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About ASOR

The American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), founded in 1900 and located at Boston University, is the preeminent society for individuals interested in the archaeology and history of the eastern Mediterranean. ASOR is an international organization that has about 1,500 individual members and about 85 member institutions. ASOR supports and encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present. It is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization and is apolitical and has no religious affiliation.

ASOR communicates news of the latest research findings in our publications and through lectures at the Annual Meeting, and our overseas institutes host scholars working in the Middle East. ASOR’s book series and journals, such as Near Eastern Archaeology (NEA) and the Bulletin of ASOR (BASOR), are aimed at both a lay audience and specialist archaeologists, historians, and Biblical scholars. ASOR’s Annual Meeting brings together scholars from around the world to present their latest findings and discuss their research. Our independent overseas institutes in Cyprus, Israel, and Jordan facilitate research in the field by students and scholars. Fellowship programs are available to provide funds for work at these institutes as well as for Mesopotamian studies and student travel to the Annual Meeting.

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  • About membership in ASOR
  • Issues of ASOR’s Journals available on JSTOR
    • Issues of BASOR
    • Issues of NEA
    • Issues of the Biblical Archaeologist (BA)
    • Issues of JCS
    • Issues of the AASOR

 

About this Blog

Welcome to the ASOR blog. The American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), located at Boston University, is the preeminent society for individuals interested in the archaeology of the eastern Mediterranean and the Biblical Lands. This blog is intended to facilitate ASOR’s mission “to initiate, encourage and support research into, and public understanding of, the cultures and history of the Near East from the earliest times.”