re廎叨v in the Tenth and Ninth Centuries BCE,��� by Amihai Mazar

Tel Re廎叨v was the location of one of the largest Iron Age cities in northern Israel during the Iron Age IIA, the main period investigated at the site. This article summarizes the stratigraphy, main architectural features, aspects of daily life and material culture, industries, trade relations, writing, religion and iconography, as well as chronology and historical questions. The finds reflect cultural and economic processes that the city and its environs underwent during this momentous time. Canaanite traditions alongside innovations, economic prosperity, vibrant trade relations with the Phoenician coast and, indirectly, with Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece are evidenced. Notable is the exceptional and peaceful continuity between the Iron I and Iron II cities. The city may have been the hometown of the Nimshi clan, to which Jehu belonged. The city suffered a violent destruction, probably at the hands of Hazael, king of Aram-Damascus.

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Pp. 126���131:泭���The Apiary at Tel Re廎叨v: An Update,��� by Amihai Mazar, Nava Panitz-Cohen, and Guy Bloch

The apiary discovered in Stratum V at Tel Re廎叨v in 2005���2007 remains unique in the archaeology of the ancient Near East. Here the authors briefly summarize the data previously published in this journal and add results of new studies, mainly concerning the identification of ancient charred bees trapped in burnt honeycombs found in the hives. Measurements of two wings and one leg, and statistical work based on existing database of modern subspecies, are inconsistent with the Syrian subspecies local to Israel (Apis meliferra syriaca), but were found to be similar to the Anatolian bee (Apis meliferra anatoliaca). We discuss the implications of this result, suggesting trade relations with southern Anatolia. The authors suggest that the beeswax was perhaps related to the copper-based metallurgical industry that entailed casting in the lost wax method, at a time when the copper trade based on the Arabah mines was at its peak.

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Pp. 132���145:泭���The Exceptional Ninth-Century BCE Northwestern Quarter at Tel Re廎叨v,��� by Nava Panitz-Cohen and Amihai Mazar

An exceptional architectural complex at Tel Re廎叨v dating to the last phase of the Iron IIA occupation in the ninth century BCE (Stratum IV) was uncovered in Area C, located on the northwestern and highest part of the lower mound. Each of the buildings belonging to this quarter, built exclusively of mud brick, had an exceptional architectural layout, while at the same time, they were interrelated and organized according to a preplanned agenda. All the buildings were completely destroyed by the severe fire that resulted in the abandonment of the lower city at the end of Stratum IV. The abundance of rich remains found in the destruction debris just below topsoil, many of them of a unique nature and reflecting quotidian, cultic, and industrial activities, as well as three inscriptions with personal names, indicate the special role played by this complex, particularly the largest and most exceptional: Building CP.

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Pp. 146���151:泭���Facing Assyria: Tel Re廎叨v in the Late Ninth and the Eighth Centuries BCE,��� by Amihai Mazar and Robert A. Mullins

Following the violent destruction of Stratum IV the city at Tel Re廎叨v was rebuilt, yet limited to the upper mound, an area of about three hectares. Two main strata can be attributed to the Iron IIB. A fortification system found in Area B had an earlier phase consisting of a casemate wall with a tower and a later phase with a wide city wall. Dwellings and courtyards were excavated in Areas A, B, and J. The Assyrian destruction was severe, evidenced by the slaughter of people in their homes in Area A. Scanty squatter activity was discovered following the destruction, as were seven burials, some with Assyrian-type pottery bottles, perhaps evidence of Assyrian presence on the summit. One of the burials is especially rich in finds and perhaps belonged to a high-ranking person. (Please note: This article contains images of human skeletal remains.)

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Pp. 152���158:泭���The Iron Age II Figurines and Zoomorphic Vessels of Tel Re廎叨v,��� by Raz Kletter and Katri Saarelainen

Forty-nine Iron Age II anthropomorphic and zoomorphic clay figurines and vessels were found at Tel Re廎叨v. Clay was an inexpensive material and small figurines were a common item; yet, this small assemblage still holds surprises. All the figurines were published in Saarelainen and Kletter. Here we present a selection of the figurines in order to illustrate their variety and aesthetic appeal, and also to demonstrate the difficulties in studying and interpreting them. What do we see in them? Images of powerful, but nearly forgotten deities? The faces of bygone generations (and of their animals too)? Or, perhaps, portrayals of important priestesses and warriors?

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Pp. 159���163:泭���Metalworking at Tel Re廎叨v,��� by Naama Yahalom-Mack

The excavations at Tel Re廎叨v yielded hundreds of metal objects and numerous metallurgical remains that attest to on-site metalworking. The study of such remains and their distribution sheds light on metalworking practices at the site, indicating a considerable change between the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age, which comprised both the choice of raw materials (bronze vs. iron), their origin, and metalworking traditions. Particularly significant is the evidence for an Egyptian metalworking tradition during the Late Bronze Age, indicating that the metal industry at Re廎叨v may have been tightly controlled by the neighboring Egyptian stronghold at Beth-Shean. Iron Age I metallurgical remains suggest that the smiths reverted to Canaanite metalworking practices after the Egyptians��� departure. Iron was introduced into common use during the Iron Age IIA, the tenth and ninth centuries BCE.

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Pp. 164���169:泭���Animal Remains from Tel Re廎叨v: Economy and Culture in the Iron Age Settlement,��� by Nimrod Marom, Karin Tamar, and Sierra Harding

The Iron Age settlement at Tel Re廎叨v has yielded a large and well-preserved faunal assemblage. Zooarchaeological analysis of these animal remains from the Iron Age is used to discuss aspects of settlement economy, examining both development through time and similarity with contemporaneous assemblages. The results show that the animal economy at the site was not very different from contemporary valley sites in the Southern Levant, but suggest a certain development of the pastoral economy between the Iron Age I and II. In addition, some insights pertaining to the symbolic use of animals can be gleaned from the faunal remains, specifically in respect to side preferences.

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Pp. 170���171:泭���Fish Imported from a Distance and Consumed at Tel Re廎叨v,��� by Omri Lernau

Excavations at Tel Re廎叨v brought to light an assemblage of fish remains, dated to different periods covering almost the entire era of occupation of the site. Most kinds of fish were probably purchased in markets along the Mediterranean coast, including local marine and freshwater fish and also several kinds of fish imported from the Nile and from the hypersaline lagoon of Bardawil. Few fish were imported to Re廎叨v from the Red Sea. The long-lasting supply of many kinds of fish to Re廎叨v, together with similar findings in the adjacent Tel Beth-Shean, suggest an organized enterprise of commerce between the Mediterranean coast and the Jordan Valley.

