The support of the Outer Arch of the Tabira Gate before the Stabilization Project began. (Photo: Akam Omer Ahmed, A UIS CACHE)
Established in 2020 with annual contributions from a generous donor, the听Shepard Urgent Action Grants听program was created to support emergency and rapid response activities on archaeological sites in the greater Mediterranean region. This April marks the first year of the Shepard Grant Program. In the inaugural year, Shepard Grants provided a total of $15,000 to projects with urgent need. Read more about the first two projects that received Shepard Grants below.
Tobin Hartnell (American University of Iraq, Sulaimani) 鈥淭he Tabira Gate Stabilization Project at Ashur鈥�. The Tabira Gate serves as one of the iconic features of the ancient site of Ashur, which was founded in the mid-third millennium BCE. Destroyed by ISIL in 2015, the Gate was in danger of collapse and in urgent need of stabilization. The 2020 Shepard Grant enabled construction of mud-bricks to stabilize the structure before the rainy season. The Grant also provided funds for the necessary听protective health equipment to support the team during the COVID-19 pandemic and funding for a series of interviews with the local community on heritage.听Read the full report here.
Lindy Crewe (Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute) 鈥淪tabilisation and refurbishment of a Chalcolithic roundhouse visitor centre at the archaeological site of Kissonerga-Mosphilia, Paphos District, Cyprus鈥�. In 2010, a reconstruction of the famous 鈥淧ithos House鈥� was听created as part of the visitor centre at Kissonerga-Mosphilia in order to integrate archaeology into an accessible narrative and encourage alternative tourism in the area. A 3D rendering of the roundhouse can be found听. Since then, heavy rains have severely damaged the roundhouse reconstruction and repairs are necessary to make the structure ready for visitors to the site. Work on the roundhouse is ongoing and a full report on the project will be available this summer.
The Kissonerga-Mosphilia roundhouse replica in 2011. (Photo: L. Crewe)
The extent of erosion caused by heavy rains on the exterior walls of the Pithos House replica. (Photo: L. Crewe, June 2020)
17吃瓜plans to award an additional $15,000 in Shepard Urgent Action Grants in 2021. Award amounts may range from $2,500 to $10,000, with most awards ranging from $2,500 to $5,000. Applicants who request more than $5,000 will not be considered for smaller grants if their proposal is not successful; at present the program strongly encourages applications under $5,000 so that more urgent projects can be support. The application deadline is rolling, and review of applications is ongoing. Because these grants are intended for emergency (or truly urgent) activities, 17吃瓜will strive to provide a response within four to six weeks from submission of the application. Funds are normally available within 5-10 business days after all paperwork has been completed by successful applicants, and transfer of funds is contingent on complying with U.S. and international regulations and laws. Questions about Shepard Urgent Action Grants should be directed to听Marta Ostovich.
2023 AD HOC COMMITTEE听 FOR 17吃瓜LANGUAGE AND GUIDELINES FOR WORK IN CONTESTED TERRITORIES
Charge for the Ad Hoc Committee on Language and Guidelines for Work in Contested Territories
Members of 17吃瓜conduct fieldwork and research in volatile areas of the world, where political and ethnic boundaries are fluid and contested. The 鈥渇acts鈥� on the ground and in the minds of the peoples involved change regularly in these regions. ASOR鈥檚 top concerns in these matters are to support the work of its members and facilitate their activities in all the countries where they work. At the same time, we must be careful not to promulgate misleading or unsubstantiated claims to the territories involved. Beyond this, ASOR鈥檚 overarching mission, as stated in its Policy on Professional Conduct, includes maintaining the highest ethical standards of scholarship and public discourse wherever we work.
