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ASOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS POSTS

 

New Journal: BASOR 394 (November 2025)

 

FOA Webinar: Amanda Hope Haley–Beyond Edutainment: Reclaiming Archaeology in a Clickbait World

 

Join ASOR’s Honors and Awards Committee

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Friends of ASOR Cyprus Tour

News Items

Past ASOR News, Month to Month

ASOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS POSTS

News Items

Past ASOR News, Month to Month
 

Cultural Heritage Initiatives

ASOR Hosts Antiquities Trafficking Documentation Workshop in Lebanon

Heritage protection is a fundamental part of the work of ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Initiatives. To help fight the illicit antiquities trade in Lebanon and Syria, ASOR hosted an Antiquities Trafficking Documentation workshop in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 8-12, 2025, with the generous support of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The workshop brought together representatives of the American, Lebanese, and Syrian governments to discuss current conditions and challenges in Lebanon and Syria, local priorities, and ways for all participants to work together to achieve them.

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Cultural Heritage Initiatives

ASOR Hosts Antiquities Trafficking Documentation Workshop in Lebanon

Heritage protection is a fundamental part of the work of ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Initiatives. To help fight the illicit antiquities trade in Lebanon and Syria, ASOR hosted an Antiquities Trafficking Documentation workshop in Beirut, Lebanon, on December 8-12, 2025, with the generous support of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. The workshop brought together representatives of the American, Lebanese, and Syrian governments to discuss current conditions and challenges in Lebanon and Syria, local priorities, and ways for all participants to work together to achieve them.

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ASOR Annual Meeting

November 18-21, 2026
Chicago & Hybrid

Learn more about the 2026 ASOR Annual Meeting here.

 

 ASOR Annual Meeting

November 18-21, 2026
Chicago & Hybrid

Learn more about the 2026 ASOR Annual Meeting here.

 

The Ancient Near East Today : Vol. 13, No. 12.1

Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

 

From a previously unknown royal tomb to DNA revelations to a newly deciphered alphabet, here are our picks for some of the most interesting breakthroughs and discoveries in the archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa in 2025.

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The Ancient Near East Today: Vol. 13, No. 12.1

Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

From a previously unknown royal tomb to DNA revelations to a newly deciphered alphabet, here are our picks for some of the most interesting breakthroughs and discoveries in the archaeology of the Middle East and North Africa in 2025.

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Publications

BASOR 394 (November 2025)

The new issue of BASOR features articles such as: Boulos el-ʿAraj: A Palestinian Quaker Archaeologist of the British Mandate Era (1926–1936); Unveiling the Obscure: Exploring the Function and Meaning of Levantine Shrine Models through an Ethnoarchaeological Lens; Paleoenvironment and Fruit Tree Horticulture at Early Bronze Age Tel Bet Yerah: Evidence from Charcoal Remains; Reassessing the Levantine Tradition of Early Bronze III Bone Tubes: The View from Tell el-Hesi; and more. Click here for more.

 

Publications

BASOR 394 (November 2025)

The new issue of BASOR features articles such as: Boulos el-ʿAraj: A Palestinian Quaker Archaeologist of the British Mandate Era (1926–1936); Unveiling the Obscure: Exploring the Function and Meaning of Levantine Shrine Models through an Ethnoarchaeological Lens; Paleoenvironment and Fruit Tree Horticulture at Early Bronze Age Tel Bet Yerah: Evidence from Charcoal Remains; Reassessing the Levantine Tradition of Early Bronze III Bone Tubes: The View from Tell el-Hesi; and more. Click here for more.