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ANE TODAY VOL VI n02 (2018)

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February 2018

Vol. 6, No.听2
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By听Adi Erlich

Few Jewish sites in Israel are as renowned as Beit She鈥檃rim, which today receives many thousands of visitors a year. But while best known for its catacombs and tombs, Beit She鈥檃rim was much more than a cemetery. New excavations are bringing that living dimension into focus for the first time, and refining our understanding of the Jewish Galilee as a whole.

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By听Adriano Orsingher

Few historical issues are as controversial as child sacrifice in the ancient Mediterranean and Biblical worlds. The Biblical term Tophet is conventionally used to refer to a type of open-air cremation sanctuary. The common element characterising Tophets is the presence of an open space where urns containing cremated remains of animals and/or children were deposited.

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By听Pedro Azara

Joan Mir贸 used Son Boter, a 17th century mansion at Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) as his studio for sculptures. On its walls were images of what most most scholars believed were ethnographic or traditional art. But in reality these were Sumerian masterpieces from the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad.

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By听Ralph Pedersen

When one thinks of the Nabataeans, the desert comes to mind, with wind-blown sands, the red rock-cut architecture of their capital of Petra, and trade routes carrying incense from Arabia to the Mediterranean. There is, however, another aspect of the Nabataeans, one that is only now coming into focus: Seafaring.

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By Shiyanthi Thavaplan

There are no ancient Near Eastern treatises that explain the nature of color. Did people think color was an immutable part of substances like stones and metals? Could it vary when subjected to forces like heat or light? We do not know. And yet, written documents suggest beyond any doubt that color was recognized as an essential aspect of natural and artificial substances.

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17吃瓜POLICY ON PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

17吃瓜POLICY ON PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Introduction

by Joe D. Seger, past 17吃瓜President

The degradation of archaeological resources through the looting of sites, theft of artifacts, and illicit international trade in antiquities has become an increasing concern worldwide among archaeological professionals and their friends since the 1970s. In 1983 the United States ratified the听听Convention of the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing Illicit Import, Export, and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, joining an international effort to discourage artifact theft and looting. In 1987 the 17吃瓜Board of Trustees recorded a resolution in general support of the UNESCO accord.

However, events during the Gulf War in 1991 generated increased awareness of the vulnerability of Middle Eastern archaeological resources. At that time ASOR鈥檚 Board of Trustees asked its听Committee on Archaeological Research and Policy听(CAP) to undertake a more thorough review of its policy position with respect to this matter. Under the leadership of Dr. Ellen Herscher, a subcommittee of CAP labored for three years in the study of the issues involved. In the fall of 1994 the subcommittee presented CAP with a draft of a new and more deliberate policy statement. Comments on this draft were solicited from the 17吃瓜constituency via the Winter 1994听17吃瓜Newsletter听(Vol. 44, 4: 3-4). Though comments in response were very limited, the subcommittee gave all those it received considered attention. In its subsequent meeting, on 16 November 1995, CAP approved the draft of the policy statement as previously presented and moved to recommend it to the 17吃瓜Board. The statement was made the official policy of 17吃瓜by unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees at its meeting 18 November 1995. With this action 17吃瓜more fully joined ranks with the other major American societies of professional archaeologists, including the Archaeological Institute of America () and the Society for American Archaeology (), each of which had previously published a similar detailed policy position statement on these matters.

Along with its recommendation of the statement to the 17吃瓜Board, CAP advised its prompt and wide circulation. While CAP itself has subsequently included it with the statement of standards and other information regularly distributed to all ASOR-affiliated excavations and publication projects, presentation of the statement here represents its first formal publication as official 17吃瓜policy. We believe that the statement represents a fair and balanced approach to what are complex matters of ethical, cultural, and economic practice relating to the protection and preservation of archaeological resources. It sets forth minimum expectations for standards that should be observed by all those professionally involved or otherwise seriously concerned with proper treatment of archaeological sites and related cultural resources.

We hope that it will also increase awareness among the general public with respect to the cultural liabilities incurred by improper treatment of the archaeological heritage. We urge everyone to give the statement a careful reading and encourage thoughtful consideration of the issues and concerns involved.