Difficulties arise with some regularity for ASOR鈥檚 Program Committee and Committee on Publications over how to handle the presentation of work in contested territories, and they are asking for guidance. Other committees 鈥揌onors and Awards, CAP, CH, DEI, and the Committee on the 17吃瓜Policy on Professional Conduct 鈥揳lso wrestle with these issues. The charge to this Ad Hoc Committee is to examine the language we use to deal with such work (section E 7 in ASOR鈥檚 Policy on Professional Conduct, first published in 2014 and amended in 2019) and to determine if there is a clearer way to serve the needs of ASOR鈥檚 members in these situations, while at the same time maintaining our commitment to the highest ethical standards of scholarship.
17吃瓜is excited to announce a 2-for-1 challenge gift of $150,000 that will serve as the cornerstone of a targeted campaign (scheduled completion, June 2021) to raise $250,000 to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of our endeavors.
17吃瓜needs to raise $75,000 to earn the $150,000 challenge gift. As of May 4, 2021, we have raised $35,100.听We encourage you to give and join us on May 21-23 for our 鈥�Making May Matter鈥擶ebinarathon to Endow Diversity at ASOR鈥� event. Each donation to Diversity Initiatives will include a registration to the three days of lectures and discussions on a wide range of topics.
This campaign will fund short-term and long-term initiatives that will advance the strategic planning started in 2020 by ASOR鈥檚 newly formed听. The purpose of this initiative is to permanently increase participation in 17吃瓜by students and scholars who are African American/Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC).
This ambitious, expedited campaign is made possible by a 2:1 leadership pledge of $150,000 by Trustee Carolyn Midkiff Strange. We can reach our goal by raising $75,000. Every dollar contributed (up to $75,000) will be matched with two dollars. A contribution of $100, will be matched with $200; a gift of $5,000, will be matched with $10,000; and so forth.
In the short-term, 17吃瓜will use $50,000 to increase participation in 17吃瓜by BIPOC students at the secondary, undergraduate, and graduate levels. $25,000 is in hand through a combination of prior gifts and current distributions. Part of these short-term funds will underwrite听Summer Stipends听and听Annual Meeting听travel grants for BIPOC students. The rest of the short-term funds will buoy an already-launched partnership with听. AITC is a successful non-profit centered in Washington D.C. that fosters student and community involvement in archaeology, with an emphasis on under-served groups. Together with AITC, and building on their experience, we are developing educational resources to promote engagement in archaeology by secondary level students.
17吃瓜will use the remaining $200,000 from this campaign to establish a permanent endowment that will generate $10,000 per year to support research scholarships, internships, and travel fellowships dedicated to BIPOC students. These fellowships will be a foundation for future efforts and will be a tangible sign of ASOR鈥檚 commitment to long-term change.
Extending social equity and equal opportunity throughout all sectors of our world is one of the foremost challenges facing us today. You can join 17吃瓜in making this change happen. Please consider听听to help us earn this extraordinary $150,000 challenge gift.
Accepting Applications for Black Scholars Matter Initiative
Applications for the Black Scholars Matter Initiative are now open!
Humans Against Poor Scholarship, in partnership with ASOR, is offering grants of $1,000 to Black undergraduate students in their junior or senior year of study, in order to help cover the costs of attending the 17吃瓜annual meeting (Chicago, November 17th-20th 2021). Two grants of $1,000 are available (one provided from H.A.P.S. funds, and one matched by ASOR). In addition, thanks to a generous partnership with ASOR, one year鈥檚 conference registration, and a two-year student membership to 17吃瓜will also be awarded to the two successful applicants.
To help students navigate what can be a deeply daunting experience, successful applicants will also be paired with Ph.D. students or early career scholars who will act as a mentor during the conference. This grant not only provides financial aid for conference attendance, but gives Black students the opportunity to start forming professional networks that are so crucial for developing an academic career.
Applications can be submitted via that H.A.P.S. website, and will be accepted until May 14th 2021:听
Comments and questions can be directed to听hapsfund@gmail.com, and donations are being accepted at听. For more information, please see the BSM webpage:听.
Help 17吃瓜support BIPOC scholarship by considering a donation to our Diversity Initiatives.
