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Register now for the next Friends of ASOR webinar: “From Tunis to Tataouine: ASOR’s Cultural Heritage Partnerships in Tunisia” on October 28 at 1:00PM ET, a panel discussion with local partners that work to preserve Tunisian heritage: buff.ly/IYhcKwG
#Tunisia #Heritage
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Happy #InternationalArchaeologyDay! 🏛️📜🏺From supporting hands-on excavations to heritage preservation and community outreach, ASOR's mission to create a more connected world is grounded in the rich tapestry of our collective past.
#IAD2026 #Archaeology #CulturalHeritage
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Our #ObjectoftheWeek is the magical stele of Horus. Dating to the Ptolemaic Period, it offered protection from desert animals. On the back is a healing spell, while the front features young Horus.
📸 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1920, 20.2.23
#Egypt #Horus #Magic
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Join us for a special reception at the ISAC Museum during ASOR’s 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Explore the permanent galleries, connect with fellow ASOR attendees, and visit the new exhibition Hartapu: The Forgotten King of Anatolia!
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ASOR is accepting applications for the 2026 Student Paper Award! Students presenting their papers (in-person/online) during the 2026 Annual Meeting are eligible to apply. The award is accompanied by a $500 prize—applications due November 4! Learn more: buff.ly/IZNBHC7
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In 2025, Ella Egberts received a Mesopotamian Fellowship to research in the Iraqi Western Desert. Ella and her team identified sites and stratified lithic remains that help establish a Paleolithic chronological framework. Read more here: buff.ly/jQEf0zF
#Iraq #Mesopotamia
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World famous Hunting Baths in Leptis Magna. Looked at the site with local Libyan colleagues and ASOR.org @AncientRomeLive
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I’m in Leptis Magna looking at conservation issues for @AncientRomeLive - many thanks to the Libyan authorities and ASOR.org
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What does an archaeology career look like outside traditional academia? Join ASOR’s Early Career Scholars on Oct. 16 at 12pm ET via Zoom for the Brown Bag, "Beyond the Tenure Track," a panel on career paths and opportunities outside academia. Register now: buff.ly/Nc7ebz5
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Step into the ancient world at Dougga in northern Tunisia 🇹🇳 Explore temples, theaters, baths, and the iconic Capitolium 🏛️ on ASOR’s Archaeology of Tunisia tour in January 2027. Early Bird rates end Oct. 20—reserve your place: buff.ly/DRkOcvC
#Tunisia #Roman #Archaeology
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Join us for a special reception on November 21 at the @ISAC_UChicago Museum during ASOR’s 2026 Annual Meeting in Chicago. Explore the galleries and connect with fellow attendees!
Complimentary admission for ASOR attendees, but registration is required: buff.ly/gJSCpP
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Our #ObjectoftheWeek is a glazed amulet representing the head of the demon Pazuzu, found in ancient Nineveh. Dating to ca. 700-500 BCE, it contains features of a lion, fish, and goat.
📸 ©The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), 91873
#Mesopotamia #Nineveh #IronAge
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Egyptologists have long disputed whether Meretneith was an independent ruler of Egypt. Can new digital analysis of an old photograph solve the mystery? Read more here: buff.ly/yW4hlg8
📸 Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society; used with permission from author
#Egypt
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Missed our webinar on The Odyssey? The recording is now available on YouTube!
Catch up on the full discussion of the 2026 adaptation and its portrayal of the ancient world here: buff.ly/D0hMKfC
#TheOdyssey #BronzeAge #Archaeology
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This summer, Sydney A. Pickens joined the Çadır Höyük Archaeological Excavation Project in Türkiye as a 2026 Strange/Midkiff Families Scholarship recipient, studying Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age contexts. Read about her fieldwork here: buff.ly/b8qheTC
#Turkiye
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🏺Calling all teachers—bring archaeology into your classroom! Join ASOR and @isac_uchicago for a hands-on teacher workshop full of ready-to-use lessons and activities on the ancient world.
📅 Sat, Nov 21 | 10 AM–12 PM📍Hilton Chicago
🎟️ Register here: buff.ly/4w2Mnlz
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Make sure to tune in TOMORROW—Sept. 24 at 2pm ET—for the first FOA webinar of the 2026-2027 season: "Digging into The Odyssey: An Epic Reimagined or a Misinterpretation of Epic Proportions?". Register for free: buff.ly/P45MmJF
#Odyssey #BronzeAge #SeaPeople #Archaeology
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Our #ObjectoftheWeek is a small copper bull figurine from the Temple of Baalat Gebal in ancient Byblos, Lebanon. Dating to ca. 1800–1700 BCE, it was part of a votive deposit known as the “Golden Calf” deposit.
📷️ ©2024 Louvre Museum, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn/Raphael Chipault
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The Silk Road may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about archaeology in Israel. A new virtual exhibition on Nahal Omer, a small early Islamic site in the Negev, aims to change that perception. Read the newest ANE Today article: buff.ly/Vd2MTvW
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