ASOR-AFFILIATED ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECTS
Currently, 138 projects are affiliated with ASOR. This includes 109 field projects and 29 publication projects.
ASOR supports research in archaeology and related fields in the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia. ASOR-affiliated projects adhere to ASOR policies, most notably the Non-Discrimination Policy, Policy on Professional Conduct, and Code of Conduct for the ASOR Annual Meeting and Other ASOR Sponsored Events. These policies affirm ASOR’s commitment to high standards for research integrity, academic mentoring and ethical professional behavior. Project Principal Investigators may apply for ASOR affiliation for their projects through the Committee for Archaeological Research and Policy (CAP). Currently, more than 100 research projects in Armenia, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Oman, Palestine, Spain, Sudan, and Turkey have become ASOR-affiliated. Principal investigators for these affiliated projects include in-country researchers as well as scholars from Europe and North America.
ASOR-affiliated projects receive advice, encouragement, and constructive criticism from peer professionals through CAP. Principal Investigators of ASOR-affiliated projects are eligible to apply for ASOR Project Grants (Dana, Harris, Seger and Gold grants), and Shepard Urgent Action Grants. Dana, Harris, Seger and Gold grants support worthy field projects, particularly to help newer and smaller projects get started, as well as other ASOR-affiliated projects to support research and analysis leading to project publications. Shepard grants support urgently needed documentation, conservation or stabilization of important archaeological sites or features. Students working on ASOR-affiliated projects are eligible to apply for Scholarships for Fieldwork Participation.
Projects listed in italics have information available on 2024 field seasons.
Armenia (1 field project)
Croatia (1 field project)
Cyprus (8 field projects, 3 publications)
Denmark (1 field project)
Egypt (7 field projects)
Ethiopia (1 field project)
Georgia (1 field project)
Iran (2 field projects)
Iraq (15 field projects)
Israel (27 field projects, 11 publications)
Italy (1 field project)
Jordan (22 field projects, 11 publications)
Lebanon (1 field project)
Libya (1 field project)
Montenegro (1 field project)
Morocco (1 field project)
North Macedonia (1 field project)
Oman (1 field project)
Spain (1 field project)
Sudan (2 field projects)
Tunisia (1 publication)
Turkey (12 field projects, 3 publications)
West Bank (1 publication)
| Location | P.I. / Director(s) |
| ARMENIA (1 Field Project) | |
| The Vayots Dzor Fortress Landscapes Project – field | Tiffany Earley-Spadoni (University of Central Florida), Arthur Petrosyan (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia), and Boris Gasparyan (Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia) |
| CROATIA (1 Field Project) | |
| The Brač Island Project – field | Sarah James (University of Colorado – Boulder) and Verdan Barbarić (University of Split) |
| CYPRUS (8 Field Projects, 3 Publications) | |
| Agrarian Life and Landscape at Politiko-Troullia – field | Steven Falconer and Patricia Fall (University of North Carolina-Charlotte) |
| Ancient Kition and Ayioi Omoloyites Bioarchaeological Projects – field | Nicholas P. Herrmann (Texas State University), Efthymia Nikita (The Cyprus Institute), Despina Pilides, Polina Christofi, and Yiannis Violaris (Department of Antiquities, Cyprus) |
| Excavations at Kourion’s Amathous Gate Cemetery – publication (field school) | Michael Given (University of Glasgow) |
| Kalavasos-Laroumena and Arkhangelos Archaeological Research Project – field | Mara T. Horowitz (SUNY Purchase) |
| Kalavasos and Maroni Built Environments Project – field | Kevin D. Fisher (University of British Columbia) and Sturt W. Manning (Cornell University) |
| Kissonerga-Skalia Bronze Age Settlement – field | Lindy Crewe (CAARI) |
| Makounta-Voules Archaeological Project – field | Kathryn Grossman (North Carolina State University) |
| Prastio Mesorotsos Archaeological Expedition – field | Andrew McCarthy (University of Edinburgh) |
| The Pyla-Koutsopetria Archaeological Project – publication/field | R. Scott Moore (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), William Caraher (University of North Dakota), and David Pettegrew (Messiah College) Vigla: Tom Landvatter (Reed College), Brandon Olson (Metropolitan State University, Denver), and R. Scott Moore (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) |