Please choose 鈥淒iversity Initiatives鈥� from the drop-down menu in the online donation module to designate your gift to this 2-for-1 Challenge Campaign.
Update April 5: $14,000 raised towards diversity challenge campaign
Progress towards $20,000 March Goal
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Update April 5, 2021
Thanks to 63 17吃瓜members, March Fellowship Madness 2021 was a success. We didn鈥檛 reach our goal of $20,000, but we made tremendous progress ($14,000) towards earning the $150,000 challenge gift to endow BIPOC fellowships.
Since 2007, 17吃瓜has awarded over 830 fellowships, grants, dig scholarships, and travel awards totaling more than $900,000. During the past month, we focused on raising $20,000 for BIPOC scholarships and our diversity challenge campaign. Thanks to an extraordinary challenge gift, every dollar of the $14,000 contributed during March will be matched with two dollars.听We thus raised a total of $42,000 in March towards endowing BIPOC fellowships in perpetuity.
The generous 2-for-1 challenge gift听by 17吃瓜Trustee Carolyn Midkiff Strange means that a contribution of $25 will be matched with $50; a gift of $100 will be matched with $200; a gift of $1,000 will be matched with $2,000; and so forth. The $14,000 contributed by 17吃瓜members during March Fellowship Madness goal moved 17吃瓜much closer towards raising the $75,000 that is needed to fully 鈥渆arn鈥� this transformative $150,000 challenge gift. Thank you to all 63 people who contributed! If you have not yet contributed, or if you are in a position to make another gift, there is still time.听We have until June 30, 2021 to raise the remaining $40,515 to earn the entire $150,000听challenge gift.
In addition to supporting BIPOC stipends and scholarships in 2021, 17吃瓜will use these gifts to endow research scholarships, internships, and travel fellowships dedicated to BIPOC students and early career scholars. These fellowships and grants will be a foundation for future efforts, and will serve as a tangible sign of ASOR鈥檚 commitment to long-term change.
Extending social equity and equal opportunity throughout all sectors of our world is one of the foremost imperatives facing us today. You can join 17吃瓜in making a lasting difference. Consider a gift of any amount to help us earn this extraordinary challenge gift.
Please choose 鈥淒iversity Initiatives鈥� from the drop-down menu in the online donation module to designate your gift to this 2-for-1 Challenge Campaign.
17吃瓜CHI est fier d’annoncer les Initiatives du patrimoine culturel en Afrique aujourd’hui, un symposium gratuit de trois jours qui met en lumi猫re le travail des professionnels du patrimoine local, des universitaires et des organisations de la soci茅t茅 civile pour prot茅ger, pr茅server et promouvoir le patrimoine culturel en Afrique du Nord et au Sahel. 17吃瓜vous invite 脿 assister au symposium via Zoom du 11 au 13 avril, qui pr茅sentera des travaux en Libye (11 avril), au Maghreb (12 avril) et au Sahel (13 avril). Chaque session durera de 11h00 脿 13h00 EDT/Heure de l鈥橝m茅rique de l鈥橢st.
Aucune inscription n’est n茅cessaire pour assister 脿 cet 茅v茅nement. Veuillez revenir sur cette page Web chaque jour du symposium pour acc茅der au lien Zoom.
Une traduction simultan茅e en arabe, anglais et fran莽ais听sera听fournie.
