2022 Baghdad Committee

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2022 BAGHDAD COMMITTEE

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The Baghdad Committee (whose formal name is the Committee on Mesopotamian Civilization) oversees the production of the Journal of Cuneiform Studies (JCS), has published a newsletter on archaeological and other research in Iraq, has coordinated field projects throughout Iraq, and for a period of time had an Institute functioning in Baghdad. The committee recommends recipients for the Mesopotamian Fellowship to the 17勛圖board. This fellowship funds researchers studying the region, through the generosity of the James B. Nies Trust.

  • Jay Crisostomo, Chair
  • Pinar Durgun
  • Gina Konstantopoulos
  • Susanne Paulus
  • Clemens Reichel
  • Steven Renette
  • Piotr Michalowski,泭JCS泭梗餃勳喧棗娶
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2022 Committee on Archaeological Research and Policy (CAP)

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2022 COMMITTEE ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND POLICY (CAP)

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The Committee on Archaeological Research and Policy takes responsibility for designating archaeological fieldwork projects and archaeological publication projects as ���CAP-affiliated,��� thereby indicating that these projects have agreed to conform to the 17勛圖Policy on Professional Conduct and the Statement of General Standards for Projects Affiliated with ASOR. CAP-affiliated projects are eligible to apply for 17勛圖grants that support projects (Dana, Gold, Harris, and Seger Archaeological Project Grants). Some 17勛圖scholarships that support students��� participation in archaeological fieldwork are also available only for work at CAP-affiliated excavations. The committee is also responsible for discussing and debating matters of archaeological research and policy, especially with the goal of developing guidelines and resources for 17勛圖members and others regarding the highest scholarly and ethical standards for archaeological fieldwork and publications. 泭In addition, through泭a subcommittee, it awards 17勛圖project grants and scholarships for fieldwork participation, unless otherwise specified in donor agreements.泭

Steve Falconer, Chair (until泭December 31, 2023)

Class of 2022

Patricia Fall
Emily Hammer
Hamed Salem

Class of 2023

Georgia Andreou
Carrie Atkins
Hanan Charaf Mullins
Brita Lorentzen
Kathryn Morgan
Tate Paulette
Stephanie Selover

Class of 2024

Suzanne Pilaar Birch
Timothy P. Harrison
Robert Mullins
Monique Roddy

Ex Officio

    • Sharon Herbert (17勛圖President)
    • Matthew Adams (AIAR Executive Director)
    • Jesse Casana (Damascus Committee Chair)
    • Jay Crisostomo (Baghdad Committee Chair)
    • David Graf (Saudia Arabia Committee Chair)
    • Peyton (Randy) Helm (17勛圖Board Representative)
    • Lindy Crewe (CAARI Executive Director)
    • Pearce Paul Creasman (ACOR Executive Director)
    • Andrew G. Vaughn (17勛圖Executive Director, non-voting)

CAP Fellowship Committee

  • Patricia Fall, Chair
  • Emily Hammer
  • Brita Lorentzen
  • Stephanie Selover

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A17勛圖73: Tel Jezreel

New Annual of 17勛圖Publication

An Examination of the Stratigraphy and Neolithic-Iron Age Pottery from Tel Jezreel, Area A

by泭Charlotte Whiting and Gloria London

This volume presents the results of the Tel Jezreel Post-Excavation and Publication Project, directed by Charlotte Whiting on behalf of the Council for British Research in the Levant (CBRL). The project analyzed the Tel Jezreel excavation archive stored at the CBRLs Kenyon Institute in Jerusalem. The current volume presents the stratigraphic sequence (by Charlotte Whiting) and the Neolithic to Iron Age pottery (by Gloria London) excavated during the 1995-1996 seasons. The Tel Jezreel stratigraphy and ceramics have been deemed relevant to determining Iron Age chronological and social issues, two topics that are highly debated in the literature. Despite the fragmentary nature of the deposits, they are published here in order to address these questions. In addition, the study of the ceramics revealed an unanticipated abundance of highly varied pre-Iron Age pottery. Social and technological aspects of the manufacturing techniques, including burnish practices, are discussed.

Annual of ASOR, Volume 73, Series Editor William Caraher, April 2021, 304 pages, 90 b/w figures, 3 tables, ISBN 978-0-89757-111-1, $84.95.

