Call for 17³ԹÏTrustee Nominations

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CALL FOR 17³ԹÏTRUSTEE NOMINATIONS 2020

[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_column_text]The Trustee Nominations Committee announces an open call for (self) nominations for the 17³ԹÏBoard of Trustees (Class of 2023). There are three primary responsibilities of the members of the Board of Trustees:

  • Governance: Being aware of issues brought forward to the Board, attending two meetings per year (at your own expense), and bringing issues of concern to the Board.
  • Fundraising and financial management: Leading in development by thinking of new opportunities, leading in giving, and providing oversight on the audited financial statements. We ask that individual trustees aspire to contribute $500 or more annually.
  • Strategic planning and policy development: Leading especially in measures that accord with .

We anticipate two openings for Membership-Elected Trustees. Any regular 17³ԹÏmember may be considered for nomination as an Membership-Elected Trustee. If there is someone that you would like the committee to consider—including yourself—please send the person’s name and email address to Marta Ostovich in the 17³ԹÏoffice. If you have any questions about the responsibilities and satisfactions of being a board member, please email Jane DeRose Evans (Chair of the Nominations Committee).

The 17³ԹÏoffice, or a representative from the Nominations Committee, will contact all nominees to describe the responsibilities in greater detail, and to make sure that the nominee is willing to have his or her name discussed by the Trustee Nominations Committee. Please note that nominees will need to submit a brief biography and a mission (or vision) statement for what they would like to accomplish as a trustee to be considered by the Nominations Committee. A sample of these statements can be found in last year’s “” webpage. Brief biographies and mission statements should be ca. 200 words each and submitted via e-mail to Marta Ostovich by noon EDT on October 12, 2020.

After the Committee selects individuals for nomination, the election will take place by electronic ballot during October. 17³ԹÏis once again conducting online voting to ensure that more of our members are able to participate in this important process. The 17³ԹÏoffice will work with any person who is not able to complete an electronic ballot to ensure that everyone is included.

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ECS Brown Bag Panel on Publishing

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EARLY CAREER SCHOLARS BROWN BAG PANEL ON PUBLISHING

[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_column_text]The Early Career Scholars of 17³ԹÏwill hold a virtual panel discussion on academic journal publishing on October 8, 2020 at 12pm EDT via Zoom. Speakers will include: Dr. Stephanie Budin (Near Eastern Archaeology), Dr. Seth Richardson (Journal of Near Eastern Studies), and Dr. Christopher Rollston (Bulletin of ASOR). The event, a part of our brown bag lunch series, is a *FREE* benefit for 17³ԹÏmembers.

The informational seminar will address key questions such as:

  • How much should you publish at various stages of your academic career?
  • What makes a good concept for a journal article?
  • What factors influence acceptance versus rejection of articles?
  • What time management strategies will help authors be successful?

Registration is limited to 17³ԹÏmembers and students at 17³ԹÏmember schools on a first come, first serve basis. Registrants will receive an email with Zoom access information prior to the event

Panelist information:

Stephanie Lynn Budin is an ancient historian who focuses on gender, religion, sexuality, and iconography in ancient Greece and the Near East. Her published works include Women in Antiquity: Real Women Across the Ancient World (Routledge 2016), Artemis (Routledge, 2015), Images of Woman and Child from the Bronze Age (Cambridge University Press, 2011), The Myth of Sacred Prostitution in Antiquity (Cambridge University Press, 2008), and The Origin of Aphrodite (CDL Press, 2003), as well as numerous articles on ancient religion, gender, and iconography. She is the current editor of ASOR’s journal, Near Eastern Archaeology. She has also lectured throughout North America, Europe, the Near East, and Japan.

Seth Richardson is a historian of the ancient Near East whose research engages multiple thematic domains and time periods as a generalist-comparativist. He is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Near Eastern Studies and an Associate at the Oriental Institute since 2011. Prior to this, he was Assistant Professor of Ancient Near Eastern History at the University of Chicago since 2003, having earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University in 2002.