Cimeti猫res de la minorit茅 juive en Tunisie entre conception patrimoniale et emploi touristique : finalisation d’une carte interactive des cimeti猫res juifs
Pr茅server le patrimoine mat茅riel du Maroc : 茅valuation et cartographie effectu茅es par la Fondation du Haut Atlas et l鈥橝merican Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)
La valorisation et la revitalisation des cultures et savoir-faire traditionnels au Niger : le cas de la transmission pratique des femmes poti猫res du Boubon
Dr. Mftah Alhddad est professeur d’arch茅ologie et d’histoire ancienne 脿 l’universit茅 Azzaytuna de Tarhuna, en Libye. Il a obtenu son doctorat en arch茅ologie de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Leicester en 2010. En 2012, il est devenu le premier directeur du Centre de documentation et de num茅risation du patrimoine culturel du D茅partement libyen d鈥檃rch茅ologie. Depuis, il a 茅t茅 impliqu茅 dans un nombre de projets de collaboration entre le DoA (D茅partement d鈥橝ntiquit茅s) et des missions et institutions arch茅ologiques 茅trang猫res, notamment EAMENA, Training in Action et Partnership for Heritage.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Awatef Bahroun est consultante en patrimoine et conservatrice au mus茅e Habib Bourguiba. Elle est doctorante en sciences du patrimoine 脿 l鈥檜niversit茅 de Manouba et le sujet de sa th猫se est : 芦 La communaut茅 juive de la ville de Nabeul et son impact sur les juifs du Cap Bon en Tunisie 禄.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Rahina Balarab茅, n茅e 脿 Niamey au Niger. Rahina est tomb茅e amoureuse du conte d猫s son plus jeune 芒ge. En 2007, elle fait ses d茅buts dans le conte et en 2008 et fonde sa compagnie de th茅芒tre. Elle dirige actuellement l鈥檕rganisme artistique et culturel Oralit茅 Plus.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Issouf Balima travaille avec IKAM Burkina Sarl, une association 脿 but non lucratif sp茅cialis茅e dans la formation 脿 l’entrepreneuriat culturel (Maaya), au management et 脿 l’administration culturelle. IKAM sert de centre de ressources pour les industries culturelles et cr茅atives du Burkina Faso.
Jamel Eddine Ben Saidane est membre de la minorit茅 amazighe de Tunisie. Il est passionn茅 d’histoire et participe 脿 diverses initiatives visant 脿 prot茅ger, documenter et promouvoir le patrimoine tunisien. Jamal est membre de l’Association tunisienne Carthagina.
Dr Ahmed M. A. Buzaian est chercheur associ茅 脿 l’EAMENA, 脿 l鈥櫭ヽole d’arch茅ologie et d’histoire ancienne 脿 l鈥檜niversit茅 de Leicester, Royaume-Uni. Il a 茅galement 茅t茅 charg茅 de cours 脿 temps plein en arch茅ologie classique au d茅partement d’arch茅ologie de l’universit茅 de Benghazi, de 1994 脿 2012, y compris des cours sur la poterie romaine, l’arch茅ologie de terrain et les techniques de fouilles arch茅ologiques, ainsi que les comp茅tences post-fouille. Dr Buzaian a dirig茅 de nombreux projets de terrain, notamment des fouilles dans l’ancienne ville de Teucheira (aujourd’hui Tocra) de 1994 脿 2012, des fouilles de formation de l’universit茅 Omar al-Mukhtar sur l’ancien site de Balagrae (aujourd’hui al-Beida) de 2001 脿 2006. Il a aussi co-dirig茅 les fouilles anglo-libyennes 脿 Euesperides (1995-2006).
