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ASOR SPRING BOOK SALE

With the first day of spring fast approaching, ASOR is pleased to hold a spring book sale for publications 2+ years old. Take advantage of ASOR’s spring cleaning and add some of these books to your reading list this season!

ASOR members (with a mailing address in the USA) can purchase copies of ASOR books at the discounted price of $15.00 (ca. 80% discount + $5.00 US media mail shipping) through April 31, 2025, while supplies last. All prices listed below include US media mail shipping. Due to ASOR’s licensing agreement with ISD, this offer is only available to ASOR members. We are unable to offer this discount to members without a US mailing address due to international shipping costs. Please contact membership@asor.org with any questions.

Not an ASOR member? Join as an Associate Member ($45) or Academic Member (starting at $84) first in order to take advantage of these great deals on books. More information on memberships and the benefits associated with each level can be found here.

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AASOR 74: The Excavations of ‘Iraq al-Amir, Volume II. Edited by Nancy L. Lapp, with contributions by Michael S. Zimmerman, Daniel Ulvoczky, Nicholas Hudson, Adam Hartman, and Nancy L. Lapp. Original price $84.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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AASOR 73: An Examination of the Stratigraphy and Neolithic-Iron Age Pottery from Tel Jezreel, Area A. Edited by Charlotte Whiting and Gloria London. Original price $84.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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AASOR 72: Bayt Farhi and the Sephardic Palaces of Ottoman Damascus in the Late 18th and 19th Centuries. Edited by Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis, with contributions by Ezra Ashkenazie, Jeffery Burden, George H. Lewis, Judith S. McKenzie, and Jason Montgomery. Original price $84.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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AASOR 69: The Archaeology of Agro-Pastoralist Economies in Jordan. Edited by Kevin M. McGeough, with contributions by Robin M. Brown, Alan Farahani, Hannah Huynh, Natalie Mueller, Benjamin W. Porter, Jennifer Ramsay, Kevin Rielly, and Bruce Routledge. Original price $84.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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AASOR 63: Views from Phlamoudhi, Cyprus. By Joanna S. Smith. Original price $84.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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ARS 30: Tel Kedesh I: The Hellenistic Archive. By Sharon C. Herbert. Original price $99.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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ARS 29: Taanach II: The Iron Age Stratigraphy. By Mark W. Meehl. Original price $89.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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ARS 28: All Things Cypriot: Studies on Ancient Environment, Technology, and Society in Honor of Stuart Swiny. Edited by Zuzana Chovanec and Walter Crist. Original price $79.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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ARS 27: Caesarea Maritima: Excavations in the Old City 1989-2003. Edited by Kenneth G. Holum. Original price $89.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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ARS 26: The Archaeological Survey of the Desert Roads between Berenike and the Nile Valley. Expeditions by the University of Michigan and the University of Delaware to the Eastern Desert of Egypt, 1987-2015. Edited by Steven E. Sidebotham and Jennifer E. Gates-Foster. Original price $84.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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ARS 20: Cyprus and the Balance of Empires: Art and Archaeology from Justinian I to the Coeur de Lion. Edited by Charles Anthony Stewart, Thomas W. Davis, and Annemarie Weyl Carr. Original price $84.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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ARS 15: Humayma Excavation Project, I: Resources, History and the Water-Supply System. Edited by John Peter Oleson, with technical reports by G. Brown, M. Finnegan, J. D. Mitchell and C. T. Shay. Original price $84.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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JCSSS 2: Texts from the Late Old Babylonian Period. Edited by Seth F. C. Richardson. Original price $75.00. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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JCSSS 3: The Textual Criticism of Sumerian Literature. Edited by Paul Delnero. Original price $89.95. Sale price $15.00 (includes US media mail shipping).

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With March Madness well underway, don't forget about ASOR's own March Fellowship Madness! Each year, we sponsor fieldwork scholarships for students and volunteers to participate in ASOR-affiliated projects. Help us achieve our goal of $6,000 for three extra scholarships this year by clicking the link in our bio.

With spring upon us, ASOR is pleased to hold a spr
With spring upon us, ASOR is pleased to hold a spring book sale for publications 2+ years old. ASOR members (with a mailing address in the USA) can purchase copies of ASOR books at the discounted price of $15.00 through April 31, 2025, while supplies last. Take advantage of ASOR’s spring cleaning and add some of these books to your reading list this season! Click the link in our bio for more details and a full list of available titles.