Christopher Rollston is Chair of the Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at The George Washington University. He holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from Johns Hopkins University. His research focuses on Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies, especially subjects revolving around ancient languages, Northwest Semitic epigraphy, scribal education, wisdom literature, prophetic literature, as well as ancient and modern textual forgeries. He has published widely in the field and is currently a co-editor (with Eric Cline) of BASOR as well as the editor of MAARAV.

Tiffany Earley-Spadoni will preside. She is Assistant Professor of Digital History at the University of Central Florida and received her Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses primarily upon historical and archaeological investigations of heavily fortified landscapes. She directs the Vayots Dzor Fortress Landscapes Project in Armenia and co-chairs the Early Career Scholars Committee of ASOR. She has published articles in leading journals and is writing a book, “Landscapes of Warfare: Urartu in Ancient Near Eastern Context,” under advance contract with the University Press of Colorado.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684098866{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_wp_posts title=”BROWSE THE NEWS ARCHIVE” number=”4″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684008271{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Table of Contents for NEA 83.3 (2020)

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Table of Contents for Near Eastern Archaeology 83.3 (September 2020)

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Pp. 136-145: “Living with Animals: Human–Animal Relations and Society at Çatalhöyük,” by Lindsay Der

Neolithic Çatalhöyük (7100–5950 BCE) is infamous for its sensational and curious material culture. Although the so-called mother goddess figurines have always been a source of great media attention, the vast majority of the visual expressions at the site are not anthropomorphic, but instead centered on wild and dangerous creatures. Many studies have previously considered the Çatalhöyük animal iconography in the context of symbolism and/or religion (Hodder and Meskell ; Stordeur ; Cauvin and Watkins ; Mellaart ). Far fewer works have scrutinized how these materializations speak to the connections forged between people and animals. This article explores the way in which animals were embedded within the social bonds and ontologies of the site through ritual practice. Ritual is not a synonym for religion, but in this study is defined as repetitive, patterned, and symbolic activity that is socially sanctioned (Firth ). In doing so, we can gain new insights into the complexity of the relationship between humans and animals and how this relationship endured across more than a thousand years of continuous occupation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]17³ԹÏMembers with online access: navigate to the token link email sent to you (search for “token link” in inbox) before attempting to read this article. Once you have activated your member token, to access the above article on The University of Chicago Press Journals’ website.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1570041002103{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][mk_image src=”http://www.asor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/End-of-Catalhoyuk-Hole-NEA-83.3-TOC-1.jpg” image_width=”200″ image_height=”500″ crop=”false” hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/709999″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]

Pp. 146–154: “Towards the End of the Çatalhöyük East Settlement: A Faunal Approach,” by Kamilla Pawłowska

The Çatalhöyük site produced material from the Neolithic occupation (7100 cal BCE–5900 cal BCE) through the Muslim period, including Bronze Age, Iron Age (Phrygian period), and Hellenistic periods. Twenty-five years of research have allowed us to study various ecofacts and artifacts, including animal and plant remains, human bones, pottery, stamp seals, and figurines. Faunal remains, which are the focus here, have been the subject of intense multidisciplinary research, particularly during the last decade. This has led to a greater understanding of Neolithic farmers’ subsistence patterns in the Anatolian region; the domestication, health and disease in past animal populations; spread of livestock; daily practices of animal food-related activities and management of waste; and of the ecological conditions of the region in which this community operated. Animals were also involved in social practice (Russell, Martin, and Twiss ; Pawłowska ; Pawłowska and Marciszak ; Der this issue) and used as a source of raw material in manufacturing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]17³ԹÏMembers with online access: navigate to the token link email sent to you (search for “token link” in inbox) before attempting to read this article. Once you have activated your member token, to access the above article on The University of Chicago Press Journals’ website.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1570041002103{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][mk_image src=”http://www.asor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pigment-use-in-Catalhoyuk-NEA-TOC-83.3.jpg” image_width=”200″ image_height=”500″ crop=”false” hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/710212″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]

Pp. 156–167: “Pigment Use at Neolithic Çatalhöyük,” by Eline Schotsmans, Gesualdo Busacca, Lucy Bennison-Chapman, Ashley Lingle, Marco Milella, Belinda Tibbetts, Christina Tsoraki, Milena Vasić, and Rena Veropoulidou