Lassaad Dandani, Maitre-Assistant 脿 l鈥橧nstitut Sup茅rieur des M茅tiers du Patrimoine de Tunis. Docteur en Histoire contemporaine et chercheur en tourisme et patrimoine en Tunisie et au Maghreb. Auteur de plusieurs articles sur l 鈥檋istoire du tourisme en Tunisie. Il a publi茅 un livre sur 芦 Le tourisme automobile en Tunisie 禄.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Nawel Driss est charg茅e de cours 脿 la Facult茅 des Lettres, Arts et Sciences Humaines de la Manouba. Chercheure doctorante (derni猫re ann茅e) en politique am茅ricaine et relations internationales. Titulaire d’un master en politique 茅trang猫re am茅ricaine de l’Universit茅 de Leicester, au Royaume-Uni. Elle est 茅galement ambassadeur de la paix 脿 l’UNESCO.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Dr. Aida M. Ejroushi, une architecte libyenne, a obtenu son doctorat en am茅nagement du territoire, planification, gestion et conception avec une sp茅cialisation en pr茅servation historique du Coll猫ge d’architecture de la Texas Tech University aux Etats-Unis. Les recherches d鈥橢jroushi portent sur la planification de la pr茅servation historique, l鈥檋istoire de la planification, la planification et le d茅veloppement internationaux, la th茅orie critique, le d茅veloppement in茅gal et les 茅tudes scientifiques et technologiques. Dr. Ejroushi examine aussi l鈥檌ntersection entre la pr茅servation historique et l鈥檜rbanisation.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Geoff Emberling est arch茅ologue et conservateur de mus茅e sp茅cialis茅 du Moyen-Orient et de l’Afrique du Nord. Depuis 2016, il travaille avec une 茅quipe d’arch茅ologues et de conservateurs soudanais et internationaux pour impliquer les communaut茅s dans l’茅ducation et la pr茅servation du site du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO de 芦 Gebel Barkal et sites de la r茅gion de Napatan 禄 dans le nord du Soudan. Ce travail a eu lieu durant une r茅volution populaire, un coup d鈥櫭塼at militaire et actuellement une guerre civile au Soudan.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Dr. Ahmad S. M. Emrage听est professeur associ茅 au d茅partement d鈥檃rch茅ologie de la Facult茅 des arts de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Benghazi. Il est aussi titulaire d鈥檜ne licence et d鈥檜ne ma卯trise en arch茅ologie de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Benghazi. En 2014, il a obtenu un doctorat 脿 l鈥櫭ヽole d鈥檃rch茅ologie et d鈥檋istoire ancienne de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Leicester, au Royaume-Uni. Au cours de l鈥檃nn茅e universitaire 2019-2020, Emrage a obtenu une bourse Fulbright pour donner des cours sur le patrimoine culturel libyen 脿 Oberlin College (Ohio, 脡tats-Unis).
En tant que repr茅sentant d鈥�17吃瓜pour les activit茅s patrimoniales en Libye, Dr. Emrage g猫re les subventions et les activit茅s du patrimoine culturel d鈥�17吃瓜en Libye.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Maki Garba est titulaire d鈥檜n Master professionnel en gestion du patrimoine culturel de l鈥橴niversit茅 Senghor d鈥橝lexandrie en 脡gypte. Il est pr茅sident et fondateur de l’Association Culture, Art et Humanit茅 (CAH). Garba travaille pour le patrimoine culturel sur les terrains associatifs et publics au Niger. Garba coordonne plusieurs projets dans les domaines de la culture, du d茅veloppement et de la coh茅sion sociale au Niger 脿 travers le Portail de la Diversit茅 Culturelle https://niger.spla.pro[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Belgacem Guemri est ing茅nieur en m茅canique et photographe ind茅pendant qui s’int茅resse aux m茅thodes et techniques de documentation et de pr茅servation du patrimoine culturel et civilisationnel.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Pierre Guindo est n茅 脿 Nombori (Bandiagara) au Mali. Il est titulaire d鈥檜ne Ma卯trise en Histoire-G茅ographie de l鈥橢cole Normale Sup茅rieure de Bamako-Mali obtenue en 1999, et d鈥檜n Dipl么me d鈥橢tudes Professionnelles Approfondies (茅quivalent d鈥檜n Master II) en Gestion du Patrimoine Culturel de l鈥橴niversit茅 Senghor d鈥橝lexandrie en Egypte obtenu en 2005.