Special Offer for 17勛圖Members

17勛圖members (with a mailing address in the USA) can purchase a copy of A17勛圖73 at the discounted price of $25.00 (75% discount + $5.00 US shipping) through February 15, 2022, while supplies last. Purchases are restricted to one volume per member. We are unable to offer this discount to members without a US mailing address due to international shipping costs, but you can purchase and ship a copy through the ISD link below. Please contact泭programs@asor.org泭with any questions.泭

Available from ISD ��� Distributor of Scholarly Books

Find One ��� Fund One

FIND ONE ��� FUND ONE

17勛圖plans to celebrate our 122nd year (2022) by awarding more than $222,000 in fellowships, scholarships, and grants!泭This extraordinary commitment to our members has been made possible by donors who have established endowments or made annual contributions to these programs.

We invite you to泭泭(a scholarship, fellowship, or grant) or to help泭泭(designated gifts to enable us to award even more, or unrestricted gifts to help with the costs of administering and distributing the awards).

17勛圖plans to make four types of awards:

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  • 泭(at least $20,000���we need more donations)

The deadline to apply for fieldwork scholarships and grants is泭a little over a month away (February 18 for scholarships, February 28 for grants).

17勛圖is only able to provide these scholarships with the partnership of our many donors. We are pleased泭with the progress that泭17勛圖is making to establish new scholarships and grants through endowed funds, but we also need annual support from our friends and members to send these eager students and early-career scholars into the field.泭Please support archaeology���s next generation by making a gift today. Because of the ongoing pandemic, we especially need gifts to fund泭. Gifts to the泭泭(unrestricted) will help defray the costs of administering and distributing the grants. We also invite you to make a泭泭from the drop-down menu on the donations module.

Please spread the word and don���t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions (e-mail泭or call [703-789-9229]).

-The 17勛圖Team

2022 Publications Committee

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2022 PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

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The Publications Committee takes responsibility for overseeing 17勛圖publications, including ASOR���s three scholarly journals — the Bulletin of ASOR, Near Eastern Archaeology, and the Journal of Cuneiform Studies ��� and ASOR���s three monograph series — the Annual of 17勛圖(AASOR), the 17勛圖Archaeological Reports Series (17勛圖– ARS), and the Journal of Cuneiform Studies Supplement Series (JCCSS). The committee oversees as well as ASOR���s digital database, the Levantine Ceramics Project, and ASOR���s Friends of 17勛圖e-newsletter, The ANE Today. In addition, the Publications Committee conducts searches for and recommends to the 17勛圖Board of Trustees individuals to serve as editors or in some cases co-editors of ASOR���s scholarly journals and monograph series. Typically, editors serve for three-year terms and can be renewed for a second term. Finally, the committee discusses and advises 17勛圖regarding new publication initiatives, especially digital publishing initiatives and making 17勛圖publications available through open access.

Kevin McGeough, Chair (until December 31, 2024)

Class of 2022

Gary Arbino
Charlotte Cable
Eric Kansa

Class of 2023

Mara Horowitz
Jeff Howry

Class of 2024

Jake Lauinger
Jennifer Singletary
Samuel Wolff

Editors of 17勛圖Journals and Monographs

Susan Cohen (BASOR)
Marwan Kilani (BASOR)
Jana Myn獺��ov獺 (BASOR)
Regine Pruzsinszky (BASOR)
Stephanie Lynn Budin (NEA)
Piotr Michalowski (JCS)
Bill Caraher (AASOR)
Jennie Ebeling (ASOR-ARS)
Alex Joffe (ANE Today)
Andrea Berlin (LCP)


Sharon Herbert (ex officio)
Andrew G. Vaughn (ex officio, non-voting)

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2022 HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

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The Honors and Awards Committee takes responsibility for determining the awardees for the three book awards, the field archaeology award, the ���best poster��� award, and the multiple membership service awards that 17勛圖gives annually; conducting the awards ceremony during the Members��� Meeting at the 17勛圖Annual Meeting; and泭discussing and advising the 17勛圖Board of Trustees about ASOR���s awards, including recommending to the Board the creation of new awards as deemed appropriate.泭

Lynn Welton, Chair (until December 31, 2022)

Class of 2022

Pinar Durgun (1st term)
Robert Mullins (1st term)

Class of 2023

Ian Jones (2nd term)
Ra’anan Boustan (1st term)
Jessie DeGrado (1st term)
Mehrnoush Soroush (1st term)

Class of 2024

Mahri Leonard-Fleckman (2nd term)
Ted Lewis (1st term)


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Stipend Report: Julian Hirsch

Using Experimental Wear to Study Early Bronze Age Wearers

Julian Hirsch, 2021 Eric and Carol Meyers Summer Stipend Recipient


The cemeteries of the Dead Sea Plain (Map by Austin ���Chad��� Hill).

