UNEARTHING THE PAST SINCE 1900
UNEARTHING THE PAST SINCE 1900
Cultural Heritage Initiatives
The summers are hot in Libya, but the work doesn’t stop. With funding from Ancient Rome Live, ASOR and its colleagues at the Libyan Department of Antiquities have spent the past few months working closely on site protection at the World Heritage Site of Cyrene in Libya’s Green Mountains.
November 18-21, 2026
Chicago & Hybrid
Check out the Annual Meeting Highlights page for information about special events, receptions, and local attractions to enjoy in Chicago, including free admission to several iconic museums in the city.
The Ancient Near East Today: Vol. 14, No. 11.1
Twelve highlights from Tunis’s reopened Bardo National Museum, from Punic amulets and Roman mosaics to the Blue Quran and a shipwreck.
Publications
The September 2026 issue for Near Eastern Archaeology features articles such as: Türkmen-Karahöyük: A New Urban Center in Central Anatolia; Metal Artifacts from the Lahsavareh Cemetery: New Perspectives on Elamite Metallurgical Practices; Marking Pottery in the Cypriot Hinterland: Examining Pot marks from the Late Bronze Age Farming Settlement at Arediou; Hidden Words, Portable Holiness: Concealment and Power in the Ketef Hinnom Amulets; and more.
