ASOR

ASOR is a non-profit organization that supports & encourages the study of the history & cultures of the Near East and wider Mediterranean world.

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

📚 Bring Archaeology to Your Classroom! Teachers, join ASOR and ISAC @isac_uchicago for a workshop on Saturday, Nov. 21 and earn professional development credit.

🎟️ Register here by Nov. 2: https://t.co/WIfSDTLEB0

#Archaeology #TeacherWorkshop #ProfessionalDevelopment #Chicago

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

ASOR invites Roundtable Proposals for the upcoming 2026 Annual Meeting. Roundtables are an ideal format for informal discussion or focused conversations on topics of general interest to meeting attendees. Proposals will be accepted until October 30: https://t.co/Tv7F9NuIDE

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

Hanna Diyab’s 18th century travelogue offers not only a rare view of Ottoman Cyprus but also insight into eastern Mediterranean trade across the ages. Read ANE Today's latest article by Nassos Papalexandrou to learn more: https://t.co/CYdN4gfL9t

#Cyprus #Mediterranean #Ottoman

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

ASOR is accepting applications for the 2026 Joy Ungerleider Poster Award! To be considered, fill out the application and submit a PDF of your poster by November 4th! 🔗 Link to the form: https://t.co/ZzCyZcynG6

📷️ Defne Bilgili, winner of the 2025 Joy Ungerleider Poster Award

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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: https://t.co/yL66iCw0L5

#Tunisia #Heritage

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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

[Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures @ISAC_UChicago]

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!

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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: https://t.co/3L4ddVM6Wn

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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: https://t.co/sSxK2jgkzt
#Iraq #Mesopotamia

[Darius Arya @DariusAryaDigs]

World famous Hunting Baths in Leptis Magna. Looked at the site with local Libyan colleagues and https://t.co/GpqSqpajkP @AncientRomeLive

[Darius Arya @DariusAryaDigs]

I’m in Leptis Magna looking at conservation issues for @AncientRomeLive - many thanks to the Libyan authorities and https://t.co/GpqSqpajkP

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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: https://t.co/osheCtGm5O

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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: https://t.co/Xu2P17T9DU
#Tunisia #Roman #Archaeology

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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: https://t.co/rfJ7Ds190H

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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: https://t.co/3smFwhgZ5U

📸 Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society; used with permission from author
#Egypt

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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: https://t.co/Lsxj6ksRNa

#TheOdyssey #BronzeAge #Archaeology

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

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: https://t.co/oo6lkvP1o4

#Turkiye

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

@ISAC_UChicago #Archaeology #TeacherWorkshop #AncientHistory #SocialStudies #EducatorResources #ChicagoEvents #HistoryTeacher #ProfessionalDevelopment

[ASOR @ASOResearch]

🏺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: https://t.co/NxslUojS9e