Statement of 17吃瓜Policy on Preservation and Protection of Archaeological Resources

As passed by the 17吃瓜Board of Trustees
18 Nov. 1995; revised 22 Nov. 2003 (sentences in听italics听补诲诲别诲)

I. Preamble

A.听ASOR鈥檚 policy is based upon and derived from the principle that its primary responsibility is one of stewardship of the archaeological record. Stewards act as both caretakers and advocates. The archaeological record consists of archaeological sites, archaeological collections, records, and reports. It should be used for the benefit of all people, and not be treated as a commodity to be exploited for private enjoyment or profit. 17吃瓜and its members work for the perpetual preservation and protection of the archaeological record, and actively promote public understanding and support for these goals.

B.听In furthering these goals, 17吃瓜works in close cooperation with other archaeological and related groups that share these principles.

II. Preservation of Sites

Archaeological sites are a nonrenewable resource, each containing unique information about the human past. The loss of sites presents part of the world鈥檚 cultural heritage that can never be recovered.

A.听There is an urgent need worldwide to document the endangered archaeological record before it is lost forever. 17吃瓜supports and encourages its members to undertake efforts to document the archaeological record through surveys, inventories, and other means.

B.听Directors of excavations should plan for appropriate post-excavation site protection in their initial research designs. Such plans must take into account the natural conditions affecting the site and the demands of multiple uses.

C.听Unplanned development poses a threat to archaeological sites worldwide. 17吃瓜encourages a partnership among governments, archaeologists and developers to make and execute proper plans to preserve the archaeological record. 17吃瓜urges the United States government, UNESCO, and the United Nations to play a leadership role in efforts to protect the world鈥檚 cultural heritage from unnecessary destruction through development.

D.听Warfare threatens the archaeological record in many parts of the world. 17吃瓜urges all governments to adhere to the terms of the 鈥淐onvention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict鈥� (the 鈥淗ague Convention,鈥� 1954) and its Protocol. It further urges that the United States ratify this Convention at the earliest possible opportunity. 17吃瓜members should take every precaution to insure that parts of the archaeological record for which they are responsible are fully documented and, to the extent possible, protected from the eventuality of warfare.

III. Trade in Antiquities

Trade in antiquities, especially illicit trade, encourages the looting of archaeological sites and thus is a direct cause of the destruction of sites and the loss of the information they contain.听17吃瓜supports all efforts鈥搕hat are in accordance with international law鈥搕o prohibit and prevent the looting of archaeological sites and to disrupt the illicit trade of antiquities.

A.听17吃瓜members should not participate, directly or indirectly, in the buying and selling of artifacts illegally excavated or exported from the country of origin after 1970, the date of the adoption of the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.

B.听17吃瓜members should refrain from activities that enhance the commercial value of such artifacts and thus contribute indirectly to the illicit market, for example, publication, authentication, or exhibition. 17吃瓜publications and its annual meeting will not be used for presentations of such illicit material.

C.听17吃瓜urges all governments, including the United States, to establish and enforce a legal framework effective for deterring the illicit trade in antiquities.

D.听17吃瓜will continue to explore innovative strategies and support legislation designed to eliminate the illicit trade of antiquities and enhance the protection of the world鈥檚 archaeological and cultural heritage.

IV. Excavation Standards

Archaeological excavation is, by nature, a destructive procedure. 17吃瓜seeks to insure, through the review process of its Committee on Archaeological Research and Policy and any other means available, that excavations are conducted according to the highest possible professional standards. Such standards demand that all individuals participating in the excavation are fully qualified to carry out their responsibilities, that final publication of the results is prompt and complete, and that the resulting collections and records are properly curated.

V. Responsibility to the Public

As stewards of the archaeological record, 17吃瓜and its members have a responsibility to communicate with and act for the benefit of the public, while recognizing that the public is a diverse one.

A.听17吃瓜and its members are active in educating the general public regarding archaeological interpretations of the past and the methods used in archaeology to understand human behavior and culture. They should also actively enlist public support for the preservation and scientific study of the archaeological record.

B.听17吃瓜and its members will at all times show sensitivity toward and respect for groups affected by their research, and make every effort to act cooperatively with them.

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ANE TODAY VOL I n1 (2013)

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April 2013

Vol. 1, No. 1

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Welcome to the first issue of The Ancient Near East Today.听This monthly e-newsletter (edited by Dr. Alex Joffe and Kevin Cooney) is a new platform to disseminate ideas, insights and discoveries from the eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Biblical World. We invite you to travel with us to explore the ancient world of the Near East.