During the Early Bronze Age I (c. 3700-3100 BCE), the eastern Dead Sea Plain was home to three massive cemeteries at Bab adh-Dhra���, es-Safi, and Fifa. The Bab adh-Dhra��� cemetery in particular has been extensively studied by scholars who have elucidated mortuary rituals carried out at the site and discussed the origins and potential functions of objects found in its tombs. While certain object categories such as pottery and basalt bowls have been extensively studied, research on the hundreds of beads found at each of the Dead Sea Plains cemeteries sites has been far more limited. My research employs a use-wear approach to better understand the use of beads found in different family���s tombs at Fifa. These beads appear to primarily be made out of carnelian and glazed steatite.

Tombs excavated at Fifa by Mohammad Najjar under the auspices of the Department of Antiquities in Jordan. (All photos by author).

Photo of the author reducing a bead blank to the proper size on a basalt slab (Photo by Author).

Use-wear analysis uses optical microscopy to look for regularly appearing patterns on archaeological objects. These patterns might say something about how the object was made, how it was used, or even how long it was used for. To understand these patterns however, it is crucial that use-wear analysts conduct a variety of archaeological experiments that focus on reproducing the same types of patterns found on archaeological examples. Since carnelian has already been the subject of several use-wear studies, I decided to focus my research this summer on reproducing steatite beads of the size and shape of those found at Fifa, and then wearing those beads to see if I could observe any changes over time.

Starting with a chunk of steatite, I used flint and metal blades to fashion a long cuboid. I then rolled the cuboid on grinding slabs made of basalt and sandstone. This transformed the steatite cuboid into a long tube. From there, I used either a flint or metal blade to saw off thin bead blanks. These were then drilled with either a bone drill, a flint drill, or a drill made out of copper wire. Lastly, I reduced the diameter and length of my bead to the size of those found in the archaeological record the same grinding stones. Each material I used to create my steatite beads was carefully chosen to be similar to ones that could have been used to produce the beads during the Early Bronze Age.

After creating my beads, I began wearing a group of them in a necklace, regularly observing how their surfaces changed over time. As steatite is very soft, it did not take long for manufacturing marks left behind from their slicing, grinding, and perforation to disappear.

A set of newly made unworn steatite beads.
The same set of beads after being worn for two months.

Once I established a baseline for understanding the development of wear on unglazed steatite beads, I turned my attention towards conducting a new set of experiments focused on replicating glazing techniques used in predynastic Egypt. To ensure I cast a wide enough net to replicate the patterns found on the beads found at Fifa, I used several different glazing recipes and methods. Despite following already published recipes, I unfortunately was only able to achieve success with one glazing method. In the coming months, I will observe the development of wear on this set of beads that I believe most closely correlate to those found at Fifa.


Beads covered with glazing mixture made of natron and malachite prior to being placed in a kiln (photo by author).

Bead prior to glazing.
Bead after glazing.

A strand of partially glazed beads that will be worn and observed in the coming months (photo by author).

My experimental research this summer, made possible by ASOR���s generous summer stipend program, has given me a chance to explore experimental archaeology, something entirely new to my archaeological toolkit. Despite the challenges posed by numerous broken beads, unsuccessful glazing attempts, and all too much time alone in a windowless room accompanied by only a kiln and large blocks of steatite, the experimental work I���ve done this summer will without a doubt allow me to better understand Fifa���s excavated bead assemblage. In turn, I believe that it will allow me use to use wear to better understand the bead���s wearers.

Julian Hirsch is a master���s student in Anthropological Archaeology at Trent University. His current research focuses on using use-wear to better understand the life histories of ornaments found in Early Bronze Age tombs. Julian also maintains an active research interest in the history of Biblical Archaeology.泭泭

During the summer of 2021, 17勛圖supported 27 undergraduate and graduate students through the泭Summer Stipend Program. These students undertook non-fieldwork archaeological research projects led by ASOR-affiliated project directors. They also took part in monthly cohort group meetings hosted via zoom.泭Read a summary of泭these cohort meetings here.

Stay tuned for more updates from the 2021 Summer Stipend recipients!

FELLOWSHIPS

FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND GRANTS (2027)

17勛圖offers a variety of grants, fellowships and scholarships. Since 2007, 17勛圖has awarded well over $1 million to more than 1,000 researchers and students. We support work in the following broad areas:

Find the full list of all previous recipients here.

Support ASOR’s Fellowships, Scholarships, and Grants!

17勛圖is fortunate to have a growing number of named endowments that support membership research, excavation grants, and scholarships for fieldwork participation and scholarships for Membership and the Annual Meeting. However, we also need support from individual donors who make annual gifts or consider establishing endowments to support these programs in perpetuity. Support of ASOR’s enables us to support the operations of the ever-growing scholarship and grant programs. Please contact ASOR’s executive director, Andy Vaughn, for more information about ASOR’s grants, scholarship, and fellowship programs. Gifts of all amounts are needed and greatly appreciated.

