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One more sleep until our Annual Meeting in Boston! Download our new app for information about sessions, workshops, business meetings, and special events being offered this year: https://buff.ly/3UWyWUA

The Early Career Scholars Committee is pleased to host a Brown Bag Lunch event on Thursday, Nov. 21, 12:45-2:00 pm in the Georgian Room – all are welcome! Bring your lunch and join us for Publishing for Early Career Scholars: What You Didn’t Know You Need to Know, an informal session with presentations on demystifying the processes of publishing in formats such as scholarly journals, dissertation monographs, and public-facing media. Speakers from the world of publishing will share tips, tricks, and insider info to consider when building your publication record as an Early Career Scholar.

The women referred to in Assyrian inscriptions as “Queen of the Arabs” have been a passing footnote in Neo-Assyrian history — until now. Here is the story of one of them. Read our newest ANE Today, "Samsi, 'Queen of the Arabs', and Her Fight Against Assyria", by Ellie Bennett here: https://buff.ly/4fqp5P1

Image: © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

One week until our Annual Meeting in Boston! Have you picked out which sessions you'll be attending? See our page (and better yet, download our new app!) for information about sessions, workshops, business meetings, and special events being offered this year: https://buff.ly/4959W3D

ASOR 2024 Annual Meeting Schedules ASOR's 2024 Annual Meeting will take place November 20–23 at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza and online via Zoom.

Join us on Wednesday, December 4 at 7:00pm ET for our next FOA Webinar, "Who Were the Thracians? Exploring an Enigmatic Ancient Culture at the Getty Villa Museum," presented by Dr. Sara E. Cole. Dr. Cole will explore the rich history and culture of Thracians in ancient Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey. Read more and register here: https://buff.ly/3Z53eqV

Evelyn Patterson received a 2024 Strange-Midkiff Scholarship to excavate for the Menorca Archaeological Project at Torre d'en Galmés in Menorca, Spain. Evelyn is a recent graduate of SUNY Brockport with a BS in Anthropology and a minor in Museum Studies and Public History. Read her fieldwork report: https://buff.ly/4hFTbzw


Image 1: Evelyn taking points of SPU 7 at the total station.
Image 2: Array of Post-Talayotic ceramic “high-bottomed cups” from the Museu de Menorca.

In October, ASOR staff and their partners in the Sahel attended the 1st Annual ICOM-Africa Conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The event’s focus on inclusion, learning, and sustainability reflects the evolving role of African museums as they adapt to the needs of local communities and strive to engage a global audience. ASOR congratulates Mr. Jean-Paul Koudougou, president of ICOM-Africa, and all of the other organizers for such a successful event. Read more about the conference here: https://buff.ly/4fCjlBu

Photo 1 Credit: ASOR Staff.
Photo 2 Credit: ICOM-Africa Staff.

The countdown has begun! In two weeks, we’ll be seeing you at the Annual Meeting in Boston. The conference attracts approximately 1,000 scholars and enthusiasts of archaeology and anthropology, linguistics, biblical studies, art history, cultural heritage, and other fields related to the study of the ancient Near East & Mediterranean.
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ASOR 2024 Annual Meeting ASOR's 2024 hybrid Annual Meeting will take place Nov 20-23 at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza and online.

Reminder to join us TONIGHT at 7:00pm ET for our FOA Webinar, "Beyond the Museum Walls: Engaging with Archaeology and New Media", presented by panelists Michael Zimmerman, Sarah Beckmann, Deidre Brin, and Adam Aja. Panelists will discuss the transition of archaeological materials and data to new media spaces. You can still register at: https://buff.ly/3CepNjQ

Tomorrow, November 6th, is the deadline to submit your paper for ASOR's Student Paper Award! This award is conferred upon the author(s) of a paper presented (in-person or online) during the 2024 ASOR Annual Meeting that conveys the results of a study about ancient Near Eastern and wider Mediterranean societies in a clear, understandable and convincing fashion. The first author and presenter of the paper must be a registered student at the time of presentation in order to be eligible for this award. The award is accompanied by a $500 prize. Learn more about applying here: https://buff.ly/40AcdBj

Check out the November issue of Bulletin of ASOR 392, with fascinating articles from Mechael Osband, Antoine Caminada, Khaled Abu Jayyab, Irene Bald Romano, Yousef Moradi, and more. Read the Table of Contents here: https://buff.ly/3C7BLMh

Applications for 2025 fellowships from the Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) are now open. The current fellowships include Graduate Student Fellowships and Post-Doctoral Fellowships. The deadline for the CAARI-sponsored graduate student fellowships is December 6, 2024. The deadline for post-doctoral fellowships is January 6, 2025. Visit https://buff.ly/3Ay40TA for more information about applying.

Was peppermint actually found in ancient Egyptian pyramids? Retailers of peppermint products like to say so. What’s the truth, and where did this factoid come from? Read the newest ANE Today, "The Curious Case of Pyramid Peppermint", here: https://buff.ly/3Aa528r

Image: Courtesy of the Economic Botany Collection; Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: EBC 26667.

Forever Is Now is a contemporary art exhibition at the 4500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Pyramids of Giza. Against the backdrop of ancient Egypt’s cultural heritage, the contemporary installations are a testament to the continual evolution of art, the transformative power of storytelling, and cross-cultural exchange.

Join Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, founder of CulturVator| Art D’Égypte, for a FREE hybrid lecture on Wednesday, November 13th to explore how contemporary art intersects with ancient history, and how artists from diverse backgrounds use this historical space to celebrate humanity’s timelessness and the search for meaning and connection in art.

Advanced registration is recommended: https://tinyurl.com/ForeverIsNowGiza.

Liza Davis received a 2024 Member-Supported Fellowship to continue excavations at Antiochia ad Cragum in Türkiye. Liza is a PhD candidate at Brown University, with her research focuses on the lived religious experience of non-elite and rural people in Late Antique Asia Minor. Read her fieldwork report: https://buff.ly/4dZdGEr

Friends of ASOR is pleased to announce our next webinar: "Beyond the Museum Walls: Engaging with Archaeology and New Media" presented by panelists Michael Zimmerman, Sarah Beckmann, Deidre Brin, and Adam Aja. In this talk, the panelists will address the moving of archaeological materials and data to virtual spaces. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, November 6, at 7:00pm EST. Read more and register here: https://buff.ly/4dVlYx3

ASOR is accepting applications for the 2024 Student Paper Award! This award is conferred upon the author(s) of a paper presented (in-person or online) during the 2024 hybrid ASOR Annual Meeting that conveys the results of a study about ancient Near Eastern and wider Mediterranean societies in a clear, understandable and convincing fashion. This year the award is accompanied by a $500 prize. Applications are due by November 6, to learn more click here: https://buff.ly/4feztsR

Image: Morganne Ottobre, winner of the 2023 Student Paper Award.