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17勛圖Grant & Fellowship Awardees

2022 PROJECT GRANT AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES

Grants for Archaeological Projects

Stevan B. Dana Project Grant
  • Sergio Alarc籀n Robledo,泭Harvard University: North Saqqara Archaeological Survey (Egypt)
Lawrence T. Geraty Community Archaeology Grant
  • Abdullah Abdulazeese Al-masha���lah, AlRaqeem for Logistic Services and Training: Tall Hisban (Jordan)
Denise L. Gold Project Grant
  • Lindy Crewe,泭CAARI: Kissonerga-Skalia Bronze Age Settlement Excavation (Cyprus)
Charles Harris Project Grant
  • Ian W. N. Jones, University of California-San Diego:泭Balu���a Regional Archaeology Project (Jordan)
  • Rocco Palermo,泭University of Pisa:泭Gird-i Matrab Archaeological Project (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Joe D. Seger Project Grant
  • Shawn Bubel, University of Lethbridge: Final Analysis of the Chipped Stone Tools Excavated from Tel Beth-Shemesh (Israel)
  • Darrell J. Rohl, Calvin University: Religion and Society at Umm al-Jimal (Jordan)
Shepard Urgent Action Grant
  • Maria Elena Ronza, SELA for Training and Protection of Heritage: Emergency Conservation of the Roman Bathhouse in Petra (Jordan)

Research Fellowships

Study of Collections Fellowships
  • Joseph A. Greene, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East: Kelsey Museum Archives-Michigan Excavations in the Carthage Sanctuary of Tanit (US)
  • James D. Moore, Humboldt-Universit瓣t zu Berlin: Cabinet du Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum in the Acad矇mie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres-Semitic Artifacts Database (France)
  • Michael Press, University of Agder: The Antiquities Market in Late Ottoman Palestine (London, Paris, and Jerusalem)
  • Matthew J. Suriano, University of Maryland: Cabinet du Corpus Inscriptionum Semiticarum in the Acad矇mie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres-Clermont-Ganneau Collection泭(France)
William G. Dever Fellowship
  • Krysta Fauria, University of Southern California: Legio (Israel)
Herbert Warren Mason Fellowship
  • Maria Rita Corticelli:泭The Kakais of Iraq: Culture, Religion and Society (Iraq)
Mesopotamian Fellowship
  • 泭A Khaled Abu Jayyab, University of Toronto: The Tepe Gawra Lower Town Survey, Ninawa (Iraq)
  • Petra M. Creamer, Dartmouth College: Rural Landscapes of Imperial Iron Age Mesopotamia (Iraqi Kurdistan)

Support ASOR���s Fellowships, Scholarships, and Grants!

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Study of Collections Fellowship Report: Joseph A. Greene

2022 Study of Collections Fellowship Report: Kelsey Museum Archives

Joseph A. Greene, Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

An 17勛圖Study of Collections Fellowship funded my travel to the University of Michigan to complete work in archives related the 1925 Michigan excavations in the Carthage Sanctuary of Tanit (tophet). The excavator, Professor Francis Kelsey, died before completing a final report, but he left behind an extensive archives, held both at the Kelsey Museum and at the Bentley Historical Library.

The 1925 expedition directed by Kelsey was the forerunner to the 1975���1979 17勛圖Punic Project, directed by the late Professor L.E. Stager (1943���2017). Dr. Brien Garnand and I have now taken responsibility for publication of the Punic Project, and we are using the opportunity to include Kelsey���s unpublished results with those of the 17勛圖Punic Project.

Francis Kelsey with his very smartly dressed Carthage excavation team. Kelsey is on the far right in dark three-piece suit holding white pith helmet. (University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum Archives)
Carthage Tophet under excavation in 1925 with stelae and cippi exposed in situ, view northwest. The flat, vertical wall on righthand side is an intrusive 4th c. A.D. Roman vault (see also plan, Fig. 3). (University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum Archives)

Dr. Garnand completed much work in the Michigan archive before 2022. For example, Kelsey���s 1925 site plan had already been integrated into the 17勛圖1979 site plan. Field notes and excavation diaries from 1925 have been scanned and edited, along with plans, sections, drawings, field photos and other documentation. The drawings and photographs have been edited and annotated so their format corresponds to that of the 17勛圖Punic Project records. All of the annotated 1925 field photos and plans will be included in the digital publication, while a selection will appear in the printed version of the final report.

Certain other tasks planned for 2022 have also already been completed. Photography of 78 paper squeezes of Tophet stele excavated by Kelsey was undertaken by the University of Michigan Imaging Services. Likewise prints of the 1925 expedition photographs (the negatives are lost) have also been digitized. Thus, we now have a detailed inventory of squeezes and photographs.

With help of Kelsey Museum Registrar Michelle Fontenot, I was able to identify and organize a residue of 17勛圖Punic Project large-format plans unaccountably co-mingled in the archives with those from Kelsey���s 1925 expedition and the 1975���1979 Carthage-Dermech Michigan excavations. The physical plans remain at Michigan, but digital copies will be deposited in the 17勛圖Punic Project archives at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (HMANE). Also digitized were 15 large-format plans and drawings from the 1925 and 1975���1979 Carthage Tophet and Harbor excavations. This was completed with assistance from Kelsey Museum Collections Manager Sebastian Encina and undergraduate intern, Isabella Blanton, who accompanied me to the Clark Library where we scanned the material using a large-format scanner under the guidance of map librarian Karl Longstreth.

Plan of 1925 Carthage Tophet excavation area. The ���Vault��� in upper lefthand side is an intrusive 4th c. A.D. Roman feature (also visible in the photo, Fig. 2). (University of Michigan, Kelsey Museum Archives)

Another unanticipated but helpful discovery was the archive of 1978 exhibit ���Carthage Then and Now,��� originated at the Kelsey Museum, which then traveled to the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago and to the Semitic Museum at Harvard (now HMANE).