| Up from the sea: Mariner Networks in the Late Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean – publication | Linda Hulin (Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology, Palestine Exploration Fund) |
| DENMARK (1 Field Project) | |
| Vasagard Project – field | Finn Ole Nielsen, M. Nicolas Caretta, Michael Thorsen, Ditte Kofod, and Roxana Youkhana (Institute for Field Research/Bornholm Museum) |
| EGYPT (7 Field Projects) | |
| Bioarchaeology of Deir el-Medina Research Project – field | Anne Austin (University of Missouri—St. Louis) |
| Early Memphis Project – field | Sergio Alarcón Robledo (Harvard University) |
| Egyptian Italian Mission at West Aswan EIMAWA – field | Patrizia Piacentini (Università degli Studi di Milano) and Abd el-Moneim Said (Ministry of Antiquities – Egypt) |
| The Ramesses III (KV 11) Publication and Conservation Project – field | Anke Weber (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) |
| Safeguarding and Documenting the Akhmim Tomb C4 – field | Wahid Omran (Fayoum University) |
| Tell Timai Project – field | Jay Silverstein (Nottingham Trent University) and Robert Littman (University of Hawaii) |
| Wadi el-Hudi Expedition – field | Kate Liszka (California State University, San Bernardino), Meredith Brand (American University in Cairo), and Bryan Kraemer (Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art) |
| ETHIOPIA (1 Field Project) | |
| Southern Red Sea Archaeological Histories (SRSAH) Project – field | Michael Harrower (Johns Hopkins University) and Cinzia Perlingieri (Center for Digital Archaeology) |
| GEORGIA (1 Field Project) | |
| Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Project Expedition GRAPE) – field | Stephen Batiuk (University of Toronto) |
| IRAN (2 Field Project) | |
| Seeking Sultan Abad-e Chamchamal: Archaeological Excavation in the Site of Tepe Hala Bag – field | Mohammad Eghbal Chehri (Islamic Azad University-Tehran) |
| Tepe Ghabristan Belverdi – field | Mohammad Eghbal Chehri (Islamic Azad University-Tehran) |
| IRAQ (15 Field Projects) | |
| Asingeran Excavation Project – field | Marco Iamoni, Riccardo Valente (University of Udine) and Maddalena Scattini (Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia) |
| Early Stages of Sumerian Civilization at Tell Zurghul/Nigin – field | Andrea Polcaro (University of Perugia) and Davide Nadali (Sapienza University) |
| Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey – field | Jason Ur (Harvard University) |
| Gird-I Matrab Archaeological Project (gMAP) – field | Rocco Palermo (University of Pisa) |
| Kani Shaie Archaeological Project (KSAP) – field | Steve Renette (University of Cambridge) |
| The Kurd Qaburstan Archaeological Project – field | Tiffany Earley-Spadoni (University of Central Florida) and Glenn Schwartz (Johns Hopkins University) |
| Lagash Archaeological Project – field | Holly Pittman (University of Pennsylvania) |
| MAIKI, the Italian Historical-Archaeological Mission in Kurdistan – field | Luca Colliva (Sapienza University) |
| MiSAK – Missione Archeologica Italiana nel Kurdistan Iracheno – field | Luca Colliva (Sapienza University) |
| Paths to Urban Growth in the Nineveh Plain (PUG) – field | Dr. Khaled Abu Jayyab (University of Toronto) |
| ReLand: Resurfacing Landscapes. Mosul Dam Archaeological Project – field | Paola Sconzo (University of Palermo) |
| Rural Landscapes of Iron Age Imperial Mesopotamia – field | Petra Creamer (Emory University) |
| Sealands Archaeology and Environment Program – field | Jennifer Pournelle (University of South Carolina) |
| Sealands II: Geoarchaeology and Paleoenvironment Laboratory Analyses – field | Jennifer Pournelle (University of South Carolina) |
| The Sebittu Project – field | Timothy Matney (University of Akron) |
| ISRAEL (27 Field Projects, 11 Publications) | |
| Aegean Interactions with the Levant at Tel Kabri – field | Eric H. Cline (George Washington University) and Assaf Yasur-Landau (University of Haifa) |
| Austrian Expedition to Tel Lachish – field | Felix Höflmayer and Katharina Streit (Austrian Academy of Sciences) |
| Birsama Exploration Project – field | Alexandra Ratzlaff (Brandeis University) and Tali Erickson-Gini |
| Borders and Crossroads: Arameans, Phoenicians, and Israelites – field | Robert Mullins (Azusa Pacific University), Naama Yahalom-Mack, and Nava Panitz-Cohen (Hebrew University) |