From the Middle Paleolithic onwards, pigments have been used variably in different social and ritual activities as well as in the expression of symbolism through material culture (e.g., Brooks et al. ; D’Errico ). In the Levant and Anatolia, symbolic practices with pigments became increasingly common in the epipaleolithic and pre-pottery Neolithic periods (e.g., Bocquentin and Garrard ; Goring-Morris, Hovers, and Belfer-Cohen ; Richter et al. ; Baird ; Baird et al. ).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]17³ԹÏMembers with online access: navigate to the token link email sent to you search for “token link” in inbox) before attempting to read this article. Once you have activated your member token, to access the above article on The University of Chicago Press Journals’ website.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1570041002103{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][mk_image src=”http://www.asor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Middens-waste-at-Catalhoyuk-NEA-83.3-TOC.jpg” image_width=”200″ image_height=”500″ crop=”false” hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/710134″ align=”center”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Pp. 168–174: “Middens, Waste Disposal, and Health at Çatalhöyük,” by Jesse Wolfhagen, Rena Veropoulidou, Gianna Ayala, Dragana Filipović, Ceren Kabukcu, Carla Lancelotti, Marco Madella, Kamilla Pawłowska, Carlos G. Santiago-Marrero, and John Wainwright

The transition from a mobile hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a settled way of living is one of the most significant processes in human history. There were undeniable benefits to this process, with increased food security and longer lifespans, but there were also negative consequences associated with an increased density of living. At Çatalhöyük we have over one thousand years of continuous occupation from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic to Chalcolithic period (7100–5700 BCE). The settlement changes from a dense agglomeration in its earliest phase, where individual buildings are constructed wall to wall with no gaps or streets between them, to a more open nucleated settlement towards the end of the occupation. Large numbers of people living in a fixed location inevitably leads to the production of large amounts of waste. One of the most significant consequences of these activities is the creation of “pollution,” both in the physical environment, and the decline in air quality.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]17³ԹÏMembers with online access: navigate to the token link email sent to you (search for “token link” in inbox) before attempting to read this article. Once you have activated your member token, to access the above article on The University of Chicago Press Journals’ website.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1570041002103{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][mk_image src=”http://www.asor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Catahoyuk-Database-NEA-83.3-TOC-vert.jpg” image_width=”200″ image_height=”500″ crop=”false” hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/710611″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]

Pp. 176–181: “Engaging with the Çatalhöyük Database: House at Çatalhöyük (HATCH) and Other Applications,” by Arkadiusz Marciniak, Jacek Marciniak, Patrycja Filipowicz, Katarzyna Harabasz, and Jędrzej Hordecki

Çatalhöyük remains one of the most intensively and meticulously excavated prehistoric sites in the history of archaeology. Two large excavation campaigns, carried out in the years 1961–1965 and 1993–2017, have generated considerable data. A particularly large body of data was accumulated over the twenty-five-year period of excavation and analyses carried out by the Çatalhöyük Research Project. One of the project’s major undertakings was to make all data collected accessible for wider audiences (Hodder ).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]17³ԹÏMembers with online access: navigate to the token link email sent to you (search for “token link” in inbox) before attempting to read this article. Once you have activated your member token, to access the above article on The University of Chicago Press Journals’ website.[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1570041002103{padding-right: 10px !important;}”][mk_image src=”http://www.asor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Catalhoyuk-2004-Field-School-NEA-83.3-TOC-200×500-1.jpg” image_width=”200″ image_height=”500″ crop=”false” hover=”false” custom_url=”https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/710253″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]

Pp. 182–190: “Ethnography, Engagement, Evaluations, and Endings: The Achievements and Limitations of Community Outreach at Çatalhöyük,” by Allison Mickel, Patrycja Filipowicz, and Lucy Bennison-Chapman