Professionnel donc dans le domaine du patrimoine culturel, apr猫s deux ans de service dans le monde des ONG, il a 艙uvr茅 et continue d鈥櫯搖vrer pour la pr茅servation et la promotion des valeurs culturelles au niveau de la Mission Culturelle de Bandiagara o霉 il est gestionnaire, occupant le poste de chef de service depuis 2013.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Dr. Khaled el Haddar听est professeur associ茅 d鈥檃rch茅ologie 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 de Benghazi, dans l鈥檈st de la Libye. Depuis la r茅volution libyenne de 2011, il a jou茅 un r么le d茅terminant dans la documentation et la sensibilisation au trafic illicite de biens culturels libyens. En 2022, l鈥橝utorit茅 libyenne des villes historiques a publi茅 son livre, 芦 The Missing Benghazi Treasure : a Documentary Study 禄, d茅taillant la disparition de l鈥檌mportante collection arch茅ologique qui avait 茅t茅 conserv茅e 脿 la Banque nationale du commerce de Benghazi.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
17吃瓜ou Konate est dipl么m茅 d’un Master en Culture et D茅veloppement de l’Universit茅 des Sciences Sociales et de Gestion de Bamako, Mali. Actuellement, il est arch茅ologue et instructeur 脿 la Facult茅 d’histoire et de g茅ographie de l’Universit茅 des sciences sociales et de gestion, ainsi que consultant coordonnateur local d鈥�17吃瓜au Mali dans le cadre des initiatives du patrimoine culturel au Sahel.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Jean-Paul听Koudougou a suivi une formation d鈥檋istoire et de communication multim茅dia. En tant que consultant en gestion du patrimoine culturel, il a b茅n茅fici茅 d’une s茅rie de formations de haut niveau en gestion du patrimoine culturel. Il a progressivement occup茅 des postes 脿 responsabilit茅 dans le domaine de la gestion des mus茅es et a gagn茅 une bonne connaissance des politiques mus茅ales africaines. Il est pr茅sident de l’Alliance r茅gionale ICOM Afrique (ICOM-Afrique) et consultant pour ASOR.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Jamal Maghiouzi est n茅 dans la vall茅e du Dad猫s, 脿 Tinghir, au Maroc. Il est titulaire d’une licence en anglais de l’universit茅 Kaddi Ayyad de Marrakech. Il a toujours 茅t茅 int茅ress茅 par la culture et le patrimoine. Il est devenu coordinateur culturel de terrain au programme USAID-Dakira/Programme des minorit茅s religieuses et ethniques de la Fondation High Atlas et au programme des Initiatives du Patrimoine Culturel d鈥�17吃瓜entre 2021 et 2023. Au cours de ces exp茅riences, il a d茅velopp茅 ses int茅r锚ts pour l’ethnographie, l’anthropologie, le patrimoine local et pour les dialogues interculturels.
Julia Nikolaus est une arch茅ologue sp茅cialis茅e en Afrique du Nord, avec une expertise en t茅l茅d茅tection et en protection du patrimoine notamment en Libye, en 脡gypte et en Tunisie. Ses recherches se concentrent sur les changements 脿 long terme des sites et paysages arch茅ologiques, et comprennent l’exploration des d茅fis les plus r茅cents du patrimoine tels que l’urbanisation, l’expansion agricole et les impacts li茅s au climat.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Abdelkarim Ouguinaz est titulaire d’un doctorat. Expert en SIG avec 8 ans d’exp茅rience dans le domaine des SIG. Il est capable de g茅rer des bases de donn茅es spatiales et de cr茅er des cartes pour entreprendre des projets d’am茅nagement urbain et rural. En tant qu’ing茅nieur SIG, il a travaill茅 dans divers bureaux et ONG. Il a 茅galement 茅t茅 consultant ind茅pendant. Ses t芒ches incluent la collecte et l’analyse des donn茅es, l鈥檜tilisation de la t茅l茅d茅tection pour traiter des images satellitaires et cr茅er des cartes interactives sur des plateformes en ligne. Il ma卯trise les logiciels SIG tels qu’ArcGIS, QGIS, Google Earth Pro, SasPlanet. De plus, il a de l’exp茅rience dans le traitement photogramm茅trique d’images num茅riques et dans la g茅n茅ration de donn茅es spatiales 3D 脿 utiliser dans les applications SIG et la documentation du patrimoine culturel.