Spring 2005 Volume 55, no. 1

Global Moments in the Levant

our ASOR archaeologists, Bert deVries (Calvin Col- the rise of monotheism during the Late Bronze and Iron Age; lege), Øystein S. LaBianca (Andrews University), the global moments that led to the rise of the Greco-Roman-, FThomas Levy (UCSD) and Bethany Walker (Grand Val- Byzantine-, Islamic- and Modern Capitalist ‘great traditions,’ ley State University) will be joining an international team of and various political developments, for instance the fact that, anthropologists, archaeologists, geographers, historians and from the earliest empire states in Egypt and Mesopotamia, sociologists in a study of “Global Moments in the Levant.” the Levant has been of strategic importance to a long succes- The team of 16 researchers will be headed by Leif Manger, sion of superpowers, starting with the ancient Egyptians and Professor of Anthropology, University of Bergen, Norway, ending with the United States. to study “breakthrough events that change people’s lives A major objective of the collaboration is to advance un- and their futures.” The team was informed in February 2005 derstanding of how global moments alter the lives of local by the Norwegian Research Council that their application groups and communities. This is especially where the con- “Global Moments in the Levant: Towards an Understanding tribution of archaeology will be important, for it provides of a Contact Zone between Peoples, Cultures and States” had the best window on how the daily lives of ordinary men and been approved for funding over the next four years in the women have changed in response to successive global mo- amount of 16 million Norwegian Kroner or ca. $2.6 million ments. At the same time, it also offers subtle clues to the pro- USD. The team was one of seventeen successful applicants cesses by which such changes were transmitted and adopted. out of 263 in an annual competition for 250 million Norwe- The work of LaBianca and other Madaba Plains archaeolo- gian kroner of NRC funding for basic research in all fields. gists on long-term food system cycles and settlement changes According to Øystein LaBianca, Visiting Researcher at in Central Jordan will play a prominent role as a source of the University of Bergen, who co-authored the proposal with archaeological data on global moments and their impact on Leif Manger last spring, global moments are “developments local populations. To their perspective from Central Jordan that typically call for significant adaptation leading to new deVries and Walker will add views from the north with their forms of cooperation or conflict. Few places on earth can rival work at Umm el-Jimal and Umm Qays respectively, and Levy the Levant (Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria) when it a view from the south with his project in the Faynan district. comes to both incubating global moments and having to cope Norwegian archaeologists on the team include Randi Haa- with their consequences. What has made this region a virtual land whose research deals with the Neolithic in Palestine and cauldron of global moments is its strategic location astride a the Nile Valley and Nils Anfinset who is studying the Late vital intercontinental land bridge connecting the continents Neolithic–Chalcolithic in Palestine. of Africa, Asia, and Europe. This location has made it a cross- According to Manger, theory development is going to be roads of cultures and civilizations, a corridor of communica- a central part of the Global Moments project. “It is not the de- tion and commerce, and a highway of military movement tails in the historical development lines that are in focus here, and intrigue since the dawn of settled life.” but broad comparisons in time and space. Such comparisons The proposal mentions as examples of global moments will advance theory about long-term culture change and con- the Neolithic revolution that produced the first settled farm- flict as a foundation for understanding contemporary events ers; the Chalcholithic revolution that produced crafts special- in the region. The present globalization is of course special ization and long distance trade; the Early Bronze urban revo- and there are many elements in it that we haven’t seen before. lution that culminated with the rise of the first cities and states; continued on page 9