Over the twenty-five years of community engagement at Çatalhöyük, local community members played integral roles in the production of knowledge about the site. As workers, as cooks and housekeepers, as ethnoarchaeological consultants, as museum exhibit collaborators, men and women living around Çatalhöyük supported the research team in creating the archaeological record of the site.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text responsive_align=”left”]17³ԹÏMembers with online access: navigate to the token link email sent to you (search for “token link” in inbox)  before attempting to read this article. Once you have activated your member token, to access the above article on The University of Chicago Press Journals’ website.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684098866{margin-right: 5px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_wp_posts title=”BROWSE THE NEWS ARCHIVE” number=”4″][/vc_column][vc_column border_color=”rgba(170,170,170,0.01)” width=”1/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1496684008271{margin-right: 10px !important;margin-bottom: 30px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-right-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;border-bottom-color: rgba(227,228,228,0.75) !important;}”][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

17³ԹÏAwardee Spotlight: Birgitta Lindros Wohl

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17³ԹÏAWARDEE SPOTLIGHT: BIRGITTA LINDROS WOHL

[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]At the 2019 17³ԹÏAnnual Meeting in San Diego, Birgitta Lindros Wohl was awarded the W. F. Albright Award. This award honors an individual who has shown special support or made outstanding service contributions to one of the overseas centers, ACOR, AIAR, or CAARI.

Birgitta Lindros Wohl accepts her award at the 2019 Annual Meeting

Birgitta Lindros Wohl, Professor Emerita, Art and Art History, California State University at Northridge (Los Angeles), for her service to the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI). Birgittahas served as a stalwart Secretary of the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) for 5-6 years. She has a long association with the archaeology of Cyprus, beginning with her affiliation with the Swedish Cyprus Expedition that was led by her father. With excavation experience in Sweden, Italy and Greece, her focus has always been on the history of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition and its continued legacy. Still, to this day, Birgitta participates in excavations on Cyprus. Birgitta has recently retired from teaching ancient art history and we thank her for her years of service to CAARI.[/vc_wp_text][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]

The deadline for service award nominations is September 11, 2020. The deadline for book award nominations September 18, 2020.

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ANE TODAY VOL VIII n10 (2020)

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October 2020

Vol. 8, No. 10
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µþ²âÌýTara Stephan

Medieval Muslim scholars could not read ancient Egyptian writing. They therefore understood the past through the lenses of literary genres, myths, and the Quran. [/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

µþ²âÌýPier Paolo Petrone

Human remains are common on archaeological sites. Mount Vesuvius’ sudden eruption preserved bodies in unique ways, including turning rarely seen parts to glass. [/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

µþ²âÌýJuan Manuel Tebes

Archaeology speaks frequently about revolutions, but arid zones are left out of the discussion. But new evidence shows that deserts experienced their own momentous, if slower moving, revolutions. [/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

µþ²âÌýAllison Thomason

Everyone wore clothes in the ancient Near East but direct evidence is sparse in the archaeological record. Can new methods and a careful look at art bring us closer? [/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

By Douglas Estes

The Tree of Life is a key feature in the Genesis stories. So why are there so few references in later ancient Near Eastern and Biblical texts and imagery? [/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force

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17³ԹÏTASK FORCE ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Charge

17³ԹÏis and has always been a predominantly white organization. We can tally our members of color on a single page. Why is this the case? How can we make progress toward correcting it? We archaeologists, ancient historians, and philologists who make up the professional membership of 17³ԹÏstudy the origins, growth and transformations of systemically unequal social orders in the past, and we have a duty to use our knowledge to fight the perpetuation of oppressive systems in the present.

Our first job, however, must be to put our own house in order. We have made progress on some diversity issues in the past. Our gender balance has improved markedly; our international membership has grown, and our foreign members now have full status; we have worked to empower our early career scholars. Supporting the latter two groups were goals of our 2015-2020 Strategic Plan. Recruiting Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) to our membership was not a priority there. Now is the time to make it one as we revise our current plan and craft our next strategic plan.