| The Carmel Coast Marine Archaeology Project – field | Assaf Yasur-Landau (University of Haifa) and Thomas E. Levy (University of California, San Diego) |
| Caesarea Coastal Archaeological Project (C-CAP) – field | A. Asa Eger (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Beverly Goodman (University of Haifa), and Andrea de Giorgi (Florida State University) |
| Desert Chiefdom – The Shiqmim Chalcolithic Project, Negev Desert, Israel – publication | Thomas E. Levy (University of California, San Diego) |
| Early Desert Cities: An Investigation into 3rd Millennium BCE Urbanism at Tel Arad at the Macro- and Microscales – field | Zachary Dunseth (Brown University), Ruth Shahack-Gross (University of Haifa), and Israel Finkelstein (Tel Aviv University) |
| Excavations at Tel Mevorakh – field | Paula Waiman-Barak (University of Haifa) and Sveta Matskevich (Hebrew University) |
| Galilee Prehistory Project – field | Yorke Rowan (University of Chicago) |
| The Hazor Excavations-Selz Foundation – field | Igor Kreimerman (Hebrew University) |
| Hazor Lower City Excavation – field | Shlomit Bechar (University of Haifa) |
| Hazor Lower City Excavations – field | Yossi Garfinkel (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Michael Hasel (Southern Adventist University), Assaf Yasur-Landau (University of Haifa), and Eric H. Cline (George Washington University) |
| Hippos Excavation Project – field | Michael Eisenberg and Arleta Kowalewska (University of Haifa) |
| Horvat Midras (Israel) Excavation Project, Israel – field | Orit Peleg-Barkat (Hebrew University), Gregg E. Gardner (University of British Columbia) |
| Jezreel Expedition – publication | Jennie Ebeling (University of Evansville) and Norma Franklin (University of Haifa) |
| Jezreel Valley Regional Project-Legio – field | Mark Letteney (University of Southern California), Matthew J. Adams (Albright Institute), Yotam Tepper (University of Haifa), and Susan Cohen (Montana State University |
| Joint Archaeological Expedition to Tell el-Hesi – publication | Jeff Blakely (University of Wisconsin) |
| Tell el-Hesi Archaeological Excavation Project – field | Kara Larson (University of Michigan), Geoffrey Ludvik (University of Wisconsin-Madison), and James W. Hardin (Mississippi State University) |
| Khirbet Beit Loya Excavations and Terrace Study – field | Bethany J. Walker (University of Bonn) and Oren Gutfeld (Hebrew University) |
| Lahav Research Project, Phases I-III – publication | Joe D. Seger (Mississippi State University) |
| Omrit Settlement Excavation Project – publication | Jennifer Gates-Foster (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Michael Nelson (Queens College), Benjamin Rubin (Independent Scholar), Daniel Schowalter (Carthage College), and Jason Schlude (St. John’s University) |
| The Shikhin Excavation Project – field | James Riley Strange (Samford University) |
| Tel Beit Mirsim Project – field | Michael Freikman and Igor Kreimerman (Hebrew University) |
| Tel Beth-Shemesh Excavations – field | Shawn Bubel (University of Lethbridge), Shlomo Bunimovitz, and Zvi Lederman (Tel Aviv University) |
| Tel Burna Archaeological Project – field | Steven Ortiz (Lipscomb University) and Itzhaq Shai (Ariel University) |
| Tel Dan – Phase II – field | David Ilan (Hebrew Union College) |
| Tel Gezer Publication Project – publication | Steven Ortiz (Lipscomb University) and Sam Wolff (Albright Institute) |
| Tel Miqne-Ekron Publications Project – publication | Seymour Gitin (Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Hebrew University) |
| Tel Yaqush Research and Excavations – field | Yael Rottem (Penn Museum) and Mark Iserlis (German Archaeological Institute, Berlin) |
| Tell el-Wawiyat Excavation Project – publication | Beth Alpert Nakhai (University of Arizona) and J.P. Dessel (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) |
| The Fourth Expedition to Lachish – publication | Michael Hasel (Southern Adventist University) |
| The Huqoq Excavation Project – field | Jodi Magness (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) |
| The Lautenschläger Azekah Expedition – field | Azekah Excavations |
| The Promontory Palace at Caesarea Maritima – field | Kathryn Gleason (Cornell University) |
| The Role and Significance of Egyptian Impact on Socio-political Development of the Southern Levant in the Period of Early Bronze I – field | Eliot Braun (Independent Researcher) |
| The Zeitah Excavations – publication | Ron E. Tappy (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) |
