The Generative Power of The Always-Yet-Never-Here Apocalypse
The funny thing about the apocalypse is that it has never happened, and yet it is always in our face and right around the corner. […]
4 Ways You Can Help Cultural Heritage
Cultural heritage is the closest thing we have to time travel. You can use cultural heritage to connect with past generations and with someone who you’ll never be able to meet. If this damage continues unchecked, we will lose more than just […]
TerraWatchers, UCSD, and ASOR CHI Partner to Monitor Archaeological Sites
Warfare has been raging almost continuously across some part of the Middle East for more than forty years. It has gone hand-in-hand with social and political revolutions in Lebanon, […]
Eating Archaeology
I headed over to Boston University’s Archaeology Department for “Eating Archaeology,” a night filled with food, drinks, and a competition where one team’s dish was to be declared the winner. The event was free and open to the […]
King David Slept Here
For one thing, the archaeological search for David, and for the United Monarchy under him and his son Solomon, seems to assume that tangible proof – like the letter the dog dug up – exists, just waiting to be found. It appears to underlie claims of the discovery of buildings like David’s palaces in […]
What’s in your dig bag, Mark Schuler?
A typical day pack won’t work at our site. We have a bit of a daily hike up the mountain and must carry everything except large tools. Since basalt tends to be rough on nylon, I use a Maxpedition - Vulture-II™ backpack. It holds 34 liters of […]
Zodiac Calendars and Angelic Teaching in the Dead Sea Scrolls
Angels are often associated with secret knowledge but not usually with authentic mathematics. In several of the Dead Sea Scrolls there is a complicated network of parallel stories in which angels impart secret knowledge of […]
Top 10 Posts
As we begin, we’d like to thank all of our Friends of ASOR (and lurkers) who come back to the ASOR Blog to read post after post. Keep reading to see the top 10 posts. We hope thatwas as amazing for all of you as it was for us. Here’s tobeing even […]
Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 10-25-13
If you missed anything from the ASOR facebook or twitter pages this week, don’t worry. We’ve rounded up some of this week’s archaeology news into one convenient post. If we missed any major archaeological stories from this week, feel free to let us know in the comment section! The Home of the Last Neanderthals 250,000 […]
A Look into Our Past
October is a busy month for the world of Archaeology. There’s the International Archaeology Day (IAD) on October 19th, Archaeological Institute of America’s (AIA) Archaeology Day Fair at the Museum of Science in Boston, and over 300 archaeology events throughout the month in various parts of the world. October also kicks off Archives Month here […]
An Afternoon at the Museum - The Dead Sea Scrolls
By: Kaitlynn Anderson Saturday, September 21st, was a beautifully sunny, breezy day. I gathered my equipment and headed off to Westborough, MA. My plan? To see Dr. Eric Meyers lecture on the Dead Sea Scrolls and experience the exhibit at the Museum of Science. The lecture took place at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, and […]
Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 9-06-13
If you missed anything from the ASOR facebook or twitter pages this week, don’t worry. We’ve rounded up some of this week’s archaeology news into one convenient post. If we missed any major archaeological stories from this week, feel free to let us know in the comment section! Crashed WWII Spitfire being dug up on Salisbury Plain Team of […]
Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 8-30-2013
If you missed anything from the ASOR facebook or twitter pages this week, don’t worry. We’ve rounded up some of this week’s archaeology news into one convenient post. If we missed any major archaeological stories from this week, feel free to let us know in the comment section! Starting us off this week - ASORTV talked to past fellowship […]
Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 8-23-13
If you missed anything from the ASOR facebook or twitter pages this week, don’t worry. We’ve rounded up some of this week’s archaeology news into one convenient post. If we missed any major archaeological stories from this week, feel free to let us know in the comment section! Looking for something to do on Saturday, September 21st in Boston? […]
Archaeology Weekly Roundup! 8-16-13
If you missed anything from the ASOR facebook or twitter pages this week, don’t worry. We’ve rounded up this weeks archaeology news into one convenient post. If we missed any major archaeological stories from this week, feel free to let us know in the comment section! Archaeologists Find Location of Major English Battle In 1485, Richard […]
Recipe for Surviving an Archaeological Excavation
By: Marielle Velander Meyers Fellow I’m already halfway through my three weeks as an archaeologist at Tel Kabri, a Middle Bronze Age palace in northwestern Israel, my participation made possible by the Meyers Fellowship through the American Schools for Oriental Research (ASOR). I’ve learned a lot already about what is necessary to get through […]
Digging the Iron Age at Bethsaida
By: Olga Goussev-Sushinsky Heritage Fellow For my first archaeological dig, I decided to choose Bethsaida. The site is located at north-east shore of the Sea of Galilee and is most known for its role in the New Testament. It is also renowned for being the capital of the Biblical kingdom Geshur. Led by Dr. […]
Excavating Canaanite remains at Tel Jezreel
By: Ashley Motes Heritage Fellow From May to June, I spent four weeks at Tel Jezreel in Israel participating in the Jezreel Expedition. Norma Franklin of Zinman Institute of Archaeology at Israel’s University of Haifa and Jennie Ebeling of University of Evansville were the directors of the project. The focus of the Jezreel Expedition is […]
Shalom from Huqoq, Israel!
By: Megan Hynek, 2013 Platt Fellowship recipient Deciding to dig in Israel was an easy decision. I am currently a fourth year archaeology student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. All archaeology students there are required to attend a dig field school. We have several options including digs in northern Peru, Mississippi, and […]
Archaeological Field Work in Egypt After the Revolution
By: James K. Hoffmeier, Trinity International University On January 25 the Egyptian revolution that toppled the thirty-year dictatorial reign of Hosni Mubarak began. On February 11th, Mubarak resigned. While the political news gripped much of the world, reports of some looting in the Cairo museum surprised everyone. Though limited in scope, security was quickly […]