ASOR invites nominations for our Service Awards, an excellent way to recognize a colleague for their contributions to the field, to ASOR, or to one of its affiliated research centers (AIAR and CAARI). The deadline for nominations is September 18, 2026 Nominate someone here: buff.ly/AaYyAtK

The deadline to submit poster proposals for the 2026 ASOR Annual Meeting has been extended to August 15, and the $25 late fee has been waived. Submit your 250-word abstract through the ASOR Online Portal, and be sure to review the Call for Posters: buff.ly/uDeIL27

ASOR is still looking for Session/Workshop Assistants to help support the hybrid aspects of the 2026 Annual Meeting. In exchange for service, ASOR will cover a set number of nights at the Hilton Chicago as well as registration fees. Fill out the interest form here: buff.ly/VyIWELD

Do you know someone with editorial experience and a vision for scholarly publishing? Please help us spread the word! ASOR is seeking the next Editor(s) of BASOR, with applications receiving full consideration through September 1, 2026. Learn more: buff.ly/pB7aWfp

Irene Romano, recipient of a 2026 Study of Collections Fellowship, visited the American School of Classical Studies in Athens to support her research of a collection of Late Hellenistic Greek statues found in Iraqi Kurdistan. Read more here: buff.ly/Nl9mT2m #Hellenistic #Greek #Kurdistan

⏰ There are only a few days left to submit a poster proposal for the 2026 ASOR Annual Meeting! Poster sessions are a great way to present your latest research, fieldwork, methods, or discoveries and engage with fellow scholars. Submit your proposal by Saturday, August 1. Learn more: buff.ly/uDeIL27

The W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR) in East Jerusalem, an ASOR-Affiliated Overseas Research Center, invites applications for the position of Dorot Director. More details and the application portal can be found here: buff.ly/m4YPzQD

Our #ObjectoftheWeek is this limestone tablet from Sippar, Iraq, depicting the king Nabu-apla-iddina and the sun god Shamash, ca. 888-855 BCE. BM 91000. © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC By-NC-SA 4.0. #Babylonia #Tablet #Iraq

Satraps (“governors”) did the everyday work of maintaining Persian imperial rule across its vast empire. Ancient texts from Egypt allow us to understand how this arrangement worked. Read the new ANE Today, "The House of Aršāma, Persian Satrap in Egypt", here: buff.ly/OCthYHt #Persia #Egypt #Empires

The House of Aršāma, Persian Satrap in Egypt - The Ancient Near East Today

Satraps (“governors”) did the everyday work of maintaining Persian imperial rule across its vast empire. Ancient texts from Egypt allow us to understand how this arrangement worked.

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ASOR is pleased to announce 6 new projects have received ASOR affiliation since last summer. These projects cover sites in Egypt, Iraq, Israel, and Italy. Learn more about these new ASOR-affiliated projects: buff.ly/d214PsQ

A new report looks back on the successful outcomes of a 2023 ASOR Shepard Urgent Action Grant at Khramis Didi Gora in Georgia, where researchers documented threatened archaeological deposits at a Late Neolithic settlement in the South Caucasus. Read morehere: buff.ly/JeSeHcn #Georgia #Neolithic

Have you submitted your poster proposal for the Poster Session during the 2026 ASOR Annual Meeting (November 18–21) yet? Poster abstracts are due August 1! Read the 2026 Call for Posters to learn more: buff.ly/Xda2LRl

Explore the new 2026 issue for the Journal of Cuneiform Studies, featuring articles such as: Three New Kings of Assyria; An Old Babylonian Tablet with a Collection of Sumerian Hymns; A Hurro-Hittite Ritual for Kingship?; and more. View the Table of Contents here: buff.ly/tJ56SEx #Cuneiform

ASOR's Early Career Scholars hosted Dr. Leilani Lucas (College of Southern Nevada) for a recent Research in Action talk: "Reconstructing Culinary Practices in Prehistoric Cyprus from Charred Food Remains." Watch the lecture on YouTube: buff.ly/mbAupho #Cyprus

Our #ObjectoftheWeek is a calcite funerary stele from Yemen, ca. 100 BCE–100 CE. The Sabaean inscription mentions a woman named Ghalilat and invokes the protection of the god Attar. BM 125041. © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC By-NC-SA 4.0. #Yemen #Sabaean #Arabia

As the main setting of The Odyssey, Scheria is not meant to be seen as just another stop, but as a flashback to a vanished world. Read the newest ANE Today, "Why Odysseus Had to Go to Scheria—Memories, Flashbacks, and the End of the Bronze Age", here: buff.ly/1MmZqiy #TheOdyssey #Homer #BronzeAge

Why Odysseus Had to Go to Scheria —Memories, Flashbacks, and the End of the Bronze Age - The Ancient Near East Today

As the main setting for a large part of The Odyssey, Scheria is not meant to be understood as just another stop on Odysseus’s wanderings, but as a deliberate flashback to a vanished world.