Finally, in the Bentley Library I completed the review of the relevant Francis Kelsey papers held there. Garnand had begun review 165 boxes of Kelsey papers on a previous visit, and it was necessary only for me to verify the box numbers which contained the relevant documents previously scanned.

17勛圖CHI TUTORIALS (All Lessons)

17勛圖TUTORIALS

FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE SURVEY

KoboToolbox | QGIS | LibreCAD | Photogrammetry

17勛圖and its partners have developed a series of tutorials and training modules aimed to help cultural heritage specialists perform surveys and condition assessments through open source tools and software, including QGIS, KoboToolbox, LibreCAD, and RealityCapture.

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SITE DOCUMENTATION

KoboToolbox & KoboCollect

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MAPPING ACTIVITIES

QGIS

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UNESCO-Inscribed World Heritage Sites in Tunisia (use for Tutorials 02.08 through 02.21).

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Coordinate Reference System (CRS)

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DETAILED DOCUMENTATION

LibreCAD

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Introduction to LibreCAD and Its Uses in Cultural Heritage Documentation and Analysis

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Downloading and Installing LibreCAD on Desktop

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Using the Main Drawing Area

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Understanding Layers

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3D MODELLING

Photogrammetry Using Agisoft Metashape

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Introduction to Photogrammetry and Its Uses in Cultural Heritage Documentation and Analysis

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Preparing to Photograph: Camera Settings & Surrounding Conditions

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Downloading and Installing Agisoft Metashape on Desktop (Standard Edition)

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Downloading and Installing Agisoft Metashape on Desktop (Professional Edition)

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Overview of Tools and Menu Bars for Getting Started

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Adding & Editing Photos to a New Project

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Tiled Models

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Exporting 3D (Surface) Models

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Creating & Exporting Orthomosaic Images

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New ASOR-Affiliated Projects

NEW ASOR-AFFILIATED PROJECTS: MAY 2022

ASOR-affiliated projects adhere to 17勛圖policies, most notably the泭Non-Discrimination Policy,泭Policy on Professional Conduct, and泭Code of Conduct for the 17勛圖Annual Meeting and Other 17勛圖Sponsored Events. These policies affirm ASOR���s commitment to high standards for research integrity, academic mentoring and ethical professional behavior. Project Principal Investigators may泭apply for 17勛圖affiliation泭for their projects through the泭Committee for Archaeological Research and Policy (CAP). 泭Principal Investigators of ASOR-affiliated projects are eligible to apply for泭17勛圖Project Grants泭and泭Shepard Urgent Action Grants. Students working on ASOR-affiliated projects are eligible to apply泭for泭Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation.

Currently,泭98 projects are affiliated with ASOR. This includes 71 field projects and 27 publication projects. Nine field projects (seven new projects and two project renewals) have received 17勛圖affiliation so far in 2022. Read more about these new ASOR-affiliated projects below!

New ASOR-Affiliated Projects

Birsama Exploration Project, Israel (Alexandra Ratzlaff and泭Tali Erickson-Gini)

Birsama (Be���er Shema) is situated in the northwest quadrant of the northern Negev, approximately 21 km southeast of Gaza and 25 km northwest of Be���er Sheva. Interest in the site focuses on the presence of a Late Roman fort and associated structures, including the Byzantine church of St. Stephen, a Roman road, pottery kilns and a potential泭vicus泭(civilian camp adjacent to the fort). The site appears in the Notitia Dignitatum, distinguished as ���Birsama���, a provincial military base for the garrison of the Equites Thamudeni Illyriciani. The aim of this project is two-fold 1.) Exploration of the fort and its environs to elucidate new information on this important military and administrative site in relation to the larger late Roman army network in the Negev, 2.) test new digital imaging and modeling methodologies and equipment at the site. The initial 2022 summer season will be an intensive terrestrial and aerial survey of the site to provide key information on the topography and extent of the site. A minimum of five successive excavation field seasons will be carried out beginning in the summer of 2023, followed but a study season for publication preparation. Technological testing of new equipment and methodologies in digital imaging will also form a core component to the recording and exploration of the site. The Brandeis Techne Group, a research team based out of the Autodesk Boston Technology Center, plans to test applications such as multi-drone imaging and use of the Boston Dynamics ���Spot the Robot Dog��� at the site for terrestrial survey imaging.

, Iraq (Rocco Palermo)


Gird-I Matrab: picture of the main mound

The Gird-I Matrab Archaeological Project (gMAP) investigates the daily life of a small rural settlement in Northern Iraq, its economy, and the impact of climate transformation on the site and its inhabitants from the age of Assyrians to the heirs of Alexander the Great. Gird-I Matrab (���the dusty mound��� in Kurdish) is located in the plain of Erbil, in North Iraq. It was already known by Iraqi archaeologists in the 1970s, but only systematically surveyed by the Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey team in 2012 and 2020. The site consists of a group of five low mounds orbiting around a central ��� slightly higher ��� one. Geophysical survey carried out in October 2020 have revealed a large and architecturally complex building, whose spatial extent and architectural features indicate a potential administrative function, most likely dated to the last centuries of the 1st millennium BC.


Visit of local representetives with Project Director Dr. Rocco Palermo

While the buried remains have not been physically uncovered yet, the presence of such an articulated building on a relatively small site in North Mesopotamia, might directly provide new dimensions to our understanding of the rural communities of the region in the Hellenistic and following periods.

gMAP plans to investigate the site through and integrated, multi-scalar approach that combines traditional techniques with the use of state-of-the-art technology and scientific analyses.

, Israel (Michael Eisenberg and Arleta Kowalewska)

Hippos Excavations Project is one of the main continuously running Classical archaeology research expeditions in Israel. Since the year 2000 our international team has excavated the site of Hippos (Sussita) and its environs. Hippos is located upon Mt. Sussita just east of the Sea of Galilee, overlooking the lake and Eastern Galilee.

Hippos��� remains present a continuous sequence from its foundation as Antiochia Hippos in the Hellenistic period (2nd cent. BCE) until the devastating earthquake at 749 CE at the end of the Umayyad rule. As the regional polis and one of the Decapolis it reached its peak during the Roman period. At least seven churches were built in the city during the Byzantine period when it was the see of a bishop.

, Jordan (Chad Hill and Yorke Rowan)


Chad Hill and Yorke Rowan.