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Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in Egypt after Mubarak

By: Greg Williams

Egypt鈥檚 January 25th revolution was originally seen as part of the larger 鈥淎rab Spring鈥� across the Middle East where old political regimes were overthrown by popular protests and replaced by representative democracies. But on January 28th 2011, as chaos reigned in Cairo鈥檚 Tahrir Square, reports began circulating around the globe claiming that antiquities on display in the Egyptian Museum had been stolen…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]The Ancient Near East Today听features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today听covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.

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ANE TODAY VOL I n2 (2013)

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May 2013

Vol. 1, No. 2

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Welcome to the second issue!听This issue features articles on the current state of archaeology in the Middle East and the place of Biblical Archaeology and Near Eastern Studies around the world, from Serbia to Argentina. Jesse Casana鈥檚 鈥楢rchaeology after the Arab Spring’ discusses how politics have affected archaeology in the Near East over past century. In 鈥楤iblical Archaeology in Germany 鈥� Does it Have a Future?鈥� Martin Peilst枚cker discusses the decline of Biblical Archaeology over the past twenty years. You can find these and other articles below. We hope you enjoy this issue. Please let us know what you think in the comments section on each article or by replying to this email. After the first three months, The Ancient Near East Today will only be sent to people who have registered, so please .

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Archaeology after the Arab Spring

By: Jesse Casana

The transformative political events in the Middle East over the past two years have had, among many other unexpected outcomes, profound effects on the direction of research in Near Eastern archaeology. 听War and civil unrest act as both a carrot and a stick, forcing the cessation of fieldwork in some areas, while promoting new investigations in places that might otherwise have gone unexplored. The geopolitics of the post-Arab Spring world are changing where we are able work, and by consequence they will shape the research questions we investigate, as well as the regions where future generations of scholars will likely specialize…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

Ten Years after Iraq: Archaeology, Archaeologists, and U.S. Foreign Relations

By: Morag M. Kersel and Christina Luke

Ten years ago, in April of 2003, a coalition led by the United States invaded Iraq. This quickly toppled the Ba鈥檃thist regime of Saddam Hussein but also resulted in the loss of life, local unrest, displacement, and the ransacking of cultural institutions, archives, libraries, and the national museum in Baghdad. During that eventful month we both worked for the U.S. Department of State in the Cultural Heritage Center鈥� Christina as a cultural property analyst and Morag as a contractor, administering the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]The Ancient Near East Today听features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today听covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.

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ANE TODAY VOL I n3 (2013)

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June 2013

Vol. 1, No. 3

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Welcome to the third issue of The Ancient Near East Today! For 17吃瓜members this is the last issue you will receive unless you have registered as a Friend of ASOR, so to keep receiving The Ancient Near East Today. In this issue Jeff Blakely writes about the archaeology of World War I in the Levant. This month also begins a series of abridged articles from the latest issue of Near Eastern Archaeology on the excavations at Tel Hazor. Finally, this month鈥檚 forum features posts from ASOR鈥檚 blog theme in June, 鈥楧igital Archaeology.鈥� Editor Jenn Fitzgerald has collected posts on sustainability and open access, using iPads in the field, and recreating the past with virtual reality! We hope you enjoy this issue. Please let us know what you think in the comments section for each piece.

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The Renewed Hazor Excavations

By: Amnon Ben-Tor, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Tel Hazor, 鈥渢he head of all those kingdoms鈥� (Joshua 11:10), is the largest tell in Israel and encompasses a total of approximately 800 dunams (200 acres). With the exception of two gaps in the settlement, one at the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age and the other following the destruction of the Canaanite city during the transition between the Late Bronze Age and the beginning of the Iron Age, Hazor was continuously occupied for approximately two millennia, from the first half of the third millennium BCE to the late eighth century BCE…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

The Archaeology of World War I in Palestine and the Beginning of the Modern Middle East

By: Jeffrey A. Blakely

Most Americans understand World War I in the Middle East through the epic 1962 film . Who can forget Peter O鈥橳oole鈥檚 vibrant blue eyes as he blew up trains on the Hejaz railroad in modern Saudi Arabia and Jordan? Since American forces were not involved in the Egyptian/Palestine front, it probably would have escaped American interest were it not for the film…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]The Ancient Near East Today听features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today听covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.

