PAST & FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS - American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)

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PAST & FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS

PAST & FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS

PAST & FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS

PAST & FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS

PAST & FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS

PAST & FUTURE ANNUAL MEETINGS

Future Annual Meetings

2024: Boston, MA (Boston Park Plaza)
2025: Boston, MA (Boston Park Plaza)
2026: Chicago, IL (Chicago Hilton)
2027: Arlington, VA (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)
2028: Boston, MA (Boston Park Plaza)

Past Annual Meetings

2023: Chicago, IL (Chicago Hilton) – Hybrid

Academic Program in PDF
Poster Gallery

2022: In-person (Boston) and Virtual Component

Academic Program in PDF
Poster Gallery

2021: In-person (Chicago) and Virtual Component

Academic Program in PDF
Poster Gallery

2020: First ever Virtual Meeting

Academic Program in PDF.
Poster Book in PDF.

2019: San Diego, CA

Program Book in PDF.

2018: Denver, CO

Program Book in PDF.
Projects on Parade Posters

2017: Boston, MA

Program Book in PDF.

2016: San Antonio, TX

Program Book in PDF.

2015: Atlanta, GA

Academic Program Schedule in PDF.
Business Meetings Schedule in PDF.

2014: San Diego, CA

Academic Program Schedule in PDF.
Business Meetings Schedule in PDF.

2013: Baltimore, MD

Academic Program Schedule in PDF.
Business Meetings Schedule in HTML.
Schedule At-A-Glance in PDF.

2012: Chicago, IL

Academic Program Schedule in PDF.
Business Meetings Schedule in PDF.

2011: San Francisco, CA

Academic Program Schedule in PDF.
Business Meetings Schedule in PDF.

2010: Atlanta, GA

Academic Program Schedule in PDF.
Business Meetings Schedule in PDF.

2009: New Orleans, LA
2008: Boston, MA
2007: San Diego, CA
2006: Washington, DC
2005: Philadelphia, PA
2004: San Antonio, TX
2003: Atlanta, GA
2002: Toronto, ON
2001: Boulder, CO
2000: Washington, DC (centennial celebration)
2000: Nashville, TN
1999: Cambridge, MA
1998: Orlando, FL
1997: Napa, CA

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One more sleep until our Annual Meeting in Boston!

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. See link in bio!
#asor24

The Early Career Scholars Committee is pleased to

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. #asor24 #asorecs

The women referred to in Assyrian inscriptions as

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 by clicking the link in our bio. #anetoday

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

One week until our Annual Meeting in Boston! Have

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. Link in bio! #asor24 #am24

Join us on Wednesday, December 4 at 7:00pm ET for

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. Register by clicking on the link in our bio!
#foa #foawebinars

Evelyn Patterson received a 2024 Strange-Midkiff S

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 by clicking the link in our bio.
#asorfieldwork

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 S

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. Click the link in our bio to read more! #asorchi

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

Reminder to join us TONIGHT at 7:00pm ET for our F

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 the link in our bio! #foawebinars

Tomorrow, November 6th, is the deadline to submit

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 by clicking the link in our bio. #asor24

Check out the November issue of Bulletin of ASOR 3

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 by clicking the link in our bio. #basor

Applications for 2025 fellowships from the Cyprus

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 the link in our bio for more information about applying.

Was peppermint actually found in ancient Egyptian

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", by clicking the link in our bio.
#anetoday

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

Liza Davis received a 2024 Member-Supported Fellow

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 focusing on the lived religious experience of non-elite and rural people in Late Antique Asia Minor. Read her fieldwork report by clicking the link in our bio.
#asorfieldwork

Friends of ASOR is pleased to announce our next we

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. Click the link in our bio to read more and register! #foawebinars

ASOR is accepting applications for the 2024 Studen

ASOR is accepting applications for the 2024 Student Paper Award! This award is given to 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. This year the award is accompanied by a $500 prize. Applications are due by November 6. Click the link in our bio to learn more. #asor24

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

Victoria Wilson received the 2024 Strange-Midkiff

Victoria Wilson received the 2024 Strange-Midkiff Fieldwork Scholarship to continue excavations for the Kurd Qaburstan Project in Iraq. Victoria is a PhD candidate at Johns Hopkins University studying Mesopotamian Archaeology. Read her fieldwork report by clicking the link in our bio. #asorfieldwork

Image 1: Group photo by the trenches
Image 2: Ceramic drain- view facing south

ASOR's 2024 Annual Meeting is next month, and atte

ASOR's 2024 Annual Meeting is next month, and attendees will be treated to a full schedule with more than 120 sessions and 600 presentations. You can view the academic program and business schedule on the Annual Meeting Schedules page. In addition to the program, there are a number of highlights and special functions in store for attendees in Boston. Click the link in our bio to read more. #asor24

This past summer, Louis Mainwaring Foster received

This past summer, Louis Mainwaring Foster received a BIPOC Fieldwork Scholarship to excavate at the Brač Island Project in Croatia. Louis, an MA student in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Colorado Boulder, studies questions of identity and cross cultural influence in Hellenistic Bactria. Read his fieldwork report by clicking the link in our bio. #asorfieldwork

There's still time to create and submit a Roundtab

There's still time to create and submit a Roundtable proposal for ASOR's 2024 Annual Meeting! The deadline for submission has been extended until 11/01. Please click the link in our bio for more information and guidelines. #asor24

Photos 1 and 2: 2023 Roundtable sessions. Credit: Lucia Kustra.

Northern Mesopotamia served as a buffer zone betwe

Northern Mesopotamia served as a buffer zone between Rome and its imperial counterparts of Parthia and Sasanian. What does the archaeological record reveal about the Roman impact in this dynamic region? Read the latest ANE Today, "The Land at the End of the Empire: The Roman Eastern Border in Mesopotamia", here: https://buff.ly/3NtXaRW

Image: Composed image of the milestone from Karsi, northern Iraq, rediscovered by the author in the Erbil Museum of Civilization (Iraqi Kurdistan). Photo and graphic elaboration by R. Palermo.

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