3 Things Threatening Cultural Heritage in Syria and Iraq
ISIL is not the only forces damaging the cultural heritage of Syria and northern Iraq. Check out these three things you may not realize are contributing to the threat of cultural heritage. […]
Teaching Heritage in Classrooms
The first time I walked into my daughter’s playgroup, I saw a model of St. Peter’s Cathedral from Rome placed on the top shelf of the art/music classroom. Having walked around, I noticed the model of St. Basil’s […]
Eating Archaeology
I headed over to Boston University’s Archaeology Department for “Eating Archaeology,” a night filled with food, drinks, and a competition where one team’s dish was to be declared the winner. The event was free and open to the […]
World Heritage Day Symposium Twitter Recap
World Heritage Day—Protecting, Preserving, and Presenting the Cultural Heritage of the Near East to the Public ASOR and AIA (The Archaeological Institute of America), in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution […]
DIG DEEPER, REACH HIGHER: The ASOR Strategic Plan-2020
The ASOR Strategic Plan-2020 Draft put forward for comment by the ASOR Strategic Planning Task Force: Susan Ackerman (Chair), Gary Arbino, Vivian Bull, Richard Coffman, Sharon Herbert, Ann-Marie Knoblauch, […]
BASOR Article Preview: Fit for a King: Architectural Decor in Judaea and Herod as Trendsetter
When I was a teenager I thought I would one day become an astrophysicist, exploring black holes and red giants. But after high school I have worked for several years […]
Top 10 Posts
As we begin, we’d like to thank all of our Friends of ASOR (and lurkers) who come back to the ASOR Blog to read post after post. Keep reading to see the top 10 posts. We hope thatwas as amazing for all of you as it was for us. Here’s tobeing even […]
Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) Newsletter
TURKEY, JUNE 2013 — Theoretical Archaeology Group Meetings, which were initiated in UK in 1979, have been carried out in many countries since then. In, autumn Fahri Dikkaya (Bilkent University) and Çiler Çilingiroğlu (Ege University) initiated TAG-Turkey and assembled the Turkish group for Theoretical Archaeology. Regarding the practice of theoretical archaeological methods worldwide, the major aim […]
2013 Platt Fellowship: A Summer at Hippos Sussita
Matt Winter, Platt Fellowship Recipient My initial introduction to the site of Hippos Sussita, near Kibbutz Ein Gev in Israel, was one which left me feeling a sense of the grandeur this ancient city must have had. One of the member cities of the Decopolis, a region of ten major cities in what is today Israel, Jordan and Syria. […]
Legacy Excavations and Linked Open Data: A Virtual Vision of Sir Leonard Woolley’s Ur
By: W.B. Hafford, University of Pennsylvania Digital data plays an ever increasing role in archaeology. Archaeologists use computers for virtually every task, from artifact recording to site mapping, and the amount of data we gather is staggering. This is a good thing, but proper management and archiving of the data can overwhelm a dig crew. […]
Augmented Reality, a New Horizon in Archaeology
By: Stuart Eve, University College London and L - P : Archaeology Firstly, I would like to thank Jen Fitzgerald for asking me to contribute a guest post to the ASOR Blog. I am currently undertaking a doctoral thesis at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London - researching the middle ground between phenomenological, in […]
ASOR Campaign Announced
The “Building a Foundation for ASOR Campaign” has been one of ASOR’s worst kept secrets over the past twelve months. This $1.3 million brief yet vital initiative need not be a “secret” any longer. We are pleased to report that ASOR has passed the halfway mark of our campaign goal, and this milestone was announced […]
2012 ASOR Annual Meeting Is a Tremendous Success
TheASOR Annual Meeting in Chicago breaks records and is a tremendous success! A record 925 ASOR members gathered in Chicago from November 14–17 for theASOR Annual Meeting. The annual conference is the premier gathering for scholars, students, and lay enthusiasts who conduct research or are interested in the history and archaeology […]
ASOR Recognized in Partners in Conservation Award
By: Ellen D. Bedell ASOR Outreach Committee (Former Chair) Project Archaeology, a program developed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and currently affiliated with Montana State University, won a Secretary of the Interior’s Partnership in Conservation Award. ASOR recently received a certificate signed by Ken Salazar, the Secretary of the Interior, recognizing […]