This project investigates the social and economic role of ancient animal hunting traps known as ���desert泭kites��� during a time of dramatic changing land use, human migrations, and shifting economies. Located泭in a hyper-arid, basaltic desert, these structures were built as mass-kill traps for ungulates in the later泭prehistory of the region.


Aerial view of a kite taken by a drone. Photo credit: Chad Hill.

Each chain includes dozens to hundreds of individual traps, spanning tens of泭kilometers, linked by intricate wall networks that functioned to create one enormous system. These泭represent a remarkable ancient infrastructural investment in labor, significant social organization, and泭the ability to generate subsistence surpluses in a marginal environment. This new study of desert kites,泭in context, focuses on the economy of this desert infrastructure and the social organization of largescale泭prey-manipulation strategies, to offer new insight into subsistence adaptations in marginal泭environments. The results from this research have the potential to transform knowledge of human泭responses and adaptations to arid environments in prehistory.

,泭Torre d���en Galm矇s,泭Spain (Alexander Smith, Amalia P矇rez-Juez, and Paul Goldberg)


MAP team.

The Menorca Archaeological Project (MAP) is an interdisciplinary group of Spanish and American泭collaborators that currently focuses on the diachronic investigation of the site of Torre d���en Galm矇s on泭the Balearic Island of Menorca. Torre d���en Galm矇s is one of the largest prehistoric sites on the Balearic泭Islands, having received international attention from archaeologists for decades. The site���s importance is泭due both its size and temporal scope. Within the remains of Torre d���en Galm矇s, one can see on display泭the early indigenous inhabitants of the island, the impressive remains of the Talayotic culture from the泭island���s Iron Age, and evidence of Carthaginian and Roman interactions well into the first centuries C.E.


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Torre d���en Galmes, aerial view of SpU 9. Photo credit: Alexander Smith.

Long after the site was abandoned during the third or fourth centuries C.E., Torre d���en Galm矇s was泭settled once more by Islamic communities that made the island their home during the medieval period.泭In 1287 C.E., the Islamic settlers were forced to leave the island by King Alfonso III of Aragon, and the泭rapid depopulation saw the abandonment of sites across the island. Torre d���en Galm矇s never again saw泭significant occupation. What remains then is an incredible window into medieval Islamic life in this rural泭part of Menorca, with dozens of structures preserved, exhibiting the daily life of this group. MAP is泭dedicated to the archaeological study of the complex history of Torre d���en Galm矇s, in particular the泭Islamic medieval remains that have been largely overlooked on the site.

Iraq (Luca Colliva, Serenella Mancini, Fabrizio Sinisi, Domenico Andreucci, Veronica Castignani,泭Mehrnaz Partow, and Paolo Severi)


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MiSAK, the Italian Historical-Archaeological Mission in Kurdistan, was established in 2021 due to the泭common interest of ISMEO ��� the International Association for Mediterranean and Eastern Studies, and泭the International Institute of Kurdish Culture in Rome to contribute directly and effectively to the study,泭preservation, and enhancement of the Kurdish historical, archaeological and cultural heritage.泭MiSAK signed in December 2021 a three-year renewable agreement with the KRG General Directorate of泭Antiquities for the implementation of an archaeological project concerning the historical-archaeological泭study, protection and enhancement of the Sarqala site, which includes both the Parthian necropolis and泭the Qalla Kon tell, a multi-phase site probably part of the settlement connected to the nearby necropolis.

Seeking Sultan Abad-e Chamchamal: Archaeological Excavation at the Site of Tepe Hala Bag, Iran (Mohammad Eghbal Chehri)

According to historical texts, Sultanabad Chamchamal (Sol廜俸�n��b��d) is the most important settlement of the Ilkhanid泭period in the Bisotun region, which is mentioned in various contemporary historical books with the Ilkhanids due to its泭great importance. Historical texts show that Sultanabad Chamchamal was built at the foot of Bisotun Mountain and in泭the western part of Chamchamal plain. The construction of Sultanabad Chamchamal was on the side of the main泭Khorasan-Baghdad road and in the same area of Bisotun. In fact, despite the efforts of various researchers, the泭problem of locating and determining the exact location of Sultanabad Chamchamal has not been solved and can be泭considered as one of the problems in archaeology of the region, and this issue clearly justifies the need for泭excavation. Based on preliminary studies and archaeological survey, the location of Sultanabad Chamchamal can be泭considered the same as Halah Bag Tepe. The certainty of this issue, the ability to adapt Tepe Hala Bag with泭Sultanabad Chamchamal can be understood only by archeological excavation.

ASOR-Affiliated Project Renewals

,泭Israel (Mark Letteney, Matthew J. Adams, Yotam Tepper, and Susan Cohen)

Legio is the site of the sprawling base of the Roman VIth Ferrata Legion. Established during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian (117���138 A.D.), the base controlled imperial roads, with direct access to the Galilee and inland valleys of northern Palestine���important centers of the local, occasionally uproarious, Jewish population. Excavations so far have demonstrated clear ties to major political and cultural events in the formative years of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity and have provided an incredible new window into the Roman military occupation of the eastern provinces.

,泭Turkey (Tim Harrison and Elif Denel)


Tell Tayinat from above: Photo by Murat Akar, courtesy of the Tayinat Archaeological Project.

The Tayinat Archaeological Project (TAP) is investigating the archaeological history of the Bronze and Iron Age site of Tell Tayinat, which served as the capital of a succession of small territorial states centered in the Amuq Plain in the North Orontes Valley, Turkey. During the Iron Age, Tayinat was called Kunulua, royal city of the Neo-Hittite Kingdom of Palistin/Patina/Unqi, and Kinalia during the Neo-Assyrian imperial period.

Table of Contents for BASOR 387 (May 2022)

Table of Contents for泭Bulletin of ASOR泭387 (May 2022)

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Pp. 1���30:泭���The Date of Appearance of Philistine Pottery at Megiddo: A Computational Approach��� by泭Eythan Levy, Israel Finkelstein, Mario A. S. Martin, and Eli Piasetzky

This paper addresses the question of the date of appearance of Philistine Bichrome pottery at Megiddo through a new computational approach, using recently developed chronology software. Based on historical dates, we obtain a terminus post quem of 1183 b.c.e. for the start of Philistine Bichrome at Megiddo using a broad model, and a terminus post quem of 1124 b.c.e. under stronger chronological hypotheses. Adding radiocarbon results at 68.2% confidence level to the model yields a narrow range of 1111���1086 b.c.e. for the appearance of Bichrome (1128���1079 b.c.e. for 95.4%). The paper also presents results suggesting that Stratum VIIB ended during, or only slightly before, the reign of Ramesses III (1184���1153 b.c.e.).