| The Gezer Gateway Project – publication | John S. Holladay Jr. (University of Toronto) and Stanley Klassen (University of Toronto) |
| ITALY (1 Field Project) | |
| University of Palermo Archaeological Research Project at Motya (Sicily) – field | Dr. Paola Sconzo (University of Palermo) |
| JORDAN (22 Field Projects, 11 Publications) | |
| ‘Ayn Gharandal Archaeological Project – field | Erin Darby and Robert Darby (University of Tennessee-Knoxville) |
| Abu en-Ni`aj: Early Bronze IV Village Life – publication | Patricia Fall (University of North Carolina-Charlotte) |
| The Ad-Deir Monument and Plateau Project – field/restoration | Cynthia Finlayson (Brigham Young University) |
| Archaeological Expedition to Khirbat Iskandar and its Environs, Jordan – field | Suzanne Richard (Gannon University), Jesse C. Long (Lubbock Christian University), and Marta D’Andrea (Sapienza The University of Rome) |
| Ba’aja Survey and Excavations – field | David Graf (University of Miami) |
| Balu’a Regional Archaeological Project – field | Kent Bramlett (La Sierra University), Monique Roddy (Walla Walla University), and Friedbert Ninow (La Sierra University) |
| Bir Madhkur Project – field | Andrew M. Smith II (George Washington University) |
| Dhiban Excavation and Development Project – field | Danielle Fatkin (Knox College) |
| Eastern Badia Archaeological Project – field | Yorke Rowan (University of Chicago) |
| Expedition to the Dead Sea Plain – publication | Meredith S. Chesson (University of Notre Dame) and Morag M. Kersel (DePaul University) |
| Exploring Continuity and Transition in Southern Jordan – field | Dr. Jennifer Ramsay (SUNY Brockport), Dr. Bjorn Anderson (University of Iowa) and Dr. Craig Harvey (University of Alberta) |
| Hellenistic Petra Project IV – field | David Graf (University of Miami) |
| Hisban Cultural Heritage Project – field | Oystein LaBianca (Andrews University), Bethany Walker (University of Bonn), and Maria Elena Ronza (Andrews University and Sela for Vocational Training and Protection of Cultural Heritage) |
| Humayma Excavation Project – Nabataean and Roman Period Settlements – publication | M. Barbara Reeves (Queen’s University) |
| Karak Resources Project (KRP) – publication | Gerald Mattingly (Johnson University) and James H. Pace (Elon University) |
| The Khirbet al-Khalde Archaeological Project – field | Dr. Craig A. Harvey (Western University) and Prof. Dr. Rubina Raja (Aarhus University) |
| Khirbat al-Mukhayyat Archaeological Project – field | Debra Foran (Wilfrid Laurier University) |
| Khirbet Ghozlan Excavation Project – field | James Fraser (University of Sydney) |
| The Kites in Context Project – field | Chad Hill (University of Pennsylvania) and Yorke Rowan (University of Chicago) |
| Khirbet Safra Excavations – field | Paul Gregor (Andrews University) |
| Landscapes of the Dead: Aerial and Pedestrian Site Monitoring at Fifa, Jordan – field | Morag Kersel (DePaul University) |
| Lowlands to Highlands Edom Project – publication | Neil Smith (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) |
| Madaba Plains Project-`Umayri Publication Project – publication | Larry Herr (Burman University) |
| Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum Project (MRAMP) – field | Douglas R. Clark (La Sierra University), Marta D’Andrea (Sapienza The University of Rome), Andrea Polcaro (University of Perugia), and Suzanne Richard (Gannon University) |
| Mudawwara Ottoman Fort – field | Andrew Petersen (University of Wales Trinity Saint David) |
| Petra Garden and Pool Complex – field | Leigh-Ann Bedal (Penn State University, Behrend) |
| Petra North Ridge Project – publication | Megan A. Perry (East Carolina University) |
| Pottery and Communal Identity: Archaeometric Study of Islamic Ceramics from Northern Jordan – field | Hussein Al-Sababha (Bonn University) |
| Tell Madaba Archaeological Project – publication | Debra Foran (Wilfrid Laurier University) and Timothy P. Harrison (University of Toronto) |
| The Final Publication of the Paul W. Lapp Excavations at Araq el-Emir – publication | Nancy Lapp (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) |
| Umm el-Jimal Project – field | Darrell Rohl (Calvin University), Elizabeth Osinga, and Jenna Morton |
| University of California San Diego Edom Lowlands Regional Archaeology Project (ELRAP) – publication | Thomas E. Levy and Mohammad Najjar (University of California, San Diego) |