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July 2013

Vol. 1, No. 4

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Welcome again to the . In this issue we join Kevin Cullen as he recreates brewing techniques from the ancient world. We also travel to Hazor, to join the debate about the Upper City during the Bronze Age. Was it a temple or a palace, and does it have anything to do with Joshua? Let us know what you think. From there we visit a number of sites in our Big Dig Video Roundup! Be sure to check out all the informative videos on our blog and on . Finally, in this months forum we explore the contemporary problems and possibilities of archaeology in the Mediterranean. We are glad you joining us on this tour through the Middle East, and we hope that you will tell everyone you know to join the discussion and become a . Share the articles below by clicking on the Facebook and Twitter icon at the end of each article.

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A Toast to Our Fermented Past: Case Studies in the Experimental Archaeology of Alcoholic Beverages

By: Kevin M. Cullen

Archaeologists and historians are constantly in pursuit of the tangible human past, whether it is in the form of material culture or primary written sources. 听This direct evidence of the past can still leave us disconnected from the full context in which the technology or writings were employed. Therefore, one exciting field of research is experimental archaeology, in which the past literally comes alive though the step-by-step recreation process of an ancient technology, method, or even recipe…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

The Ceremonial Precinct in the Upper City of Hazor: What Does the Identification As a Temple or Palace Have to Do With Joshua鈥檚 Conquest?

By: Amnon Ben-Tor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Hazor, 鈥渢he head of all those kingdoms,鈥� has a unique place in Biblical Archaeology. It is the largest tell in the Southern Levant, and a city-state whose importance resonated throughout the Middle and Late Bronze Ages.听Hazor is also specifically named in the Book of Joshua as one of the enemies of the Israelites. Since the pioneering excavations at Hazor during the 1950s and 1960s, the question of 鈥榳ho destroyed Hazor鈥� has tantalized scholars and lay people. The renewed excavations directed by Ben-Tor have added greatly to our understanding of the site and have brought to light an enormous Late Bronze Age 鈥淐eremonial Palace鈥� in the Upper City…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]The Ancient Near East Today听features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today听covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.

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August 2013

Vol. 1, No. 5

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The Ancient Near East Today听features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today听covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.

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September 2013

Vol. 1, No. 6

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Welcome to The Ancient Near East Today, No. 6! This issue shines a spotlight on the Biblical world: Debora Sandhaus takes us to Iron Age Hazor in the centuries before the Assyrian destruction, Robert Mullins and Nava Panitz-Cohen introduce their new project at Abel Beth Maacah on Israel鈥檚 border with Lebanon (the ancient Aramean border), and Richard Hess discusses the on-going mysteries of Israelite religion鈥攐r is it religions?

As always, the issue also moves beyond the Biblical world and addresses contemporary issues in Middle East. Uzi Baram also examines the last two centuries of tourism in the Middle East, and Scott Branting and his colleagues show how the past can be accessed using the Oriental Institute鈥檚 new database system. All this, plus links to news, books, videos and more!

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Hazor in the Ninth and Eighth Centuries BCE: From Omri to the Assyrian Destruction

By: D茅bora Sandhaus

David and Solomon are controversial historical figures, but their successors, especially the Israelite dynasty of Omri, are not. Hazor was a thriving center of the northern kingdom of Israel. Its extensive remains illustrate the life of Iron Age cities as they fell under the shadow of the Assyrian onslaught…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

Breaking Ground at Tel Abel Beth Maacah鈥擶hy Dig at the Gateway to the Arameans

By: Robert Mullins and Nava Panitz-Cohen

Abel Beth Maacah is an imposing 35-acre mound controlling one of the most strategic passes in northern Israel and has the honor of being the northernmost site in Israel (running neck-and-neck with nearby Tel Dan, but winning by a nostril). It was also ancient Israel鈥檚 northern gateway to the Aramean world…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

Current Issues in Israelite Religion

By: Richard S. Hess

The archaeology of Israelite religions continues to evoke new evidence and approaches. Recent reassessments raise the question of monotheism in pre-exilic Israel. Put another way, did anyone believe in a single deity before the fall of Jerusalem in 587/6 BCE?听The traditional critical view has been that Josiah instituted a (Deuteronomistic) revolution that created the worship of a single deity. For some this has given way to the understanding that belief in a single deity cannot be affirmed with certainty before the deportation of Judah to Babylon, and possibly much later…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