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Pp. 31���53:泭���The Southern Levantine Roots of the Phoenician Mercantile Phenomenon,��� by Ayelet Gilboa

I propose here a new way to look at the process through which, following the Bronze Age collapse and culminating in the second half of the 9th century b.c.e., polities in south Lebanon became the most important Levantine commercial hubs in the Mediterranean and the main patrons of the so-called Phoenician expansion. My approach differs from others dealing with the Phoenician question in that its definitions are not projected from a yet-to-happen ���Phoenician��� phenomenon in the West. It is an archaeological bottom-up diachronic approach and considers the entire Levantine coast and not Lebanon only, which is traditionally considered the Phoenician homeland. I argue that what may be termed the earliest Phoenician mercantile maritime ventures, in the early Iron Age, were launched mainly from the Carmel Coast and were directed mainly toward Egypt. Gradually this phenomenon expanded geographically, a process that can be followed closely. It was stimulated and conditioned mainly by the effects of Egypt���s withdrawal from Canaan, by the Late Cypriot IIIA collapse, by the slow recovery of the Syrian coast in the early Iron Age, and by environmental factors. The paper synthesizes several decades of research on Mediterranean issues, mainly in connection to Tel Dor on Israel���s Carmel Coast.

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Pp. 55���85:泭���廎寸rvat Tefen: A Hasmonean Fortress in the Hinterland of 尪Akko-Ptolemais,��� by泭Roi Sabar

廎寸rvat Tefen is located on a prominent hilltop in the Western Galilee, overlooking 尪Akko-Ptolemais and its vicinity. The remains of several rectangular towers, curtain walls, a single gate, and reservoirs are well discernible and suggest it was a military post. This article describes the results of the first excavation undertaken at the site, conducted in 2019 on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The excavations in four of the towers uncovered accumulations above floors as well as the foundations of the walls. The finds indicate this was a short-lived military site that was apparently founded by Alexander Jannaeus in the last years of his reign and abandoned shortly thereafter. The finds are unique in their well-defined chronological range and shed important light on the material culture of the early 1st century b.c.e. Galilee���the heyday of the Hasmonean territorial expansion. Two appendices present the coins and the amphorae finds, both crucial for dating the foundation of the fortress and identifying it as a Hasmonean initiative. In this context, the location of 廎寸rvat Tefen suggests it was built to defend a sensitive part of the northwestern border of the Hasmonean state facing 尪Akko-Ptolemais.

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Pp. 87���112:泭���A Middle Bronze Age Assemblage of Bone Inlays from Lachish: Typological, Technological, and Functional Aspects,��� by泭Noam Silverberg, Yosef Garfinkel, Michael G. Hasel, and Naama Yahalom-Mack

Decorated bone inlays are among the fossiles directeurs of Middle Bronze (MB) Age II and early Late Bronze Age assemblages, having been documented since the beginning of archaeological research in the Levant. During the Fourth Expedition to Lachish, an assemblage of 49 decorated bone inlays restored from ca. 200 fragments was found in the rooms of a late MB II monumental building. The inlays were apparently used to decorate wooden boxes. Although such inlays are usually recovered from mortuary contexts, here they were found among daily objects, indicating that the building played an administrative role. In this paper the typological, technological, and functional aspects of the inlays are examined. We reconstruct the use of these objects and discuss the social context in which they were produced and used, providing an additional perspective on such objects and their role in both life and death during the late MB II. Our technological approach included microscopic examination of the inlays, which provided new information on the variability of craft traditions, suggestive of a decentralized production mode.

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Pp. 113���138:泭���Ambiguity of Divine and Royal Portraiture and the Hiyawan Image of Kingship: Political Identity through the Monuments of ��襤NEK��Y and KARATEPE,��� by Nathan Lovejoy

This paper examines the content of the ��襤NEK��Y and KARATEPE Inscriptions, the selection of scripts on the monuments, and the choices of iconography on the two statues of the Storm God. These monuments represent a regionally and temporally specific practice of representation that ambiguously blends elements of divine and royal imagery into a new form, while taking a similar approach to the semiotics of rulership as the Neo-Assyrian kings. The combined elements of the monuments suggest a unique cultural strategy in which the agency of the ruler is blended with that of the Storm God, exemplifying the specific worldview of Iron Age Cilicia that informed their composition. The rulers who created these monuments sought to assert their political identity through the combination of the figural representations, the visuality of the scripts, and the content of the inscriptions; the two monuments illustrate a drastic change in the political agenda of the kingdom of Hiyawa, reflecting a shift in power among opposing political factions. These identities also contain a sense of intentional ambiguity, as the various elements do not immediately support the same message, but rather work together to propagate a multifaceted message of military prowess, commercial interconnectedness, and royal legitimacy and kingship.

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Pp. 139���169:泭���Early Islamic Copper Coins from Excavations in the Central Levant: An Indicator for Ancient Economy,��� by泭Hagit Nol

Legible copper coins from excavations of Early Islamic sites are scarcer than in other periods. They contain, however, valuable information for understanding economic operations. The focus of this paper is the mint-toponyms inscribed on coins that point to their production place. This identification enables network inquiries and economic interpretations on a level that is rarely possible with archaeological finds. The following study utilizes coins of the 7th���9th centuries from excavations in one area in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. It looks at mint names and the exact location of the coin���s discovery, maps these data with GIS, cross-references characteristics in the data, and detects possible correlations. The paper emphasizes two results. The first is a calculation of the distance that copper coins traveled���locally, regionally, or farther. This result challenges the view that copper coins were only circulated locally. The second result is the identification of sites with coins from four or more mints as marketplaces. Some of these sites are located at the center of large sites, such as Ramla or Beth Shean, but others are their neighboring small sites that acted in parallel. This result disputes Central Place Theory and similar paradigms.