Mark your calendar for our next FOA webinar, "How
Mark your calendar for our next FOA webinar, "How to Re-Place Carthaginian Votive Dedications into Context," on Wednesday, April at 2:00 pm EST, presented by Dr. Brien Garnand. Dr. Garnand will discuss the interpretation of Carthage's liminal open-air votive precinct and demonstrate how 3D models of individual stelae can be replaced into their original positions by using archival site plans and annotated photographs as well as demonstrate how we can create a precise scale model of the excavation site. Register for the free lecture here by clicking the link in our bio. #FOAWebinars

The investigation of Punic stelae from Carthage ha
The investigation of Punic stelae from Carthage has a long and storied history. Through computer modeling and collation of legacy archival data, the ASOR Punic Project will provide context for this corpus and make the data widely available. Read the latest Ancient Near East Today by Brien Garnand by clicking the link in our bio. #ANEToday

Make sure to join us TONIGHT at 7:00pm ET for our
Make sure to join us TONIGHT at 7:00pm ET for our FOA Webinar, "Amulets and their Critics: Jews, Christians, and Samaritans in Late Antique Palestine," presented by Dr. Megan Nutzman. You can still register by clicking the link in our bio! #FOAWebinars

There is still time to submit paper abstracts and
There is still time to submit paper abstracts and workshop presentation proposals for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Abstracts of 250 words may be submitted according to the Call for Papers until April 1 (final deadline) with a $25 late fee. The late fee can be waived if the proposal has been solicited by a session or workshop chair. ASOR academic membership and Annual Meeting registration are required to access the submission form in the ASOR Abstract Center. #ASOR25

March Fellowship Madness is back! Each year, we sp
March Fellowship Madness is back! Each year, we sponsor fieldwork scholarships for students and volunteers to participate in ASOR-affiliated projects. This year, we’re awarding 47 scholarships, and with your help, we can make it to 50! Support the next generation by helping us achieve our goal of $6,000 for three extra scholarships this year. Click the link in our bio to donate.

Alexander Smith received a 2024 Harris Project Gra
Alexander Smith received a 2024 Harris Project Grant to excavate at the site of Torre d’en Galmés with the Menorca Archaeological Project in Spain. Alexander and the team excavated a large medieval house complex, which you can read about by clicking the link in our bio.

Join us this September for a behind-the-scenes sne
Join us this September for a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at the incredible exhibitions, galleries, and collections at Chicago’s greatest museums and institutions. Come along for a two-day tour of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Field Museum to get the inside scoop on new special exhibitions on Megiddo, Egyptian, Greek, and Roman works. Interested? Write us for more details.

A final reminder that the deadline for the Call fo
A final reminder that the deadline for the Call for Papers at the ASOR 2025 Annual Meeting is this Saturday! Please submit your paper abstracts and workshop presentation proposals by March 15. Take a look at the Approved Sessions and Workshops as well as more information on the application process by clicking the link in our bio. #ASOR25

Our next CHI snapshot highlights a variety of onli
Our next CHI snapshot highlights a variety of online survey and mapping tutorials produced by ASOR to help heritage professionals and community members document and protect cultural heritage. Swipe on to read about the tutorials and programs offered. #ASORCHI

Save the date for our next FOA webinar, "Amulets a
Save the date for our next FOA webinar, "Amulets and their Critics: Jews, Christians, and Samaritans in Late Antique Palestine," presented by Dr. Megan Nutzman on Wednesday, March 19th at 7:00 PM ET. Medical treatments in the ancient Mediterranean world were rudimentary and often unsuccessful, and so individuals routinely looked for divine aid to cure their afflictions. Dr. Nutzman will discuss one of the most common forms of ritual healing employed in Roman and late antique Palestine: amulets. Register for the free lecture by clicking the link in our bio. #FOAWebinars

Cyprus and Ugarit were two very different societie
Cyprus and Ugarit were two very different societies but in the Late Bronze Age, they shared a vital maritime and mercantile link that had a transformative impact on Cyprus. Read the newest Ancient Near East Today by A. Bernard Knapp by clicking the link in our bio. #ANEToday

Daniele Moscone received a 2024 P.E. MacAllister F
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Our next CHI project snapshot highlights an ASOR w
Our next CHI project snapshot highlights an ASOR workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 2024 that focused on cultural and religious heritage protection in Burkina Faso. The event included collaborative activities, brainstorming sessions, and discussions about the challenges and opportunities of heritage protection in the country. Swipe on to read about the workshop. #ASORCHI

Join the ASOR Early Career Scholars (ECS) Spring 2
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Read the latest Fieldwork Report from Claire Hook.
Read the latest Fieldwork Report from Claire Hook. Claire received a 2024 Katherine Barton Platt Excavation Fellowship to work with the Brač Island Project in Croatia and excavate the hillfort site of Gradina Rat. Read her fieldwork report by clicking the link in our bio.

Our newest Archaeological Reports Series publicati
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Be on the lookout for our upcoming FOA Webinars! A
Be on the lookout for our upcoming FOA Webinars! All FOA Webinars are free, open to the public, and hosted on Zoom. #FOAWebinars

Holly Winter received a Study of Collections Fello
Holly Winter received a Study of Collections Fellowship in 2024 to examine artifacts kept at the ASOR Syrian Survey collection in the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East (HMANE). Read about how her research helps in investigating the Bronze Age history of Aleppo by clicking the link in our bio.



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