| Zahrat adh-Dhra’ 1: Middle Bronze Age Settlement on the Dead Sea Plain – publication | Steve Falconer (University of North Carolina-Charlotte) |
| LEBANON (1 Field Project) | |
| Tell Douris Excavation Project – field | Hanan Charaf (Lebanese University) |
| LIBYA (1 Field Project) | |
| Local and International Protection of Cyrene’s Archaeological Heritage from Threats – field | Rizq Khalid (Mohammed bin Ali Al Sunoussi Islamic University) |
| MONTENEGRO (1 Field Project) | |
| Ulqin Archaeological Project 2023: Landscape Survey and Geography in Southern Montenegro – field | Daniel Plekhov (Portland State University), Elic Weitzel (University of Connecticut), and Erina Baci (University of Michigan) |
| MOROCCO (1 Field Project) | |
| Unveiling the Farming-Herding Communities of III-I Millennium B.C. Mediterranean Western Maghreb, Kach Kouch – field | Hamza Benattia |
| NORTH MACEDONIA (1 Field Project) | |
| Neanderthal Crossroads Project – field | Darko Stojanovski (Balkan Heritage Foundation), Sarah Lacy (California State University Dominguez Hills), and Tracje Nacev (University of Goce Delchev) |
| OMAN (1 Field Project) | |
| Archaeological Water Histories of Oman (ArWHO) Project – field | Michael Harrower (Johns Hopkins University) |
| SPAIN (1 Field Project) | |
| Torre d’en Galmés, Menorca Archaeological Project – field | Alexander Smith (SUNY Brockport), Amalia Pérez-Juez (Boston University), and Paul Goldberg (Universität Tübingen) |
| SUDAN (2 Field Projects) | |
| International El Kurru Archaeological Project – field | Geoff Emberling (University of Michigan) and Rachael J. Dann (University of Copenhagen) |
| The Royal Pyramids and Necropolis of Nuri (Sudan) – field | Pearce Paul Creasman (University of Arizona), Meghan E. Strong (Cleveland Museum of Natural History), and Abagail Breidenstein (University of Zurich) |
| TUNISIA (1 Publication ) | |
| Carthage, The Precinct of Tanit (tophet) and Ba’al: The ASOR Punic Project: The Stager Excavations (1975-1979) – publication | J.A. Greene (Harvard University), B.K. Garnand (Harvard University, NINO-Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten), L. E. Stager (Harvard University) |
| TURKEY (12 Field Projects, 3 Publications) | |
| A Clash of Kings – South-central Anatolian Political Geography Between Phrygia and Assyria – field | Michele Massa (Bilkent University) |
| A Zooarchaeological Approach to Bronze Age Urban Food Provisioning in Central Anatolia – publication | Levent Atici (University of Nevada) |
| Antiochia ad Cragum Archaeological Research Project – field | Michael Hoff (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) |
| Chicago-Tübingen Expedition to Zincirli Höyük – field | Virginia Herrmann (Tubingen University) and J. David Schloen (University of Chicago) |
| Cadır Höyük Archaeological Excavations – field | Sharon Steadman, Jennifer Ross, and Burcu Yldr (SUNY Cortland) |
| Ethnobotany as Cultural Heritage: A Case Study of Kazdağı National Park’s Plant Species’ Ethnobotanical Uses from Past to Present – publication | Melis Taner (Özyeğin University) and Beyza Şat (Özyeğin University) |
| The Kerkenes Project – field | Scott Branting (University of Central Florida) and Joseph W. Lehner (University of Sydney) |
| Kinik Hoyuk Archaeological Project – field | Lorenzo d’Alfonso (New York University) |
| Küçükyalı ArkeoPark Project – field | Alessandra Ricci (Koç University) |
| Phoenix Archaeological Project (PAP) – field | Dr. Asil Yaman (Penn Museum); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Koray Konuk (CNRS – Bordeaux Montaigne University, Ausonius Institute); Dr. Anna Sitz (Universität Heidelberg) |
| Polatlı Landscape Archaeology and Survey Project (PLAS) – field | Müge Durusu-Tanriover (Temple University) |
| Tayinat Archaeological Project – field | Timothy P. Harrison (University of Toronto) and Elif Denel (American Research Institute in Turkey, Ankara) |
| Tell Atchana, Alalakh Excavations – field | Murat Akar (Hatay Mustafa Kemal University) |
| Tell al-Judaidah 2000 BCE and Later Publication Project – publication | Lynn Dodd (University of Southern California) |
| Yalburt Yaylasi Archaeological Landscape Research Project (Konya Province) – field | Ömür Harmanşah (University of Illinois at Chicago) |
| WEST BANK (1 Publication ) | |
| The Publication of Paul W. Lapp’s Excavations at Taanach- publication | Nancy Lapp (ASOR/Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and Hamed Salem, Birzeit University) |
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