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Pp. 171���180:泭Three Women from Elam: A Revision of the Haft Tappeh Metal Plaque,��� by Babak Rafiei-Alavi, Faranak Bahrololoumi, and Sabine Klein

The metal plaque of Haft Tappeh was found more than 60 years ago, and except for a few scenes on terracotta plaques and cylinder seals from both Elam and Mesopotamia with similar but not identical settings, it still has no known parallels in metal and remains a unique example of Elamite art. The present article is a study of this object from the heartland of the Elamite kingdom in the Khuzestan Plain. It revisits the scenic plaque and attempts to correct some of the misunderstandings regarding the identification of its iconography and symbology based on new photos, X-ray images, and lab analysis. The article also tries to place the plaque in its proper spatial and temporal context, using comparative methods and chemical and isotope analysis.

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Pp. 181���205: ���Moving in Together? Synoikismos and Polis Formation at Sagalassos and in Southwest Anatolia,��� by Dries Daems and Peter Talloen

Topics such as polis formation and synoikismos have a rich background in classical studies, history, and archaeology. Such studies have mainly focused on the attestations of synoikismos events in literary sources and inscriptions. The archaeological side of such processes has not always been given equal weight. This paper presents a more encompassing view on patterns of synoikismos and polis formation by incorporating and assessing archaeological evidence in a model of push-pull interactions between local communities and the Hellenistic kingdoms in southwest Anatolia. This model will be applied on a case study of the origin of polis at Sagalassos and its relation with the nearby settlement at D羹zen Tepe during its formative years in the Early to Middle Hellenistic period (3rd���2nd centuries b.c.). It will then situate this case in its wider context of settlement patterns and community formation in southwest Anatolia, focusing on the ancient regions of Pisidia, Lycia, and Pamphylia. The paper suggests that interactions between local communities and overarching central administrations offered suitable stimuli that resulted in local communities starting to participate in wider dynamics of economic and political importance. This ultimately resulted in observed patterns of polis formation and a potential synoikismos.

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Pp. 207���220: ���The Temple and the Town at Early Bronze Age I Megiddo: Faunal Evidence for the Emergence of Complexity,��� by Lidar Sapir-Hen, Deirdre N. Fulton, Matthew J. Adams, and Israel Finkelstein

The Early Bronze Age is considered to be the period when complex and hierarchical societies first developed in the southern Levant. The appearance of specialization and social complexity is manifested through different aspects of the production stages of animal economy. In this paper, we examine faunal assemblages from two interconnected contemporaneous neighboring sites of differing characters in the Jezreel Valley, Israel: Megiddo, a cult site, and Tel Megiddo East, a town site. Both assemblages are dated to the Early Bronze Age IB (EB IB; 3090���2950 b.c.e.), at the dawn of urbanization in the Near East. The connection between sites, revealed in previous studies of other aspects, is supported by the analysis of faunal remains that reveals intriguing overlaps and divergences. The results of the current study show that the control of resources by the Great Temple in Megiddo also included access to animals and their products, and that it impacted the animal economy in settlements in its hinterland. The impact of this system demonstrates the Great Temple at the center of a larger regional economic organization in the late EB IB that would presage the urban developments of the EB II���III.

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2022 FINANCE COMMITTEE

Archived webpage for the 2022 Finance Committee Members; This page has been replaced.
The Finance Committee (a) advises the Executive Committee on matters related to the financial management of 17勛圖and supervision of bids for the annual audit; (b) supervises the investments of ASOR���s funds; and (c) oversees the preparation of the annual budget and monitors compliance with the final budget approved by the Trustees to assure that expenditures do not exceed budgeted amounts.

  • Emily Miller Bonney, Chair (Treasurer, until December 31, 2023)
  • Sharon Herbert (President, until December 31, 2022)
  • Alison Thomason (Co-chair of the Program Committee, until December 31, 2022)
  • Helen Dixon (Co-chair of the Program Committee, until December 31, 2022)
  • Kevin McGeough (Chair of Publications Committee, until December 31, 2024)
  • At-large: Lisa Ackerman (until December 31, 2022)
  • At-large: Susan Ackerman (until December 31, 2022)
  • At-large: Richard L. Coffman (until December 31, 2022)
  • At-large: Lynn Swartz Dodd (until December 31, 2024)
  • At-large: Tiffany Earley-Spadoni (until December 31, 2024)
  • Andrew G. Vaughn (ex officio, non-voting)

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Spring Book Sale

17勛圖SUMMER BOOK SALE

Summer vacation is just around the corner and it���s time to put together your travel reading list. Take advantage of our 17勛圖book sale and include some of our recent publications on your list!

17勛圖members (with a mailing address in the USA) can purchase copies of recent 17勛圖books at the discounted price of $25.00 (ca. 70% discount + $5.00 US media mail shipping) through June 30, 2022, while supplies last. All prices listed below include US media mail shipping. Due to ASOR���s licensing agreement with ISD, this offer is only available to 17勛圖members. We are unable to offer this discount to members without a US mailing address due to international shipping costs. Please contact泭programs@asor.org泭with any questions.

Not an 17勛圖member?泭泭first in order to take advantage of these great deals on books. More information on membership and its benefits can be found泭here.

A17勛圖73: An Examination of the Stratigraphy and Neolithic-Iron Age Pottery from Tel Jezreel, Area A.泭Edited by Charlotte Whiting and Gloria London. Original price $84.95. Sale price泭$25.00泭(includes US media mail shipping)

A17勛圖74: The Excavations of ���Iraq al-Amir, Volume II.泭Edited by Nancy L. Lapp, with contributions by Michael S. Zimmerman, Daniel Ulvoczky, Nicholas Hudson, Adam Hartman, and Nancy L. Lapp. Original price $84.95. Sale price泭$25.00泭(includes US media mail shipping).

A17勛圖66: The Photographs of the American Palestine Exploration Society.泭by Rachel Hallote, Felicity Cobbing, and Jeffrey B. Spurr. Original price $84.95. Sale price泭$25.00泭(includes US media mail shipping).

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ARS 28: All Things Cypriot.泭Studies on Ancient Environment, Technology, and Society in Honor of Stuart Swiny.泭Edited by Zuzana Chovanec and Walter Crist. Original price $79.95. Sale price泭$25.00泭(includes US media mail shipping)

ARS 27: Caesarea Maritima: Excavations in the Old City 1989-2003.泭Volume 1: The Temple Platform (Area TP), Neighboring Quarters (Area TPS and Z), and the Inner Harbor Quays (Area I): Hellenistic Evidence, King Herods Harbor Temple, Intermediate Occupation, and the Octagonal Harbor Church.泭Edited by Kenneth G.泭Holum. Original price $89.95. Sale price泭$25.00泭(includes US media mail shipping).