ASOR Newsletter, Spring 2005 1 David Detrich ASOR Journals Now The American Schools of Oriental Research Available in JSTOR! is a nonprofit, scientific and educational David A. Detrich, president of the organization founded in 1900. Cyprus American Archaeological Re- Recent News- search Institute (CAARI), died at a hos- letter issues have P. E. MacAllister Chairman of the Board pital near his home on Long Island, New announced our York, on March 7 after a short illness. He new partnership Lawrence T. Geraty was 66 years old. with JSTOR, the President During the four years of his lead- not-for-profit digi- Martha Joukowsky ership, CAARI grew and undertook tal archive, to pro- Vice President several new initiatives. Mr. Detrich was vide searchable James Strange especially interested in encouraging the online back issues Secretary study of Cyprus among students and of the three ASOR to that end established a “President’s journals, the Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Larry G. Herr Chair, Committee on Publications Award” for the best student paper on Near Eastern Archaeology, and the Bulle- Cyprus presented at either the ASOR or tin of the American Schools of Oriental Re- Burton MacDonald the Archaeological Institute of America search. We are very excited to announce Chair, Committee on Archaeological Policy (AIA) annual meeting. He strove to ex- that the Journal of Cuneiform Studies has Eric H. Cline pand CAARI’s use of electronic resourc- now been released in JSTOR. The back Chair, Committee on Annual Meeting es, improving its website and overseeing issues of the journal, from the historic Douglas R. Clark its full participation in the Digital Li- Volume 1, Issue 1, published in 1947, Executive Director brary of International Research. He also up until the most recent three years, are Billie Jean Collins recognized the importance of CAARI’s now available in the archive. All content Director of Publications newsletter for communication with its (including articles, reviews, front and constituency and closely monitored back matter, and the index and table of ASOR and contributed to its content. In 2003 contents) have been digitized as full-text 656 Beacon Street, 5th floor he oversaw the search and transition to PDF files and can be searched, browsed, Boston, MA 02215-2010 Tel. (617) 353-6570 CAARI’s new director, Tom Davis. downloaded, and printed through the Fax. (617) 353-6575 A high school social studies teach- JSTOR website. E-mail: [email protected] er for thirty-three years, Mr. Detrich’s To access the back issues of the JCS, main subject was World History, an please visit www.jstor.org. Please note interest that he brought with him into that only ASOR members who are at retirement in 1994. His passion for an- institutions that participate in JSTOR’s tiquity was broad, extending from the Arts & Sciences Complement Collection native Americans of his neighborhood are currently able to view the back is- to Egypt. His interest in Cyprus grew sues through the JSTOR website. out of a fascination with the nineteenth ASOR’s other journals, Near Eastern century diplomat and collector, Louis Archaeology and the Bulletin of ASOR, are scheduled to be released in JSTOR this summer. Once all three journals are available in JSTOR, we will be imple- menting a program to provide members The ASOR Newsletter with direct access to the three ASOR Billie Jean Collins, Editor journals’ back issues, even if they are Britt Hartenberger, Assistant Editor not at an institution that participates in JSTOR. ASOR members at the profes- 825 Houston Mill Road Atlanta, GA 30329 sional (including student/retired), life, Tel. (404) 727-8989 or sustaining levels will have the oppor- Fax. (404) 727-4719 tunity to sign up for this program when e-mail: [email protected] it becomes available. More information The ASOR Newsletter (ISSN 0361-6029) and details to follow …. is published quarterly by the American Our thanks go to all those who do- Schools of Oriental Research nated or loaned back issues to JSTOR to enable the completion of the digitiza- © 2005 by The American Schools of Oriental Research tion, and to Jeffrey Hovis and Ariana Souzis of JSTOR for their help and guid- ance as the release approaches. www.asor.org continued on page 9 2 ASOR Newsletter, Spring 2005 A S O R NEWS Report on the Executive we hope will support the program for ASOR President’s Report two years. Initially, we had considered Committee Meeting, hiring a person to direct our develop- SOR is a vital organization that ment efforts but, with further study, February 12–13, is on the move. It is amazing to have decided to work with a team of Washington, D.C. me how much is accomplished expert professionals. One full-time per- A and for how little--the latter being the son would bring a set of strengths, but he winter meeting of the ASOR perennial problem of non-profit organi- a team could enlarge the potential and Executive Committee and related zations dependent on volunteer support! may even reduce costs in the process. committees took place in Wash- I would like to start this brief status re- T In the month since the Executive ington, D.C. 12–13 February. Events port by saying how impressed I am with meeting in Boston, David Rosenstein, included meetings of the Finance Com- ASOR’s great staff in both Boston and Dick Ballou, members of the Develop- mittee, the Development Committee and Atlanta; they keep the wheels turning ment Committee and the Boston Office the Executive Committee, surrounding on schedule, working with CAP (Burton staff have been hard at work to review an evening social event with a few local MacDonald recently wrote to all the top scores of websites, narrow these down friends of ASOR at the home of David administrators of institutions sponsor- to a group(s) we feel will serve ASOR (ASOR Trustee) and Lisa Rosenstein. ing CAP-approved projects), COP (the best, and have interviewed several journals keep getting better!), and CAMP promising firms. We hope to locate the Finance Committee (working on great plans for Philadel- best combination of services that will The Finance Committee grappled phia!)--thus implementing the very first provide ASOR with the major fundrais- with the reality that, while we have of ASOR’s agreed top five priorities: ing functions, including donor research, a well-organized and clear picture of Continuing to enhance ASOR’s academic major donors, board development, ASOR’s finances due to the work of Fi- mission and research accomplishments. foundations, grants, corporations, gov- nance Committee chair B. W. Ruffner, we Our second priority is to put in ernment, planned giving, and direct/ are hugely dependent on donations to place a development director for the internet marketing. We hope to have maintain operations at the administra- organization. Our job description was things in place by the April meeting of tive headquarters. The cash flow crunch advertised and the search committee the ASOR Board of Trustees in Boston. that confronts us each year at this time is sifted through the applicants. Not sat- especially problematic in 2005 because isfied with the applications and begin- Executive Committee of diminished donations. The ASOR ad- ning to enlarge their vision of how best The committee not only reviewed ministrative functions are dependent for to achieve ASOR’s development objec- decisions coming from the Finance seventy percent of the budget on dona- tives, the development committee de- and Development committees, voting tions from members, Trustees and other cided to try and accomplish what we to follow the Development Committee outside sources. Our emerging Devel- hoped a development director would recommendation to work with a team opment program promises to help im- do for ASOR by using the funds com- rather than an individual for fundrais- mensely, but that will be down the road mitted for this initiative to hire one or ing expertise, but also discussed and a couple of years from now. It is the gulf more experienced development consul- dealt with the following items: between now and then that has us most tant firms to either do the work or guide Joe Seger presented a report from concerned, in fact extremely concerned, our staff in doing the work. The hope is the newly reconstituted Membership from the perspective of operations. that ASOR might even accomplish more Committee, laying out progress to this in development this way. Clearly this is point. The work of this committee is es- Development Committee ASOR’s greatest immediate need and we pecially significant because of the pro- The Development Committee, new- are most indebted to David Rosenstein, cess of clarifying membership catego- ly re-formed and beginning its work our development committee chair, for ries and benefits, as well as the potential in earnest, is endeavoring to provide rolling with the punches and guiding in advantages to ASOR of expanding our for ASOR the best possible fund- and this process funded by the trustees. membership in both the Individual and friend-raising program to enhance this Our third priority is to continue Institutional sectors, thereby enlarging venerable organization’s fundraising working to build the ASOR Board of ASOR’s influence and capacity to real- capacity. This will allow us to operate Trustees. We are pleased with the three ize its mission. well in the present, to enlarge our vision new trustees who have come aboard The operating committees (COP, of the possibilities and to secure ASOR’s (one other who was elected and agreed CAMP, CAP) all gave glowing reports financial wellbeing for the long term. to serve has since decided he must wait of successful endeavors and future Funding for this development expan- a year for his membership to be acti- plans in the arenas of publications, the sion comes from a separate effort that continued on page 4 continued on page 5