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Journal of Cuneiform Studies Vol. 78 (2026) www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jcs/2026... @asor-research.bsky.social @asor-research.bsky.social @chicagojournals.bsky.social

Thinking about presenting a poster for the 2026 ASOR Annual Meeting? Join the ASOR ECS Writing Group for “Preparing a Poster Abstract” — the first of two sessions on conceptualizing, composing, and submitting a poster abstract. 🗓️ Monday, July 20 | 11am EST | Virtual Register here: buff.ly/VqNVY1x

We did it again! ASOR has once more set a record participation rate with 955 donors giving $5+ in the 2026 fiscal year. It is truly gratifying to see our members and friends choosing to invest in ASOR and helping us make our work possible. Thank you to our generous donors!

In 2025, Olivia Spink received an Eric & Carol Meyers Scholarship to participate in the Tell Timai International Training Program in Egypt where she explored the rich history of ancient Thmuis and discovered a renewed passion for Egyptian archaeology. Read her fieldwork report here: buff.ly/0lKJU1T

Our newest ARS volume, The U-Shaped Building at Caesarea Maritima by Jane DeRose Evans and Jennifer Tobin, is now available. The volume explores a praetorium, the formation of ancient garden architecture, and the composition of Crusader and Ottoman Caesarea. Check it out here: buff.ly/0tvuAae

Our #ObjectoftheWeek is a clay seal from Iraq, ca. 2217-2193 BCE. This bulla label impressed with a cylinder seal is from Bismaya, ancient Adab, and dates to the Akkadian period. Credit: ISAC #Iraq #Mesopotamia #Akkadian

A silver drinking cup given by the Achaemenid Persian king was worth more than its weight in metal—but exactly how much more? Read the newest ANE Today, "The Meaning(s) of Achaemenid Silver": buff.ly/JbDkzE6 #Iran #Persia #Achaemenid 📸 © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).

Mandy Porter, a master’s student at Columbia University, was a 2025 Strange/Midkiff Families Scholarship Recipient. In her second season at Kissonerga-Skalia, Cyprus, Mandy was the small finds registrar, studying prehistoric Cypriot material. Read her report here: buff.ly/jdLLRO4

Reminder to submit poster proposals for the 2026 Poster Session during the ASOR Annual Meeting, November 18–21, in Chicago and online. Abstracts may be submitted in the ASOR Online Portal until August 1! Read the 2026 Call for Posters to learn more: buff.ly/Xda2LRl

Our #ObjectoftheWeek is a cuneiform tablet recording the peace treaty between Ramesses II and Ḫattušili III—popularly known as the Treaty of Kadesh—ca. 1259 BCE. Displayed in the Istanbul Airport Museum. Photo credit: Jessica Nitschke. #Archaeology #Egyptian #Hittite

Unlike the great territorial states of the Bronze Age, Byblos gained influence through networks, rather than building an empire. Discover how it became an ancient maritime hub in the newest ANE Today: buff.ly/i3zYAyV #Lebanon #Byblos #BronzeAge 📸 Gédéon Programmes / Martine Francis-Allouche

Congratulations to the recipients of ASOR's 2026 Project Grants and Research Fellowships! Check out the awardees and their projects here: buff.ly/nvAIcsN #Archaeology

ASOR seeks Session/Workshop Assistants to support the hybrid 2026 Annual Meeting. In exchange, assistants receive Annual Meeting registration plus a set number of nights at the Hilton Chicago through the Thomas/Bishop Annual Meeting Endowment. Learn more: buff.ly/rLWvKmH

Laura Alvarez examines ancient Near Eastern concepts, analyzing mirrors from Mesopotamia and the Levant to explore how relationships were expressed in the Bronze Age. Read her report here: buff.ly/fAvNhRF 📸 Copper-alloy mirrors from the collections of the Louvre Museum