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Kientega Pingdewind茅 G茅rard (alias KPG) ancre son m茅tier de forgeron burkinab猫 sur un savoir ancestral transmis par son p猫re. Il est 茅galement form茅 脿 l’art th茅芒tral 脿 Ouagadougou et s鈥檓pose comme un conteur renomm茅, ce qui lui vaut de remporter la m茅daille d’argent aux XVIes Jeux de la Francophonie de 2009 脿 Beyrouth. La transmission du patrimoine culturel immat茅riel est au c艙ur de sa vision ; pour cela, il cr茅e en 2008 le Centre Culturel Koombi 脿 Arboll茅, son village natal, pour former les jeunes aux pratiques du conte, de la danse et de la musique.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Ratiba Rigalma听est professeure 脿 l鈥檜niversit茅 Ibn Zohr, sp茅cialis茅e en arch茅ologie et patrimoine. Elle est dipl么m茅e de l鈥橧nstitut national d鈥檃rch茅ologie et du patrimoine et ancienne chef de service au minist猫re marocain de la Culture. Dr. Rigalma a publi茅 plusieurs articles sur l鈥檃rch茅ologie et le patrimoine et a particip茅 脿 des s茅minaires au niveau national et international.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
Assia Sabri est titulaire d’un dipl么me universitaire en comptabilit茅 et finance. Elle est 茅galement artisane de bijoux traditionnels et militante de la soci茅t茅 civile.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider divider_width=”one_third” thickness=”1″][vc_wp_text]
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Archaeogaming: Why Video Games Deserve Their Own Archaeology
Friends of ASOR听presents the next webinar in our monthly series on听April 18, at 7:30 pm EDT. Ever wonder how archaeology 鈥減lays鈥� into the world of video games? Following the publication of the听March 2021 issue of听Near Eastern Archaeology,听this webinar and a panel of four scholars will introduce you to the key concepts of 鈥渁rchaeogaming,鈥� or the intersection of archaeology and video games. A rapidly emerging field, archaeogaming studies the representation of archaeology in video games, the historical narratives in video games, the use of video games as pedagogical tools in the archaeological classroom, and so much more. The discussants will seek to demonstrate how video games can no longer be overlooked as tools to communicate with a general audience and how video games are intriguing new subjects and places for archaeologists to study. Digital games are the new archaeological sites, landscapes, and artifacts. Please join us for this exciting and relevant discussion where we will delve into the world of gaming: no previous experience required! The webinar will conclude with a live Q&A session with the panel that will give you the opportunity to ask questions about this exciting new field.
Tine Rassalle听is a PhD candidate in the Religious Studies department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has an MA in Archaeology of the ancient Near East from Gent University (Belgium) and another BA in Hebrew and Aramaic Languages and Cultures from Leiden University (the Netherlands). Her main research focuses on the material culture of ancient Judaism and early Christianity in Palestine. She is currently finishing up her dissertation project: a digital database of coin deposits found in ancient synagogues from Late Antique Palestine. Tine is the field supervisor of the Horvat Kur excavations in the Galilee, an executive staff member of SASA (Save Ancient Studies Alliance), and a member of the 17吃瓜Early Career Scholars Committee. Her main hobby, however, is playing video games, which has now started to influence her scholarly work. She has been writing articles and has given talks on archaeogaming, and she recently guest-edited a special issue of听ASOR鈥檚听Near Eastern Archaeology听journal, focused entirely on archaeogaming.
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Shannon Martino听is an archaeologist and art historian living in Chicago, Illinois, who specializes in archaeological ceramic illustration and ceramic analysis. Shannon graduated from the University of Chicago with an honors BA in Anthropology and earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Art History. Her work focuses on Chalcolithic ceramics and clay figurines from the eastern Balkans and Turkey and she is currently a member of the Yalburt Yaylas谋 archaeological team and a faculty member of Morton College in Cicero, IL.