ASOR Newsletter, Spring 2005 3 Executive Cmtte, cont’d from page 3 ASOR Statement of Financial Position Annual Meeting and ASOR-affiliated Year Ended June 30, 2004 archaeological projects. ASOR’s Bylaws are undergoing ASSETS 2004 2003 updating and renovation. A commit- tee has been appointed and will likely Cash and cash equivalents $242,387 $415,066 have some suggestions to make to the Investments 610,948 93,334 30 April Board meeting. Accounts receivable: Discussions about ASOR and the Memberships and subscriptions, less allowance Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) arose for doubtful accounts of $31,856 and $13,490 at that came about from conversations over June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively 90,981 78,030 Book sales 32,226 49,702 the past several months on how best to Contributions receivable, less allowance serve all of ASOR’s members, including for doubtful accounts of $9,000 and $0 at those who also have ties to SBL or inter- June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively 164,710 36,073 ests in the Bible and ancient Near East- Other receivables 5,584 6,800 ern texts. Meeting in the same city and Inventory and capitalized costs, less allowance at nearly the same time has long been for inventory obsolescence of $13,805 and $0 at the practice. Are there ways to maintain June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively 83,183 86,125 what we have come to appreciate in the Prepaid expenses and other assets 8,691 13,581 ASOR Annual Meetings while at the Furniture, fixtures and equipment, net 19,169 22,309 same time benefitting ASOR and SBL Long-term-cash equivalents 3,503 420,534 members who share common research interests? Several options are under Total Assets $1,261,382 $1,221,554 consideration. The committee approved a new ini- LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS tiative, suggested and structured by Sy Gitin, to create a four-year exchange lec- LIABILITIES: ture program among the three ASOR- Note payable $ - $6,650 affiliated overseas centers as well as the Accrued expenses 68,985 92,349 American School of Classical Studies Deferred revenue 299,971 330,979 at Athens and The American Research Other liabilities 14,467 15,530 Center in Egypt. Funded by P. E. Mac Due to affiliates 150,000 - Allister and the Council of American Total Liabilities 533,423 445,508 Overseas Research Centers, the pro- NET ASSETS: gram will provide a means of informa- Unrestricted: tion exchange which should benefit Operations (125,662) (127,301) participants and audiences around the Board designated 71,725 - eastern Mediterranean. Property and equipment 19,169 22,309 (34,768) (104,992)

Temporarily Restricted 337,479 437,285 ASOR Needs Your Help! Permanently Restricted 425,248 443,753 While we have high hopes for the Total Net Assets 727,959 776,046 new fundraising efforts now get- Total Liabilities and Net Assets $1,261,382 $1,221,554 ting underway in ASOR, this is a future expectation—a future that is COMING SOON FROM ASOR PUBLICATIONS! one to two years away, however ag- gressive we are about it. What we CULT IMAGE AND DIVINE REPRESENTATION IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST need in the present is the generous Edited by Neal H. Walls support of all members of ASOR. Contents: Cult Statues in Ancient Egypt, Gay Robins • Cult Images in Hittite Please take a minute right now to Anatolia, Billie Jean Collins • The Mesopotamian Cult Statue, Michael B. Dick • visit the “Give to ASOR” page on Syro-Palestinian Iconography and Divine Images, Theodore J. Lewis. the ASOR website (https://www. ASOR Books volume 10 ISBN: 0-89757-068-5 bu.edu/asor/gift.html) and make a Series editor, Brian B. Schmidt Paper $24.95 secure, tax-deductible contribution Summer 2005 to the mission and vision of ASOR.

