ASOR is a non-profit organization that supports & encourages the study of the history & cultures of the Near East and wider Mediterranean world.
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Jun 12
Our #ObjectoftheWeek is a cuneiform tablet recording the peace treaty between Ramesses II and Ḫattušili III—popularly known as the Treaty of Kadesh—ca. 1259 BCE. Displayed in the Istanbul Airport Museum. Photo credit: Jessica Nitschke.
#Archaeology #Egyptian #Hittite
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Jun 11
Unlike the great territorial states of the Bronze Age, Byblos gained influence through networks, rather than building an empire. Discover how it became an ancient maritime hub in the newest ANE Today: buff.ly/i3zYAyV
📸 Gédéon Programmes / Martine Francis-Allouche
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Jun 10
Congratulations to the recipients of ASOR's 2026 Project Grants and Research Fellowships! Check out the awardees and their projects here: buff.ly/nvAIcsN
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Jun 9
ASOR seeks Session/Workshop Assistants to support the hybrid 2026 Annual Meeting. In exchange, assistants receive Annual Meeting registration plus a set number of nights at the Hilton Chicago through the Thomas/Bishop Annual Meeting Endowment. Learn more: buff.ly/rLWvKmH
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This article from the Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research considers the architecture and surrounding environment of Ba'ude village, a World Heritage site in northern Syria. ow.ly/wKWe50Z85xX. @ASOResearch
ALT Bulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research
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Jun 5
If you are in the Washington D.C. area, please join our friends Archaeology in the Community for the 2026 DC Day of Archaeology Festival held on Saturday, June 6, 10am-3pm at Catholic University.
#DayofArchDC #DCArchMonth
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Jun 5
Laura Alvarez examines ancient Near Eastern concepts, analyzing mirrors from Mesopotamia and the Levant to explore how relationships were expressed in the Bronze Age. Read her report here: buff.ly/fAvNhRF
📸 Copper-alloy mirrors from the collections of the Louvre Museum
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Jun 4
Good news, #ASOR supporters! 🎉 You can now give monthly. Set an amount that works for you, get reminders, and support archaeology year-round.
Treasurer Emily Bonney says: “I can give more and stress less!”
👉 Donate: buff.ly/urAgpaf
#MonthlyGiving #SupportASOR
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Jun 3
Members, submit your poster proposals for the 2026 Poster Session during the ASOR Annual Meeting, Nov. 18–21, in Chicago & online. Poster abstracts of 250 words may be submitted by Aug. 1. Please read the 2026 Call for Posters to learn more: buff.ly/fHXaLkd
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Jun 2
ASOR is pleased to offer 10 Student Travel grants of $250 each for the 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago this November. Students must be enrolled at an ASOR Institutional Member School to qualify for these grants. Applications are open until August 24, 2026: buff.ly/rLWvKmH
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May 29
Our #ObjectoftheWeek is a small, bronze statuette of a horse from Greece, ca. 750–730 BCE. It was likely created as a devotional gift to a god, with horses being a symbol of wealth at the time. Credit: Art Institute of Chicago. 2016.193.
#Archaeology #Greece #Horses
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May 28
From Aristotle to John Adams, great minds of government have revered Carthaginian democracy as the purest expression of a people’s will. What impact did it have in the development of Greek institutions of democracy? Read the latest ANE Today here: buff.ly/OxyQ9zG
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May 28
📸 : Punic inscription mentioning a common citizen of the People’s Assembly of Carthage, c. 4th-2nd centuries BCE. © Brett Kaufman
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May 27
Amiella Musser, a student at Dickinson College, received a 2025 Stevan B. Dana Fieldwork Scholarship to excavate at Tel Azekah. Amiella participated in the excavation potentially connected to Tel Azekah’s ancient water system. Read her fieldwork report buff.ly/n8eVfAd
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May 26
We hope you enjoyed the long holiday weekend! Starting this Friday, May 29th, ASOR staff will be holding summer hours until Labor Day, September 7th. If you need to call the office, please do so during normal business hours Monday–Thursday or before 12:30pm EDT on Fridays.
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May 21
Friends of ASOR sincerely thanks all of our fantastic webinar speakers and everyone who attended a webinar during the 2025-2026 season. Check our webinars page later this year for updates about 2026-2027 webinars, and we hope that you will join us next season!
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May 20
ASOR’s Committee on Publications announces a call for Editor(s) of the Bulletin of ASOR (BASOR). The new Editor(s) will serve a 3-year term starting January 2027. All applications received by September 1, 2026 will receive full consideration. Learn more at:buff.ly/NAJiq3e
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Want to read more about the ISAC Museum Special Exhibition "A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia"? You can explore more about the exhibition in the recent online article for Ancient Near East Today by the curator of the special exhibition, Marc Maillot
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May 15
Our #ObjectoftheWeek is a fragmentary wall fresco from Teleilat Ghassul, ca. 4000 BCE (Late Chalcolithic). Rockefeller Museum, Jerusalem. Photo by Marsupium, CC by-SA 4.0.
#Archaeology #Fresco #Jordan #Chalcolithic
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May 14
In our newest ANE Today article, Marc Maillot, Chief Curator at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, presents a new exhibit—A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia. Read more here: buff.ly/XCpBa7A
#Nubia #Animals #Art
📸: Worcester Art Museum, 1922.145.
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