Therefore, the first charge to the Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (hereafter DEI) is to seek out methods and recommend programs through which 17³ԹÏcan recruit and support BIPOC members. This is not a simple task. The pool is shallow. Recent studies (Montañez 2018) show African Americans make up only 1.5% of recent Ph.D.s in Archaeology. Our related disciplines of Classics and Middle Eastern Studies produced a dismal 0% in recent years. Clearly, we must make major efforts to interest young pre-College students in our work. How to do this? Possibly by partnering with community organizations such as Archaeology in the Community (AITC). The task force should seek out and identify such partners.

Once attracted to our discipline how do we encourage BIPOC students to stay in it? Scholarships is one obvious answer, but money is scarce it the humanities. Figuring out how to raise money for such scholarships to support students both in school and in the field should be a priority for the Task Force. Again, partnerships should be sought with colleges, foundations and private donors. We also need to examine our own assumptions about matters of diversity. The DEI Task Force should research and recommend appropriate means of sensitivity training for our leadership.

It is equally important to make ASOR’s activities more attractive and in tune with the concerns of our BIPOC members, as well as the rest of our increasingly socially conscious membership. 17³ԹÏwas founded in 1900, but times have moved on. Archaeology has a long history of benefitting from and providing intellectual support to colonialism and colonialist goals. The decolonization of our discipline, regardless of our BIPOC members, must be a goal of the organization. We must make 17³ԹÏan organization more in tune with the social justice movements of our day. Changing the ways we teach, designing more open syllabi, asking different research questions beyond empires and great men are all good directions. We have made progress in these directions over the past several decades, but there is more to do. A more diverse membership can move us ahead by asking different questions from different viewpoints.

To succeed in these bold changes 17³ԹÏmust integrate the principles of DEI systematically throughout our organization. Every one of our standing committees will have a role in this, and increasing diversity should be a major goal. For instance, the Program Committee can solicit panels to propose new models of research and teaching; the Committee on Archaeological Research and Policy can fashion fieldwork fellowships for BIPOC members, and the Development Committee can devise ways to fund them. The Outreach and Membership Committee has an important role to play in recruitment and retention, while the Cultural Heritage Committee can see that our treatment of cultural heritage is respectful and takes into account indigenous concerns. Finally, our Honors and Awards and Publication committees can see that work by BIPOC members receives appropriate recognition.

Time Line: A DEI task force has been on our radar for some time; current events make its work urgent. We would like to have the task force formed and working by Oct.1, 2020. With the Chairs Coordinating Council (CCC) committees working on their own diversity goals now, this fall would be the ideal time for the Task Force and the CCC to coordinate their efforts. If possible it would be optimal for the DEI Task Force to provide a preliminary report to the Board at its spring 2021 meeting, when the revised strategic plan will also be presented.

  • Erin Darby, Chair
  • Sharon Herbert, 17³ԹÏPresident
  • Charles Ellwood Jones, 17³ԹÏVice-President
  • Theodore Burgh
  • Kara Cooney
  • Danielle Fatkin
  • Bianca Hand
  • Michael Homan
  • Katherine A. Larson
  • Julia Troche
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Call for DEI Task Force Nominations

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: ASOR’S DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TASK FORCE

[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]17³ԹÏseeks volunteers for a Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). This Task Force will be comprised of 10-12 17³ԹÏmembers to be selected by Oct. 1, 2020. We will ask the Task Force to present a preliminary report on next steps directions to take at the spring 2021 Board of Trustees’ meeting. The Task Force will work with 17³ԹÏleadership and the Chairs Coordinating Council (CCC) in helping revise the 17³ԹÏStrategic Plan. The summary charge is as follows:

We archaeologists, ancient historians, and philologists who make up the professional membership of 17³ԹÏstudy the origins, growth, and transformations of systemically unequal social orders in the past, and we have a duty to use our knowledge to fight the perpetuation of oppressive systems in the present. To that end, the Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will seek out methods and recommend programs through which 17³ԹÏcan recruit and support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) members by (1) identifying partners in community organizations and institutions; (2) creating fundraising initiatives for scholarships that promote BIPOC participation at meetings and in the field; (3) recommending sensitivity training programs for 17³ԹÏleadership; and (4) collaborating with all 17³ԹÏcommittees and leadership to integrate these objectives across all areas of our new strategic plan.