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Statement of Activities Year Ended June 30, 2004

Temporarily Permanently Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total SUPPORT AND REVENUE:

Contributions $197,677 $115,869 $1,825 $315,371 Publication income 331,157 - - 331,157 Institutional memberships 84,435 - - 84,435 Individual memberships 121,022 - - 121,022 Annual meeting 55,965 - - 55,965 In-kind contributions 26,109 - - 26,109 Royalty income 5,276 - - 5,276 Investment income 2,103 ( 6,170) 1,792 ( 2,275) Net realized loss on sales of investments ( 1,027) ( 19,292) - ( 20,319) Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments ( 45) 36,177 ( 1,619) 34,513 Net assets released from restrictions: Purpose restrictions satisfied 130,572 ( 130,572) - - Total Support and Revenue 953,244 ( 3,988) 1,998 951,254

EXPENSES AND LOSSES:

Program services 718,282 - - 718,282 General and administrative 125,874 - - 125,874 Fundraising and nonprogram 77,978 - - 77,978 Total Expenses 922,134 - - 922,134 Provision for doubtful accounts 63,402 - - 63,402 Provision for obsolete inventory 13,805 - - 13,805 Total Expenses and Losses 999,341 - - 999,341

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS ( 46,097) ( 3,988) 1,998 ( 48,087) NET ASSETS - beginning of year ( 104,992) 437,285 443,753 776,046 RECLASSIFICATIONS (see Note N) 116,321 ( 95,818) ( 20,503) - NET ASSETS - end of year ( $34,768) $337,479 $425,248 $727,959

Key to Statement of Activities: The auditors at Parent, McLaughlin and Nangle report that while donations went up significantly in 2004 from 2003, the total net worth of the organization went down. This is owing in part to the release of temporarily restricted funds. (Revenue) “Publication income” includes only journal subscriptions and book sales. In-kind contributions refers to the donation of the Boston offices by Boston University. Royalty income is generated primarily by the electronic distribution of ASOR journals and books. (Expense) Provision for doubtful accounts anticipate write-offs in 2005 of monies owed to ASOR that are deemed uncollectable.

Presidents Report, cont’d from page 3 tion in general is well under way but gard. Recently Ed Gilbert guided in the that our membership committee specifi- transfer of our investments into a su- vated). Doug Clark and I are continuing cally is well along in its work, thanks to perbly-performing fund. I have person- to cultivate several more potential trust- the leadership of Joe Seger, Martha Jou- ally written to every trustee, reminding ees. This priority is crucial to the success kowsky, and Steve Ortiz. Clearly this ef- each of his/her responsibility to ASOR of our mission so we continue to invite fort holds promise for institutional and before the end of the fiscal year. We you to provide us with leads. Thank revenue growth. won’t give up. This may be our most you for taking the time to think of ac- Our fifth priority was to increase important agenda item right now. P.E. quaintances you may suspect would ASOR’s financial stability and longev- MacAllister, Doug Clark, Holly An- make good ASOR trustees and getting ity. A couple of our trustees have been drews, and I have been having weekly their contact information to us. to the Boston office several times recent- telephone conferences to pool ideas and Our fourth priority was to enlarge ly working on this: B. W. Ruffner, chair make sure things are on track with our and enable ASOR’s individual and insti- of our finance committee, and David priorities. Blessings on our trustees and tutional memberships. I’m very pleased Rosenstein, chair of our development members for their support and assis- to say that our committee reorganiza- committee; we owe them a lot in this re- tance.

ASOR Newsletter, Spring 2005 5 ASOR would like to thank the following Institutional Members for their continuing support which makes it possible to fulfill our mission of promoting research into the peoples and cultures of the Near East.

American Research Center in Egypt Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary St. Mary’s University Andrews University Grace Theological Seminary SUNY at Binghamton Asbury Theological Seminary Harvard Fogg Museum - Sardis Expedition SUNY Buffalo Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Harvard Semitic Museum Texas A&M University Baptist Bible College and Seminary Hebrew Union College Trinity College Baltimore Hebrew University Illinois Wesleyan University Trinity Lutheran Seminary Baylor University John Carroll University Tufts University Boston College Johns Hopkins University University of Arizona Boston University La Sierra University University of California - Berkeley Brigham Young University Louisville Seminary University of Chicago Brown University Loyola Marymount University University of Cincinnati Calvin College and Theological Seminary Lycoming College University of Judaism Carroll College McGill University University of Kansas Catholic University of America Metropolitan Museum of Art University of La Verne Christian Theological Seminary Miami University University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Claremont Graduate University Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary University of Michigan Cobb Institute of Archaeology, Mississippi New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary University of Missouri State University New York University University of Nebraska - Omaha Concordia College North Carolina State University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Concordia Lutheran Seminary Pennsylvania State University University of Notre Dame Cornell University Pepperdine University University of Southern California Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University Pittsburgh Theological Seminary University of the Holy Land of California Los Angeles Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary University of Toronto Drew University Smith College University of Victoria Duke University Southeastern Baptist Theological Valparaiso University Dumbarton Oaks Seminary Vanderbilt Divinity School Emmanuel School of Religion Southern Adventist University Wake Forest University Emory University Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Wellesley College Fernbank Museum of Natural History Perkins School of Theology, Southern Wesley Theological Seminary Gannon University Methodist University Willamette University General Theological Seminary Southwest Missouri State University Yale Divinity School Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary St. Francis Xavier University