200 Years of Tourism in the Holy Lands 鈥� From Mark Twain to the Digital Age

By: Uzi Baram

Heritage contends with nature as the fastest growing parts of the world鈥檚 largest industry, tourism. Heritage tourism involves visits, usually leisurely and purposefully enjoyable, to a historically or culturally significant locale. Archaeological sites are particularly attractive for heritage tourism. Ruins and histories buried by time provide opportunities to see and maybe even touch something hidden for centuries or millennia. The phenomenon is well known to visitors to the Near East, which remain an attractive tourist destination…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]

Digging through Data at the Oriental Institute

By: Scott Branting, Jack Green, and Foy Scalf

Think back to the time when you last visited a library and flicked through a card catalog to find a book. Card catalogs were made obsolete by computer databases in the 1980s, and were followed by online access to libraries鈥� collections during the 1990s and 2000s. In this digital world of Wi-Fi, data mining, and the insatiable hunger for immediate online access to research materials, the library card catalog is now almost consigned to the graveyard…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”10″][vc_column_text]The Ancient Near East Today听features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today听covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.

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October 2013

Vol. 1, No. 7

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Welcome to The Ancient Near East Today, No. 7! In this issue, Steven Collins asks whether Biblical Archaeology has gone too far in throwing out the Bible and proposes an important middle way. George Athas looks at some new Biblical inscriptions, and Norma Franklin reexamines the water system at Megiddo and suggests that it is not from the Iron Age.

This issue also highlights the connections between the past and the present. Susan Kane and Sam Carrier look hopefully at the state of archaeology in Libya after the revolution, while Alan Simmons and Mohammad Najjar review the promise and problems of ecotourism at a prehistoric site in Jordan. Finally, we are proud to have a piece by Oscar Muscarella on the fraudulent silver griffin artifact recently returned to Iran by the United States. All this, plus link to news, books, videos and more!

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Who Really Built the Water System at Megiddo?

By:听Norma Franklin

Visitors to thrill to the long descent into the famous water system, first climbing down the many steps that surround the gaping chasm dug deep into the tell and then the rock cut shaft followed by a long tunnel cut into the bedrock. But who actually built the water system?…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in the New Libya

By: Susan Kane and Sam Carrier

The June 2013 near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Cyrene has drawn international attention to the precarious state of archaeology in Libya. Families living on nearby farms apparently have exerted their claim to ownership by clearing a large area of land containing the necropolis with heavy construction equipment. A section of land proposed for inclusion in the core of the World Heritage site has been entirely bulldozed…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

Has Archaeology Gone Overboard in Throwing Out the Bible?

By: Steven Collins

The relationship between archaeology and the Bible has been a much-debated topic over the last 25 years. The terms 鈥榤inimalists鈥� and 鈥榤aximalists鈥� are now as frequent as 鈥榚xodus鈥� and 鈥榚pigraphy鈥�. There seems to be little or no middle ground. On the one hand, William Dever is鈥攁s he has stated on several occasions鈥攆lattered to have the death of biblical archaeology ascribed to him, although he is quick to point out that, in fact, he 鈥渙nly wrote the obituary.鈥�…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

What鈥檚 New in Biblical Inscriptions?

By: George Athas

Summer is an exciting time, and not just because of the weather. It鈥檚 the time the archaeological fraternity dusts off its trowels and spades and sets to work digging the tels. Hopefully there are cohorts of grad students to do most of the dirty work. And hopefully, one of them will stumble upon an inscription or two: an ostracon with faint traces of inked letters, a bowl fragment with incised figures, or perhaps even a stone block with hard-chiselled text. Each new inscriptional find brings another fragment of the past into our own time. Piece by piece, our construction of Biblical history becomes more solid…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

An Unholy Quartet: Museum Trustees, Antiquity Dealers, Scientific Experts, and Government Agents

By: Oscar White Muscarella

In September 2013 the US returned a silver griffin to Iran as part of a diplomatic overture connected to Iranian president Rouhani鈥檚 appearance at the United Nations. But as retired Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Oscar White Muscarella showed in papers published in 2008 and 2012, the object is a fake and cannot be dated earlier than 1999. With permission of Dr. Muscarella, we are pleased to present an abridged version of his 2012 essay here…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

Joint Custody: An Archaeological Park at Neolithic Ghwair I, Jordan

By: Alan H. Simmons and Mohammad Najjar

Ecotourism is quickly becoming a means for the public to appreciate archaeological sites, even in remote regions. We are pleased to present this article by Alan Simmons and Mohammad Najjar abridged from the latest edition of Near Eastern Archaeology on a case study from Jordan…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]The Ancient Near East Today听features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today听covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.