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2022 CHAIRS COORDINATING COUNCIL (CCC)

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2022 CHAIRS COORDINATING COUNCIL (CCC)

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The Chairs Coordinating Council takes responsibility for泭(a) monitoring the activities of ASOR���s seven other standing committees, by receiving monthly reports about the committees��� discussions and business;泭(b) discussing and coordinating programs and policies that cut across the purview of two or more of the CCC���s constituent committees (e.g., policies regarding ethical issues or professional standards) and also adjudicating, if need be, between competing claims regarding jurisdiction or resource allocation among the CCC���s constituent committees; (c) annually receiving, from the Program Committee, recommendations regarding the plenary speaker for the 17勛圖Annual Meeting and then recommending to the 17勛圖President the name of an individual to invite; and泭(d) transmitting, through its chair (the 17勛圖Vice-President) reports regarding the work of the CCC, and its constituent committees, to the Board of Trustees, at the Board���s biannual meetings.泭

  • Charles (Chuck) Jones, 17勛圖Vice President and Chair
  • Sharon Herbert, 17勛圖President
  • Theodore (Teddy) Burgh, Chair of the Membership and Outreach Committee
  • Erin Darby, Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
  • Helen Dixon, Co-Chair of the Program Committee
  • Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, Chair of the Early Career Scholars Committee
  • Jane DeRose Evans, Chair of the Cultural Heritage Committee
  • Steven Falconer, Chair of the Committee on Archaeological Research and Policy
  • Kevin McGeough, Chair of the Publications Committee
  • Allison Thomason, Co-Chair of the Program Committee
  • Andy Vaughn, 17勛圖Executive Director (ex officio, non-voting)
  • Lynn Welton, Chair of the Honors and Awards Committee
  • Vanessa Workman, Co-Chair of the Early Career Scholars Committee

Directors of the Overseas Research Centers

  • Matthew Adams (AIAR)
  • Lindy Crewe (CAARI)
  • Pearce Paul Creasman (ACOR)

Chairs Nominations Committee

  • Charles (Chuck) Jones, Chair
  • Jane DeRose Evans
  • Allison Thomason

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2022 Early Career Scholars Committee

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2022 EARLY CAREER SCHOLARS COMMITTEE

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The Early泭Career泭Scholars Committee takes responsibility for championing the views and needs of ASOR���s early career scholars (a group defined as including all 17勛圖members who qualify for the Undergraduate, Graduate, and Early Career membership rates); hosting a luncheon and other programming as deemed appropriate for Early Career Scholars at the 17勛圖Annual Meeting; and working with the 17勛圖staff, 17勛圖leadership, and the 17勛圖Board of Trustees to further the goal articulated in the 17勛圖2021-2025 Strategic Plan, to develop strategies to foster the next generation of scholars of the Near East and wider Mediterranean and promote their success. 17勛圖Early Career Scholars include all 17勛圖members who qualify for the following levels of membership: Early Career, Graduate, and Undergraduate.

  • Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, Co-Chair (until December 31, 2024)
  • Vanessa Workman, Co-Chair (until泭December 31, 2022)
  • Shira Albaz, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2023)
  • Vicky Almansa, Graduate Student Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Owen Chesnut, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Cecelia Chisdock, Graduate Student Member (until December 31, 2023)
  • Elena De Rosa, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Maggie Geoga, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Susan Kiskis, Undergraduate Student Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Kara Larson, Graduate Student Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Megan Lewis, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2023)
  • Marta Ostovich, 17勛圖Staff Member (ex officio, non-voting)
  • Tine Rassalle, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Steve Renette, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2023)
  • Leticia Rodriguez, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Avary Taylor, Graduate Student Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Zachary Thomas, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Shane Thompson, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2024)
  • Jessica Tomkins, Early Career Scholar Member (until December 31, 2023)
  • Sarah Wenner, Graduate Student Member, Liaison to the Program Committee

Subcommittees

Advocacy

  • DEI Subcommittee: Avary Taylor (chair), Vicky Almansa, Cecelia Chisdock, Leticia Rodriguez

Community

  • Social Community Building: Tine Rassalle (chair), Zachary Thomas
  • Social Media: Megan Lewis (chair), Elena De Rosa, Susan Kiskis, Kara Larson

Professionalization

  • Academic and Professionalization Programming: Vanessa Workman (chair), Shira Albaz, Owen Chesnut, Steve Renette
  • Online Video and Professionalization Libraries: Jessica Tomkins (chair), Maggie Geoga, Shane Thompson

 

Early Career Member Resources

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