Mary Louise Mussell But Mary-Louise will certainly be structure interpreted as an early Chris- best remembered for her work as an tian church. She also recruited many fine (1959–2005) original member of students to the staff the Roman Aqaba from her teaching Mary-Louise Mussell died after a Project in Jordan. positions at Car- long illness on Sunday, January 23 in a She served on leton University hospital near her home in Oxford Mills, all six field sea- and the University Ontario. She was 45 years old. sons of the project of Ottawa, both in Mary-Louise earned both her B.A. from 1994 to 2002, Ontario. (1981) and M.A. (1983) at Wilfrid Lau- which uncovered Mary-Louise rier University, studying archaeology major portions of was quite ill dur- with Lawrence Toombs. She earned a the ancient city of ing the 2002 cam- second M.A. (1988) and Ph.D. (1993) in Aila. Throughout paign but insisted Biblical Studies from Drew University. these years she on remaining until Her dissertation, under the supervision was the supervisor the season’s end. of H.B. Huffmon, was An Archaeological of a major excava- She was diagnosed Evaluation of the Social Revolution Model tion area which in- with cancer soon of the Israelite Settlement of Canaan. She cluded the first ex- after her return worked on several archaeological ex- posed segment of to Canada. She cavations during these years, including the Byzantine city fought back brave- Tell el-Hesi, Caesarea Maritima, Abila, wall and, above ly and continued and Khirbet Iskander. all, the mudbrick cont’d on page 9

6 ASOR Newsletter, Spring 2005 OVERSEAS CENTER NEWS W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research, Jerusalem 2006–2007 Fellowships in Ancient Near Eastern Studies

ellowships are open to those in $11,500 each for three months. Open to months at one of the following schools: ancient Near Eastern studies, in- Bulgarian, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, the American Center of Oriental Re- Fcluding the fields of archaeology, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, search in Amman, the Cyprus Ameri- anthropology, art history, Bible, epigra- and Slovak scholars. Candidates should can Archaeological Research Institute phy, historical geography, history, lan- not be permanently resident outside the in Nicosia, and the American School of guage, literature, philology and religion nine countries concerned, and should Classical Studies at Athens. A doctoral or related disciplines from Prehistory, have obtained a doctorate by the time dissertation research fellowship for through the early Islamic period. The the fellowship is awarded. Deadline: students specializing in architecture, research period should be continuous, April 2, 2006. art history, archaeology and classical without frequent trips outside the coun- W. F. Albright Associate Fellow- studies. Applicants must demonstrate try. Residence at the Albright is required ships: No stipend. Open to senior, the necessity of being resident at the except where indicated. post-doctoral, and doctoral researchers. Albright and at one of the other three Annual Professorship: $30,000 Administrative fee required. Deadline: institutions mentioned above in order award for 10 months. Open to post- October 15, 2005. to complete their research. Applicants doctoral scholars, who are US citizens. Samuel H. Kress Fellowships: must be U.S. citizens or students study- Non-US citizens are eligible for half of Samuel H. Kress Fellowship: $9,000 ing at U.S. universities. Deadline: Octo- the award. Deadline: October 15, 2005. award for six months. Doctoral disser- ber 15, 2005. National Endowment for the Hu- tation research fellowship for students Council of American Overseas Re- manities (NEH) Fellowships: Maxi- specializing in architecture, art history, search Centers (CAORC) Fellowships mum grant of $40,000 for 12 months and archaeology and classical studies. Ap- for Advanced Multi-country Research*: $20,000 for 6 months (up to four awards plicants must be U.S. citizens or students Eight awards for up to $9,000 each. from 4-12 months). Open to post-doc- studying at U.S. universities. Deadline: Open to scholars pursuing research on toral scholars who are U.S. citizens (or October 15, 2005. broad questions of multi-country signif- alien residents for at least three years). Samuel H. Kress Traveling Fel- icance in the fields of humanities, social Residence at the Albright is preferred. lowship: $18,500 award for ten months. sciences, and related natural sciences in Deadline: October 15, 2005. Five months at the Albright and five continued on page 9 Ernest S. Frerichs Fellow and Program Coordinator: $19,000 for 10 months. Open to doctoral and post-doc- toral scholars. Recipient is expected to Senior Scholar in Residence Program - Nicosia, Cyprus assist the Albright’s Director in plan- ning and implementing the Ernest S. AARI is pleased to announce the prior to the visit; be fluent in English Frerichs Program for Albright Fellows. commencement of the annual (but may be of any nationality); and be Deadline: October 15, 2005. CSenior Scholar in Residence (SSR) committed to mentoring students. This George A. Barton Fellowship*: program. The SSR program is designed could not be used in combination with $7,000 for 5 months. Open to all doctor- to further the development of young a Fulbright Fellowship. The SSR may al students and recent Ph.D. recipients. scholars and students through daily, be take up residence anytime between Deadline: October 15, 2005. informal contact with an established May 1, 2006 and April 30, 2007. Ideally Educational and Cultural Af- scholar. The presence of a senior scholar this would occur in the summer when fairs Fellowships (ECA)*: Junior Re- in residence at the CAARI hostel pro- more students are in residence. Travel to search Fellowships: $48,000 for three vides many opportunities for meeting Cyprus and any other expenses would awards of $16,000 each for 10 months. and working with other residents. In be the responsibility of the SSR. A letter Open to doctoral students and recent this program, the SSR would commit to of application detailing the proposed Ph.D. recipients who are U.S. citizens. stay at least 30 days in succession and to schedule of the SSR and a summary cv Associate Fellowships: 13 administra- be available in the evenings and during should be sent by September 30, 2005 to tive fee awards for senior and junior fel- the weekends of their stay at CAARI. the Director at director @caari.org.cy, or lows (for one or two semesters). Dead- In return, the SSR would receive a 50% by mail to CAARI, 11 Andreas Demitriou line: October 15, 2005. discount for those 30 days from the St. 1066 Nicosia, Cyprus. The award will Andrew W. Mellon Foundation normal hostel cost. To be eligible, the be announced by November 15, 2005 and Fellowships: $34,500 for three awards of SSR must have a Ph.D in archaeology or posted at the ASOR annual meeting. an ancillary field for at least five years ASOR Newsletter, Spring 2005 7 REGIONAL ASOR