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Matthew Winter听is an archaeologist, with a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Arizona with a focus on the archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. In addition to archaeogaming, his research interests focus on archaeological and anthropological theory, social network analysis, ancient urbanism, approaches to the archaeology of religion and identity, and the archaeology and anthropology of food. He has been involved in several different archaeological projects in Italy, Israel, and Jordan.
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Michael Zimmerman听is an archaeologist, with a PhD from the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University. He also holds an MA in Classical Languages from the University of Florida. He has been involved in the past ten years in the analysis and publication of pottery, lamps and other ceramic material from the Joint Expeditions to Caesarea Maritima in Israel. His graduate work, centered on the analysis of Hellenistic and Roman period pottery from 鈥業raq al-Amir in Jordan, was published by 17吃瓜in late 2019. He has excavated at a number of archaeological sites, including Caesarea Maritima in Israel, the Petra Great Temple Project in Jordan, and the Middleboro Little League Site in Massachusetts, as he expanded into the field of North American archaeology. His other work and research interests include archaeogaming in pedagogical contexts, antiquities trafficking, cultural heritage law and public policy, pottery studies, the archaeology of the Near East, and the prehistoric archaeology of Northeastern America. He teaches introductory and upper level archaeology courses, Middle Eastern cultures, and myth and folklore courses.
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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
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
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
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Tine Rassalle听is a PhD candidate in the Religious Studies department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has an MA in Archaeology of the ancient Near East from Gent University (Belgium) and another BA in Hebrew and Aramaic Languages and Cultures from Leiden University (the Netherlands). Her main research focuses on the material culture of ancient Judaism and early Christianity in Palestine. She is currently finishing up her dissertation project: a digital database of coin deposits found in ancient synagogues from Late Antique Palestine. Tine is the field supervisor of the Horvat Kur excavations in the Galilee, an executive staff member of SASA (Save Ancient Studies Alliance), and a member of the 17吃瓜Early Career Scholars Committee. Her main hobby, however, is playing video games, which has now started to influence her scholarly work. She has been writing articles and has given talks on archaeogaming, and she recently guest-edited a special issue of听
Shannon Martino听is an archaeologist and art historian living in Chicago, Illinois, who specializes in archaeological ceramic illustration and ceramic analysis. Shannon graduated from the University of Chicago with an honors BA in Anthropology and earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Art History. Her work focuses on Chalcolithic ceramics and clay figurines from the eastern Balkans and Turkey and she is currently a member of the Yalburt Yaylas谋 archaeological team and a faculty member of Morton College in Cicero, IL.
Matthew Winter听is an archaeologist, with a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Arizona with a focus on the archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean and Near East. In addition to archaeogaming, his research interests focus on archaeological and anthropological theory, social network analysis, ancient urbanism, approaches to the archaeology of religion and identity, and the archaeology and anthropology of food. He has been involved in several different archaeological projects in Italy, Israel, and Jordan.
Michael Zimmerman听is an archaeologist, with a PhD from the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University. He also holds an MA in Classical Languages from the University of Florida. He has been involved in the past ten years in the analysis and publication of pottery, lamps and other ceramic material from the Joint Expeditions to Caesarea Maritima in Israel. His graduate work, centered on the analysis of Hellenistic and Roman period pottery from 鈥業raq al-Amir in Jordan, was published by 17吃瓜in late 2019. He has excavated at a number of archaeological sites, including Caesarea Maritima in Israel, the Petra Great Temple Project in Jordan, and the Middleboro Little League Site in Massachusetts, as he expanded into the field of North American archaeology. His other work and research interests include archaeogaming in pedagogical contexts, antiquities trafficking, cultural heritage law and public policy, pottery studies, the archaeology of the Near East, and the prehistoric archaeology of Northeastern America. He teaches introductory and upper level archaeology courses, Middle Eastern cultures, and myth and folklore courses.
