Rachel Bernstein

ASOR led a project—with support by the U.S. Department of State—to expand community outreach for heritage protection in Libya and to extend our efforts regionally to Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. Read this CHI blog post to learn more about this project: buff.ly/sXUoGPL

Friends of ASOR is pleased to announce the first webinar of the 2025-2026 season, "Holier than Thou? The Temples at Moza and Reflections of Ritual Practices in Ancient Judah" by Dr. Shua Kisilevitz, is on September 10th at 12:30pm ET! Register for free: buff.ly/vEkIoJP

Friends of ASOR invites you to venture to the Mediterranean Sea in 2026 and join an unforgettable journey through Cyprus. Next summer, join 15+ ASOR archaeologists and immerse yourself in behind-the-scenes tours with scholars, archaeologists, excavators, and curators.

Make sure to register for the next FOA Webinar: "A Window on the Silk Road: Archaeology in Medieval Armenia," presented by Dr. Kate Franklin on Wednesday, April 30th at 2:00pm ET: asor.org/news/2025/04/w…

Most of our approaches to identity in antiquity fixate upon a binary, constructed in modern scholarship. But individuals embrace multiple collective identities, whether social, ideological, or kin-related. Read the newest ANE Today by Aaron Burke here: buff.ly/SYTDCzA

@ISAC_UChicago Day two will be full of visits to the Greek, Roman, and Egyptian galleries at the impressive Art Institute of Chicago and the renowned Field Museum of Natural History, home to the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. Register here: buff.ly/eYHhBjk

A reminder to check out ASOR's spring book sale for publications 2+ years old! ASOR members (with a US mailing address) can purchase ASOR books at the discounted price of $15.00 through April 31, 2025. Click here for a full list of available titles: buff.ly/tMGXSbB

Honored to welcome Libya’s Dept. of Antiquities to ASOR! We had meaningful discussions on cultural heritage preservation, illicit trafficking, and future collaboration. Proud to support partnerships that make both countries safer and stronger. #CulturalHeritage #ASORCHI

In the News: Archaeologists present a new theory for why Israel has no cave art in a new paper published last week in the Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society: buff.ly/4hfG1Iv 📸 Credit: thipjang / Shutterstock.com

We @QadisiyahArc are inviting archaeologists, historians, and heritage scholars to participate in the 6th edition of the International Conference of Mesopotamian Archaeology (ICMA) that will be held on 24th 25th of February 2025. Send your abstract to qads.arc.con@qu.edu.iq

It's #TabletTuesday! This tablet is about boats moving timber and the men assigned to do so. 20 men will spend a day towing a boat from Umma to En8-za-gir13; they will then spend five days removing trees from a forest (tir-ta giš ur3-ur3-ra);

🚨New #Arabic model!🚨 Our latest Arabic model was trained on a range of Christian Arabic manuscripts from several centuries. Try it out now (link in comment 👇)

Join us on Wednesday, January 8 at 7:00pm ET for our next FOA Webinar, "Archaeology and Heritage During the Civil War in Sudan: What Can We Do?," presented by Dr. Geoff Emberling. Read more about the talk and register now: buff.ly/4iE2d0A #foa #foawebinars

Check out the insights and research of these three scholars who attended #asor24 last month. It was such a pleasure they could join us.

It's ritual! #archaeology

The region of Thrace and its people are a place and a culture that many people may never have heard of, but the new exhibition at the Getty argues that Thrace should be on everyone’s radar. Read our newest ANE Today: buff.ly/4i5GKNT #anetoday Credit: Getty Villa Museum

A reminder that you can use your ASOR name badge to gain free entry to the @mfaboston until Sunday! #asor24

Are you joining us for ASOR’s annual meeting in Boston? Have an idea for an article for ANE Today? Stop by and chat with our editor, Jessica Nitschke. She’ll be holding ANE Today office hours today from 11:30 to 12:55 in the Exhibit Area (Second Floor). #asor24

Getting the newest discoveries straight from the experts in #Archaeology at #asor24! Learn more about ASOR''s work at asor.org. @ASOResearch @DantiMdanti #Archaeology