Pacific Southwest included papers on Iron Age materials Iskander Excavations, 2004.” This year’s Thanks to the work of ASOR rep- by LaMoine DeVries (incense altars), plenary speaker is Lawrence Schiffman, resentative, Beth Alpert-Nakhai, the Mark Jenkins (silos), and James Ben- who spoke on “Text and Exegesis: In- ASOR-Pacific SW region (formerly nett (four-room house); and papers by terpretation of the Hebrew Bible in the Pacific West Coast), is now an official Vic Matthews and James Moyer on legal Dead Sea Scrolls, the New Testament partner of WESCOR (SBL/AAR West and social issues in Mesopotamia and in and Rabbinic Literature.” Coast). Beth reports that ASOR-Pacific the Bible, respectively. A second session Southwest met on March 14th, 2005 in on the Archaeology of the New Testa- Pacific Northwest conjunction with The Western Com- ment Period included studies by Patrick ASOR representative, Gloria Lon- mission for the Study of Religion. The Scott Smith (Herod’s Harbor), Mark Ap- don, reports on upcoming programs in meeting was held at Arizona State Uni- pold (Bethsaida), and Ted Caruth (Early the Pacific Northwest region, including versity in Tempe, AZ. ASOR held two Christian Funerary Meals). The third a Teachers Outreach Program held in sessions, under the general title “Ar- session, Culture Studies: Ancient Near conjunction with the regional meeting, chaeology and the Ancient Near East.” East, included Sharon Henslee (Sex and which will take place from April 20 to One session focused on the 4th-3rd mil- Gender in Sargonic Texts), Chris Jones May 1, 2005 at Seattle University. Papers lennia, the other on the 2nd-1st millen- (Hazor and trade), Jeannette Heifner included Gary Rollelfson (PPN Ances- nia. In addition, ASOR member Nancy (Sea Peoples), Christine Tibbs (Burial tor Cult), Kent Bramlett (‘Umayri LBA Serwint gave the SBL Plenary Address, Customs) temple), Jeffery Hudon (Beth-hakerem), which was entitled “Gender Issues in Karen Borstad (Sacred Places), Joel Ancient Cyprus: The Evolution of Aph- Southeast Walker (Late Antique Iraq shrine), and rodite.” ASOR-PSW offered a prize to the John Laughlin, ASOR representa- Konstantine Politic (early monasteries). best graduate student paper presented tive, reports that the joint meeting of The Plenary Speaker was Robert Bull at the conference. This year’s recipient ASOR with SECSOR was held at the on the topic of “Excavations at Mt. Ger- was Jeffrey Szuchman of UCLA, for his Adam’s Mark Hotel, in Winston-Salem, izim: A Samaritan Altar?” The Teachers paper entitled “Ahlamu-Aramaeans in NC on March 11-13, 2005. There were Workshop on April 23 and 30 included the Middle Assyrian Kingdom.” four sessions dealing with subjects as talks by Gloria London, Ellen Bedell, varied as death and burial in the ancient and Karen Borstad. Rocky Mountains and Central Plains world to texts and scribes. The Presi- ASOR representative, Rami Arav, dential address by Jim Pace, Elon Uni- Southwest set up the following program for the versity, was entitled “What we can learn ASOR representative, Michael meeting of the SBL/AAR/ASOR region from pottery,” with responses by Joe Homan, reports that the 2005 South- on April 8–9, 2005, to be held in Denver, Seger and Jimmy Hardin, both of Mis- west Regional ASOR meeting was held CO. sissippi State University. The sessions March 12–13 in Irving Texas. A total “The Language of Jesus - Can Ar- were well attended with as many as 40- of fourteen papers were presented by chaeology Provide a Clue?,” Rami Arav, 45 present. The Callaway Prize ($250) in scholars representing nine separate insti- University of Nebraska-Omaha archaeology was won by Christopher B. tutions. Highlights included a paper by “Ancient Israelite Religion: The Hays, Emory University, for his paper, Jane Cahill, which systematically re- Evidence from Names in the Archives,” “Chirps from the Dust: The Affliction futed revisionist claims about Iron Age Richard Hess, Denver Seminary of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4:30 in its Jerusalem, and Steve Ortiz’s analysis of “Divine Election and King Ham- ANE Context.” recent debates regarding Qumran. Oth- murabi,” David Pike, Brigham Young er papers covered a wide array of top- University Eastern Great Lakes ics, from biological warfare in antiquity, “The Tools of the Roman Imperial ASOR representative, Suzanne to pedagogy, to more standard analyses Cult: Three Sets in Comparison,” Chris- Richard, reports that the SBL/ASOR/ of excavations, fortifications, and Near tian Haunton, University of Iowa CBA region met in Wheeling, WV at Eastern archaeologists. Oglebay Resort on April 7–8, 2005. This Central States year there was one ASOR session on Midwest ASOR representative, Victor Mat- excavation reports. Ron Tappy’s paper K. Lawson Younger reports that on thews reports that the Central States was entitled, “Exploring a Biblical Vil- February 18–20, the ASOR/AOS/SBL SBL/ASOR regional meeting was held lage on the Border of Judah: Four Sea- Midwest regional was held at Trinity at the Holiday Inn-Six Flags in Eureka, sons of Excavation at Tel Zayit.” Leigh- International University (Deerfield, IL). Missouri on April 3–4, 2005. There were Ann Bedal spoke on “The Petra Garden This year’s theme was “Ugarit at Sev- three ASOR sessions. One session, titled and Pool Complex, 2004,” and Suzanne enty-five, its Environs and the Bible.” A Interpretation of Archaeological Data, Richard’s paper will be on “The Khirbet special plenary session featured Mark