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November 2013

Vol. 1, No. 8

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Welcome to The Ancient Near East Today, No. 8! In this issue, Jason Ur presents an exciting new project exploring previously unknown areas of Iraqi Kurdistan, while Dan Warner returns to the continuing controversies of who built the ancient water system at Gezer.

This issue also highlights the question of community archaeology. Joe Uziel and Itzick Shai discuss how they bring the community, including schoolchildren, into the dig at Tel Burna, while Melissa Rosenzweig and Laurent Dissard review how a funeral on Ziyaret Tepe brought archaeologists closer to the community.

Finally, David Lipovitch reviews the real contributions, still too often unacknowledged, of animal bone archaeology, and Kirsi Valkama brings us up to date on how Biblical Archaeology is thriving in Finland. All this plus links to news, books, videos and more!

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New Explorations in the Heart of Assyria: Cities and Landscapes on the Erbil Plain, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

By: Jason Ur

After over 150 years of archaeological exploration, one might think that there are no great discoveries left to make in the Ancient Near East. All lost cities found, no more civilizations unaccounted for. This is not the case. The new stability in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has encouraged archaeology (and business, and even tourists) to come back to Iraq. In the few years since archaeology resumed in earnest, there have already been surprising and important new discoveries…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

Who Built the Water System at Gezer? A Preliminary Assessment of the Renewed Excavations

By: Dan Warner

In 1907, the Irish archaeologist Robert S. Macalister found an anomaly during his pioneering excavations at Gezer. He thought it was a reservoir but the feature turned out to be one of the largest, if not the largest, water systems in the ancient Near East.听But no sooner had he cleared it out, a severe winter storm hurled his debris back in sealing it for over 100 years and leaving it untouched until recently…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

Why Zooarchaeology Should Not Be the Neglected Step-Child of Archaeology and Zoology

By: David R. Lipovitch

Zooarchaeology, or animal bone archaeology, is a relatively new sub-field of archaeology. While some work was done as early as the 1870s in trying to understand the role animals played in Near Eastern societies, zooarchaeology did not really reach fruition until the 1960s and 鈥�70s. This stemmed primarily from attempts among anthropologically oriented archaeologists in the New World to create a more scientific discipline…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

Archaeology for the Masses: Tearing Down the Barriers between Archaeology and the Public

By: Itzick Shai and Joe Uziel

Who does archaeology belong to 鈥� the few or the many? Sitting in our archaeology labs we often find ourselves delving into small details uncovered in excavations. These questions of how past societies lived, interacted and functioned often seem of little importance to the wider public, which usually takes interest in the larger, more impressive remains…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

Common Ground: Archaeological Practice and Local Communities in Southeastern Turkey

By: Melissa Rosenzweig and Laurent Dissard

What is the proper relationship between archaeologist and a local community? Whose needs have priority? In this abridged piece from Near Eastern Archaeology, Melissa Rosenzweig and Laurent Dissard put this in concrete terms 鈥� when a family wants to bury a loved one on an archaeological site…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]

The Archaeology of Israel-Palestine in Finland

By: Kirsi Valkama, University of Helsinki

Finland is a country of 5.4 million inhabitants, famous for the cell phone manufacturer Nokia, or at least what is left of it. But Finland had long made contributions to archaeology that outstrip its small size. The first person in Finland to become involved in Near Eastern archaeology was Aapeli Saarisalo (1896鈥�1986), professor of Oriental Languages at the University of Helsinki. In fact, he was the first foreign scholar to resume work in the new state of Israel, when he appeared at the office of the Israel Antiquities Unit in March 1949, asking permission to continue his Galilee survey from the 1920s…[READ MORE][/vc_column_text][mk_divider thickness=”1″ margin_top=”0″][vc_column_text]The Ancient Near East Today听features contributions from diverse academics, a forum featuring debates of current developments from the field, and links to news and resources. The ANE Today听covers the entire Near East, and each issue presents discussions ranging from the state of biblical archaeology to archaeology after the Arab Spring.

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