ARS 26: The Archaeological Survey of the Desert Roads between Berenike and the Nile Valley.泭Expeditions by the University of Michigan and the University of Delaware to the Eastern Desert of Egypt, 1987-2015.泭Edited by Steven E. Sidebotham and Jennifer E. Gates-Foster. Original price $84.95. Sale price泭$25.00泭(includes US media mail shipping).

Click here to purchase ARS 26 in ASOR���s online store (SOLD OUT).

JCSSS 1: On the Third Dynasty of Ur: Studies in Honor of Marcel Sigrist.泭Edited by Piotr Michalowski. Original price $75.00. Sale price泭$25.00泭(includes US media mail shipping).

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FOA Webinar: A World at War���Protecting Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict on May 12

FRIENDS OF 17勛圖WEBINAR

A World at War: Protecting Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict

Friends of 17勛圖& the 17勛圖Cultural Heritage Committee present a free webinar on泭May 12, 2022 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm EDT, ���A World at War: Protecting Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict,��� featuring Patty Gerstenblith and two discussants���Lisa Ackerman and Andrew Cohen. Jane DeRose Evans will moderate.泭Cultural heritage is often a victim during armed conflicts. Why is heritage contested in war, and why do some look beyond immediate humanitarian crises to safeguard heritage for the future? Our speaker, Patty Gerstenblith, will examine those questions, and how countries came together to create a body of international law meant to preserve sites and collections in times of armed conflict and its aftermath. Her presentation will be followed by a panel that will discuss ways that泭the panelists泭have been involved in helping communities recover their heritage after a war and how anyone with an interest can also get involved. The webinar will be recorded.泭This event is free for everyone.

17勛圖Sustaining Members: $0 | 17勛圖Members: $0 | Public: $0

While this event is free and open to the public, we encourage participants to consider tax-deductible donations to ASOR���s Cultural Heritage Initiatives (17勛圖CHI), which directly supports (i.e. excludes administrative fees) ASOR���s cultural heritage work in North Africa and the Middle East.

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Program Schedule

THURSDAY, May 12, 2022

6:30pm ��� 7:15pm

Patty Gerstenblith

DePaul University

Cultural heritage is often a victim during armed conflicts. Why is heritage contested in war, and why do some look beyond immediate humanitarian crises to safeguard heritage for the future? Our speaker, Patty Gerstenblith, will examine those questions, and how countries came together to create a body of international law meant to preserve sites and collections in times of armed conflict and its aftermath.

7:15pm ��� 8:00pm

Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A

Patty Gerstenblith,泭DePaul University
Lisa Ackerman,泭Executive Director of the Columbus Citizens Foundation
Andrew Cohen, Government Professional and Expert on Cultural Heritage

Discussion moderated by Jane DeRose Evans,泭Temple University

17勛圖Sustaining Members: $0 | 17勛圖Members: $0 | Public: $0

If you are new to ASOR, please click on the ������ link to register your e-mail address and choose a password for our online store. Once logged in, navigate to ���Meeting and Event Registration��� to register for the webinar. Each registrant will receive a confirmation e-mail. If you do not receive this e-mail, then you are not registered. Please e-mail泭membership@asor.org泭with any questions or issues with registering.

You will be e-mailed the Zoom Webinar link in the week prior to the webinar on May 12. If you do not receive the link by the close of business on the Tuesday before the event,泭please e-mail泭membership@asor.org泭immediately. This event will be recorded and all paid registrants泭will be sent a link to view the recording.

Sponsors will be acknowledged during the event. Sponsorships are available at the following levels:

  • Bronze Sponsor: $50
  • Silver Sponsor: $100
  • Gold Sponsor: $500
  • Platinum Sponsor: $1,000

Each sponsor will receive a confirmation e-mail. If you do not receive this e-mail, then we did not receive your sponsorship online. 泭If you prefer to register or sponsor over the phone, please call 703-789-9230. Please e-mail泭membership@asor.org泭with any questions or issues.

Speaker / Presenter

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Patty Gerstenblith泭is a Distinguished Research Professor of Law at DePaul University and director of its Center for Art, Museum and Cultural Heritage Law. She was appointed by President Obama to serve as Chair of the President���s Cultural Property Advisory Committee in the US Department of State on which had previously served as a Public Representative under President Clinton. Since 2020, she has served as President of the Board of Directors of the US Committee of the Blue Shield and Chair of the Blue Shield International Working Group on Illegal Trafficking of Cultural Objects. She was founding president of the Lawyers��� Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation and editor of the International Journal of Cultural Property and is currently a Research Associate of the Cultural Heritage Center at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. The fourth edition of her casebook,泭Art, Cultural Heritage and the Law, was published in 2019. Gerstenblith lectures and publishes widely on the subjects of protection of cultural heritage during armed conflict and the international market in cultural objects. Gerstenblith received her AB from Bryn Mawr College, PhD in art history and anthropology from Harvard University, and JD from Northwestern University.

Panelists

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Lisa Ackerman泭is the Executive Director of the Columbus Citizens Foundation, a non-profit organization in New York City committed to fostering an appreciation of Italian-American heritage and achievement through a broad range of philanthropic and cultural activities. Previously, Ackerman served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer of the World Monuments Fund, an organization founded in 1965 that has assisted in the conservation and development of long-term stewardship strategies at more than 600 sites in 100 countries, and as Executive Vice President of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. At WMF, where she worked from 2007 to 2019, Ackerman developed multiple international collaborative projects in conservation. In addition to general supervision over approximately 60 projects in 40 countries, she is the senior project manager for activities in Cambodia, Iraq, Libya, Thailand, and Tunisia.

Andrew Cohen泭is currently a government professional using his experience with the legislative process, congressional oversight, and executive-legislative branch relations to advise the Internal Revenue Service on Congressional affairs. In 2020-21, he was a Brookings Fellow at the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Prior to that, he worked for over a decade advising the U.S. Department of State on international cultural heritage protection and preservation policy, and representing the United States government in bilateral, multilateral, and intergovernmental fora as an expert on cultural heritage. In 2018-2019, as Executive Director of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee at the State Department, Cohen managed the simultaneous negotiation, signing, and implementation of more than 20 cultural property agreements between the United States and partner countries around the world, including most of the countries in the Near East and wider Mediterranean world. Dr. Cohen holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Archaeology and M.A. in Classical Archaeology from Bryn Mawr College.