8 ASOR Newsletter, Spring 2005 Smith (“Recent Study of Israelite Reli- “Global Moments,” cont’d from page 1 Mary Louise Mussell, cont’d from page 6 gion in Light of Ugaritic Texts”), Dennis But at the same time there are many ele- Pardee (“RIH 98/02: A Preliminary Pre- working, since publication of her area ments that have been important in for- sentation of a New Song to Athtartu”), remained an important personal goal. mer examples for “globalization,” with and Nicholas Wyatt (“The Religious In fact, she lived more than a year longer travel, with diaspora, with trade and Role of the King: the Ritual Tradition”). than her doctors predicted in late 2003. financial assets, and many other factors A session centered on the archaeology She was scheduled to present a paper on that have previously also shaped local of Ugarit and its environs featured Da- the church in the RAP Staff workshop life. Despite such contact, the relation- vid Schloen (“Domestic Architecture at during the ASOR meeting in Atlanta in ship among groups has not always been Ugarit and Alalakh”), Yves Calvet (“The November of 2003, but in the end was full of conflicts.” Urban Structural Features of Ugarit”), K. too ill to write the paper or even to at- The team plans to meet in Bergen, Lawson Younger, Jr. (“The Late Bronze tend. Therefore I presented her interpre- Norway, for their first organizing meet- Age / Iron Age Transition and the Ori- tations at that session, joined by David ing in May. Cooperating departments gins of the Arameans”), and Richard S. Clark. The respondent, Professor L. Mi- and institutes at the University of Ber- Hess (“Arrowheads from Iron Age I: chael White (a leading scholar in the ori- gen (UiB) include anthropology, archae- Personal Names and Authenticity”). Fi- gins of Christian churches and who had ology, history, the Center for Middle nally, a session on Ugarit and the Bible reviewed the evidence in advance of the East and Islamic Studies and the Center included papers by Wayne T. Pitard meeting), stated unequivocally that he for Development Studies—the latter (“Just How Many Monsters Did Anat was convinced that the structure was an also serves as the administrative center Fight (KTU 1.3 III 38-47?”), Pierre Bor- early church. Mary- Louise was natural- for the project. Other universities and dreuil (“Ugarit and the Bible: New Data ly delighted when I conveyed the news research centers in Norway will also from the House of Urtenu”), and Bruce afterwards to her by telephone, as she be involved, as well researchers from Zuckerman (“Images from the Past: the was the first to advance the church hy- Birzeit University—UiB’s institutional InscriptiFact Project of the University of pothesis. partner in Palestine. The team hopes Southern California”). Although Mary-Louise leaves other to be able to organize at least one of its professional accomplishments beyond workshops at future meetings of AAA, the Aqaba project (such as directing a Albright, cont’d from page 7 ASOR and MESA. small excavation at Tell el-Kheleifeh in Øystein S. LaBianca 1999), the church will be her main schol- countries in the Near and Middle East arly legacy. Although she unfortunately and South Asia. Open to doctoral candi- David Detrich, cont’d from page 2 did not live to see the final report, Da- dates and established scholars with U.S. vid Clark and I (ably assisted by Ross citizenship, as individuals or as teams. Palma di Cesnola, whom he had dis- Thomas) will see her work through to For information and application, con- covered while collecting stamps. At his definitive publication. Given her enor- tact CAORC (tel: (202) 842-8636; e-mail: death, Mr. Detrich was undoubtedly one mous contribution, she was pleased to [email protected]; web: www.caorc. of the foremost authorities on Cesnola, learn before her death that she will be a org). Deadline: December 31, 2005. having carried out extensive research co-author of the chapter on the church *Awards are subject to availability on him for at least a decade. Regrettably in the RAP final report. of funds. this research remained unpublished at Although her premature death is For complete information and ap- the time of his premature death. indeed a tragedy, Mary-Louise made a plication forms contact: Dr. Joan R. Mr. Detrich joined CAARI’s board significant contribution to the archaeol- Branham, Department of Art and Art of trustees in 1998, following participa- ogy of Jordan. She will live on in all our History, Providence College, Providence, tion in an AIA tour to Cyprus led by hearts. RI 02918. Tel: 401-865-1789 Fax: 401-865- Ellen Herscher. He was also an active S. Thomas Parker 1036. Email: [email protected]. member of the AIA, serving on the Tour Or visit the Albright’s website att www. Committee and filling numerous posi- aiar.org tions for the Long Island Society of the Near Eastern Archaeology The Albright Institute does not dis- AIA. He served as secretary of the Long ������������������������������������� criminate on the basis of race, age, sex, Island chapter of the New York State Ar- �������������������������� sexual orientation, color, religion, na- chaeology Association and Southold In- tional or ethnic origin, or disability. dian Museum from 1977 until his death. NEAEA bringsbrings toto lifelife thethe an-an- Born and raised in Chicago, Mr. cient world from Mesopota- Detrich was a graduate of Brown Uni- mia to the Mediterranean versity. He is survived by one daughter, with vibrant images and Elizabeth Detrich, of San Francisco. authoritative analyses. 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ASOR Newsletter, Spring 2005 9 Join the American Schools of Oriental Research this November 16–19, 2005 for our Annual Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA