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17³ԹÏProject Directors Zoom Meeting: Oct. 1

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17³ԹÏPROJECT DIRECTORS ZOOM MEETING

[/vc_column_text][mk_divider][vc_wp_text]Following a summer of minimal-to-no fieldwork for almost all 17³ԹÏprojects, the Chair of the , Steve Falconer, is convening directors and the directors of ASOR’s affiliated centers (, , and ) to discuss fieldwork prospects for 2021. The Center Directors and other colleagues will briefly summarize the prospects for 2021 fieldwork in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. This meeting is designed to help directors discuss the challenges of planning fieldwork in the current environment (travel restrictions, COVID-19 safety measures, etc.). The overseas research Center Directors will provide perspectives from within their respective countries. The goal is to offer project directors a place to share their experiences, questions, and concerns for fieldwork moving forward.

The meeting is scheduled for October 1 at 12:00 PM EDT.

If you are interested in participating in this Zoom meeting, please contact Marta Ostovich (programs@asor.org). The meeting will be recorded and made available to all who are interested. By participating in the meeting, you agree to 17³ԹÏrecording the session.

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إحياء فنون مسرح الظل الليبي المفقود

إحياء فنون مسرح الظل الليبي المفقود

بالشراكة مع زملائنا الليبيين ، وبدعم من صندوق سفراء وزارة الخارجية الأمريكية للحفاظ على التراث الثقافي ، وفرقة عمل الآثار الثقافية  ، والمكتب الخارجي لسفارة الولايات المتحدة في ليبيا  ، تقدم رسالة الأمل من خلال ورش العمل الموجهة للمتطوعين في مجال حماية التراث الثقافي (الأحداث التفاعلية) ومن خلال ورش العمل التراثية ليوم واحد. تتناول هذه المقالة الأيام الأخيرة من ورشة العمل التطوعية التي أقيمت في غدامس في مارس 2020.

في مدينة طرابلس القديمة ، ليبيا ، أمام برج ميدان الساعة ، استضاف نجار قديم ذات مرة عروض دمى الظل في متجره كل ليلة خلال شهر رمضان. كانت مجموعة تلو الأخرى من الأطفال تصل بحماسة إلى المتجر ، ليجدوا بسرعة مقاعدعلى الأرض المحاطة بالأبواب الخشبية التي صنعها النجار في ذلك اليوم. كان الضوء الوحيد يأتي من خلف ستار قماشى ، أعاده النجار إلى الحياة من خلال الدمى في القراقوز.

أوضح  الأستاذ يوسف الكردي ، الذي كان أحد هؤلاء الأطفال الجالسين على الأرض في الجمهور في الخمسينيات من القرن الماضي ، “لقد قمت بتخزين هذه التجربة بعيدًا في عمق مخيلتى ، جازماً بإننى سأستخدمها يومًا ما”. بعد مسيرة طويلة كممثل معروف على الشاشة والمسرح ، أمضى الكردي جزءًا من تقاعده في إحياء فن مسرح الظل الليبي المفقود ، حيث استضاف عروضًا مجانية في ساحة ميدان الجزائر بطرابلس خلال شهر رمضان. مثل هذه العروض كانت مسلية وتنقل رسائل أخلاقية عميقة للجمهور الليبي منذ وصول العثمانيين عام 1551. يركز الكردي بشكل عام عروضه على القصص الرومانسية التي تسلط الضوء على الدور الحيوي للمرأة في دعم المجتمع.

للتحضير لعرض ما ، يرسم ملامح شخصياته على الورق الثقيل ثم يقطعها ويكتب النصوص ويؤدي جميع الأصوات بنفسه. “أحاول أن أبقي عروضي قصيرة ، ربما 15 دقيقة فقط ، لكنني أملاها بالكوميديا ​​السوداء التي ستسلي الأطفال وكذلك والديهم. أعرف أن رسائلي قد وصلت عندما أرى الابتسامات تنبعث من الجمهور “.