Moderator

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Jane DeRose Evans泭is Professor and Chair of Art History at Temple University. She specializes in the archaeology of the Roman provinces and especially in ancient numismatics. She is a Fellow of the American Numismatic Society and a member of the Royal Numismatic Society. After excavating for many years in France, she is now project numismatist for the Harvard/Cornell Excavations in Sardis and the George Washington University excavations at Bir Madhkur (Jordan). Recently, she brought to publication泭The Mithraeum at Caesarea Maritima (17勛圖Press. 泭Evans has been a member of 17勛圖for many years, and she currently serves on the Cultural Heritage Committee and has testified on behalf of the Memoranda of Understanding that allow intercepting illegally obtained antiquities from Cyprus and Egypt at the US border. Evans served on the 17勛圖Board from 2011-2013 and then rejoined the Board again in January 2016. She is currently serving as the Chair of the Trustee Nominations Committee and as the Chair of the Cultural Heritage Committee.

17勛圖is grateful for your support. Each registrant will receive an automated confirmation e-mail. If you do not receive this e-mail, please check you Spam folder and then contact ASOR. If you prefer to register over the phone, please call 703-789-9230. Please e-mail泭membership@asor.org泭with any questions or issues.


While this event is free and open to the public, we encourage participants to consider tax-deductible donations to ASOR���s Cultural Heritage Initiatives (17勛圖CHI), which directly supports (i.e. excludes administrative fees) ASOR���s cultural heritage work in North Africa and the Middle East.

PAST WEBINARS

You can now purchase the link to the recording of any webinar. You can also purchase the bundle packages of all webinars from the泭2020-2022 seasons. Please e-mail泭membership@asor.org泭for purchase details.

To see a printable pdf of the webinar titles from the 2020-2021 season, please泭click here. To see a printable pdf of the webinar titles from the 2021-2022 season, please泭click here.

Pricing:

Members: $6.00 per recording
Non-Members: $12.00 per recording
Bundle of 2020-2021 Webinars: $75.00
Bundle of 2021-2022 Webinars: $75.00
Bundle of 2020-2022 Webinars: $125.00

2021-2022 Season

A World at War: Protecting Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict
Patty Gerstenblith (DePaul University), Lisa Ackerman (Columbus Citizens Foundation), Andrew Cohen (Government Professional and Cultural Heritage Expert) | May 12, 2022

Preserving Cultural Heritage in Hisban and Umm al-Jimal, Jordan
��ystein LaBianca (Andrews University), Elizabeth Osinga (Umm al-Jimal Archaeological Project), Darrell Rohl (Calvin University) | April 24, 2022

Back to the Field: Recent Discoveries & Summer Plans 2022
Lorenzo d���Alfonso (ISAW), Kathryn Grossman (NC State University), James R. Strange (Samford University) | April 3, 2022

Uncovering What is Nubian Beneath the Veneer of Egyptianness: Excavating the Archives
Debora Heard (University of Chicago) | March 20, 2022

Where Are They Now?: A Preview of 2022 ASOR-Affiliated Fieldwork Projects
Michael Given (University of Glasgow), Xenia-Paula Kyriakou (Florida Gulf Coast University), Stephen Batiuk (University of Toronto), Monique Roddy (Walla Walla University), Kent Bramlett (La Sierra University), Friedbert Ninow (La Sierra University), and Michael Hoff (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) | March 8, 2022

Excavations at Tel Gezer: A Personal Story
Sam Wolff (Tel Gezer Laboratory) | February 20, 2022

Tel Rehov: A Major Bronze and Iron Age City in the Jordan Valley
Amihai Mazar (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Nava Panitz-Cohen ( Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Nota Kourou (Athens University), Naama Yahalom-Mack (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Robert Mullins (Azusa Pacific University) | February 10, 2022

The Not-So-Innocents Abroad: The Beginnings of American Biblical Archaeology
Rachel Hallote (Samford University) | January 20, 2022

Synagogues as Jesus Knew Them
James R. Strange (Samford University) | December 2, 2021

Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World���s Most Contested City
Andrew Lawler | November 4, 2021

Jesus and Jerusalem on TV: How Do Bible Documentaries Get Made?
Robert Cargill (University of Iowa) | October 17, 2021

Digging the Divine?: Judahite Pillar Figurines and the Archaeology of Israelite Religion
Erin Darby (University of Tennessee) | October 7, 2021

David, Solomon, and Rehoboam���s Kingdom���The Archaeological Evidence
Yosef Garfinkel (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) | September 19, 2021

From Standing Stones to Sacred Emptiness: Textual and Visual Portrayals of Israel���s God
Theodore Lewis (Johns Hopkins University) | August 29, 2021

2020-2021 Season

Making May Matter: Webinarathon to Endow Diversity
Multiple Speakers | May 21-23, 2021

Archaeogaming: Why Video Games Deserve Their Own Archaeology
Tine Rassalle (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Shannon Martino (Morton College), Matthew Winter (University of Arizona), Michael Zimmerman (Rhode Island) | April 18, 2021

How the Bible Became a Book
William Schniedewind (UCLA) | March 21, 2021

The Mysteries of Mithras in Caesarea: Exploring the Cult���s Rites and Remains
Jane DeRose Evans (Temple University), Alexandra Ratzlaff (Brandeis University) | March 11, 2021

Archaeology and the Hidden Religious Culture of Israelite Women
Carol Meyers (Duke University) | February 21, 2021

Meet the Directors���Fundraiser to Support ASOR���s Affiliated Overseas Research Centers
Matthew J. Adams (AIAR), Pearce Paul Creasman (ACOR), Lindy Crewe (CAARI) | February 11, 2021

Early Synagogues, Jesus, and Galilee���A Jewish Perspective
Eric Meyers (Duke University) | December 13, 2020

Home Sweet Home: Ancient Israelite Households in Context
Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (William Jessup University) | October 18, 2020

Priestesses in the Days of Solomon and Ahab
Susan Ackerman (Dartmouth College) | September 13, 2020

Digging Deeper: How Archaeology Works
Eric H. Cline (The George Washington University) | August 9, 2020