خلال ورشة العمل الموجهة للمتطوعين في مجال حماية التراث الثقافي التي استضافتها دار الثقافة في غدامس ، كان مسرح الظل ليوسف تتويجًا لورشة العمل التي استغرقت عدة أيام والتي ركزت بشدة على التراث الثقافي غير المادي في ليبيا. تم تناسى أو نسيان أشكال فنية مثل مسرح الظل خلال نظام القذافي وصعود القنوات التلفزيونية المحلية والفضائية في نهاية المطاف. وبحسب الكردي ، “نفقد ثقافتنا ، على وجه الخصوص في هذه الأوقات ، عندما يركز الجميع على البقاء على قيد الحياة فقط ، فمن السهل أن تختفى ألوان مهمة من الثقافة خلال رحلة المخاوف اليومية. أقدم عروضًا مجانية لدمى الظل ، ليس فقط لأنني أستمتع بها ، ولكن كطريقة لنيل عصفورين بحجر واحد. هذه العروض تدعم الفن الليبي وتمثل استثمارًا في جيل الشباب ، وهو أهم استثمار يمكننا القيام به الآن “. بعد سنوات من الآن ، قد يصنع أحد الأطفال من الجمهور الدمى ويؤدي ما أقوم به الأن ، مما يحافظ على الفن حياً “.

قدم الكردي عرضا للمتطوعين خلال ورشة غدامس

مسرح الظل بدار الثقافة في غدامس

بعد عرض الأستاذ يوسف الكردي ، تجولنا على طول الأزقة خافتة الأضواء والمظلمة أحياناً لمدينة غدامس القديمة إلى مطعم في قلبها. هناك ، وبعد عشاء شعبى لذيذ والشاي الأخضر الذي تلاه ، استمر الأداء ، تم إستعراض مقاطع من الشعر الشعبى ، بما في ذلك المساهمات التي أرسلها أولئك الذين لم يتمكنوا من الحضور شخصيًا بسبب الصراع الدائر في ليبيا.

كما تم تذكيرنا خلال ورشة العمل هذه ، الثقافة هي شيء حي بيننا ، فالمباني والمحفوظات والمخطوطات والتقاليد تتحلل كلها إذا لم يتغذى عليها الناس ويتم منها دفقة حياة جديدة مع كل جيل يمر.

زيارة المشاركين المتطوعين لقلب مدينة غدامس.

الاستمتاع بالفولكلور والشعر الشعبى مع الشاي الأخضر.

سافرت فوزية سعيد عمار ، أستاذة التاريخ القديم بجامعة سرت ، من منتصف البلاد و عبر طرق طويلة للانضمام إلى مجموعتنا وحضور ورشة العمل هذه . لقد أدهشتها بشكل خاص قوة المكان ، حين قالت : “غدامس مدينة لا مثيل لها ، وبمجرد وصولنا ، شعرت بشيء يجذبني لها حتى العمق. اللون الوردي لمبانيها مليء بالسحر والخيال ، سواء دخلت المدينة من خلال البوابات التاريخية في جرسان ، أو البر ، أو الظهرة أو غيرها مما لا أذكر أسمه الأن ، تسمح النقوش والزخارف التي تميز منزلًا عن آخر للزائر بفهم المدينة على أنها مجموعة من العائلات  . في الوقت نفسه ، تُظهر البنية التحتية المتطورة لقنوات توزيع المياه المتصلة  ببحيرة عين الفرس أن المدينة لم تكن لتتمكن من الازدهار والصمود والإستمرار في وسط الصحراء دون التزام وإنضباط  دائم من المجتمع الغدامسى  تجاه مدينتهم “.

كان لكلماتها صدى خاص عندما غادرنا غدامس ، وعدنا إلى واقع ليبيا الجريحة المليئة بعدم اليقين بسبب الصراع المستمر والتهديد (الذي كان موجوداً ، والمتزايد الآن) من الوباء العالمي كوفيد 19. الطريقة الوحيدة لحماية واستدامة ليبيا وكذلك ثقافتها وتراثها هي من خلال العمل المجتمعي المتضامن والمستمر الذي يمتد عبر الأجيال والجغرافيا.إنه عمل دؤوب لا نهاية له .

غروب الشمس في منطقة الكثبان الرملية بغدامس.