Fifty paper sessions on the archaeology of the ancient Wednesday Plenary Session Near East from prehistoric James Muhly (University of Pennsylvania, emeritus) times to the Ottoman era. The Mesopotamian Metals Project: • Iraq • Israel Recent Discoveries • Syria • Jordan • Cyprus • Turkey Thursday • Iran • Arabia Presidential Forum Cultural Preservation in the Middle East Featuring many new themes, including • the archaeology of religion Also of note: and the sacred • Over coffee and croissants, the inaugural meeting of the ASOR • the Byzantine and Early Student Association will bring students and recent Ph.D.s Islamic Near East together to discuss the future direction of this interest group. • Gezer Excavations in Recent graduates and current students will have an opportunity Retrospect and Prospect to chat about the intricacies of applying and searching for jobs • Science and Technology and funding, interview techniques, and other issues associated in the Ancient World with a post-graduate career. Measurement and Standards • A dinner and lecture on Friday evening in the University of Pennsylvania Museum. Details to follow soon! See you in Philadelphia!

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10 ASOR Newsletter, Spring 2005 CONFERENCE CALENDAR

May 10–13, 2005 klasarch.truni.sk or [email protected]. The symposium will focus on “Mediterranean Crossroads Conference (MCC): New directions in political, religious and technical aspects of weapons and warfare as well the study of the Mediterranean and its history at the onset of the 21st as on topics concerning militaria in the cult, in the literary sources and century.” The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers in the arts. All papers will be published in our journal Anodos 4/2005. working on different aspects of the Mediterranean region (past and pres- Modra-Harmónia (ca. 25 km from Bratislava, Slovakia). Symposium ent) and to encourage the sharing and examination of a wide spectrum languages: English, German, French. The Symposium is jointly organ- of themes and problems. Moreover, it will provide an excellent oppor- ised by the Institute of Classical Archaeology of Trnava University and tunity for interdisciplinary collaboration and will hopefully help to the Institute of Archaeology of the Selcuk University at Konya (Turkey). forge and identify new methodologies for dealing with the now widely Contact: Pavol Hnila, [email protected]. acknowledged complexity of Mediterranean history. The conference will November 30–December 4, 2005 take place in Athens in the large Conference Complex of “ATHINAIS,” American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Washington, a modern “multi-purpose” venue in the historic district of Votanikos DC. Contact: www.aaanet.org/mtgs/mtgs.htm. in Athens, Greece (http://www.athinais.com.gr/>www.athinais.com. January 5–8, 2006 gr). Contact: Despina Catapoti either by email ([email protected]. The 107th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America gr>[email protected]) or by phone (00302103480000). will take place in Montréal, Quebec. A preliminary version of the pro- May 19–21, 2005 gram will be available online in late May. Any additional questions Religious Pluralism in Ancient Anatolia: From the Post-Hittite Era to concerning submissions should be directed to 2006annualmeeting@aia. the Beginning of the Hellenistic Period. Religionswissenschaftliches bu.edu. Seminar, University of Bonn, Germany. This conference will focus March17–20, 2006 mainly on texts in Hieroglyphic Luwian, Lycian, Lydian and Carian as American Oriental Society Annual Meeting, Red Lion Hotel, Seattle, well as on Phrygian and Urartaean. Central themes to be covered by WA. Fifth Avenue, 1415 5th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101. Contact: http:// the papers will be religious continuity since the Hittite Empire, but also www.umich.edu/~aos/. religious change to new cults or beliefs, and exchange of religious ideas March 26–30, 2006 between different areas of Anatolia before the advance of Hellenism. A symposium entitled Archaeological Chemistry: Analytical Tech- Contact: Manfred Hutter ([email protected]). niques and Archaeological Interpretation is being organized by June 3–4, 2005 members of the Archaeometry Lab at MURR. The symposium will be Iconography without Texts. Organized by Paul Taylor (paul.taylor@sas. held at the American Chemical Society meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. ac.uk). This colloquium is supported by grants from the British Academy In the past, most of these archaeological chemistry symposia have re- and the British School of Archaeology in Iraq.. For further information sulted in a very high quality symposium volume. We plan to produce please contact Elizabeth Witchell at the Warburg Institute. Tel: (020) the same. And, we hope that many of our colleagues in Archaeological 7862 8909 - email: [email protected] Chemistry will choose to participate by describing their most up to June 26–July 1, 2005 date research in the symposium. We are currently applying to differ- The 2005 SBL International Meeting will be held at the Meritus Man- ent funding sources to assist students and faculty cover a portion of darin Hotel in Singapore. The host institution will be Trinity Theological their travel costs. If you are interested in participating and would like College of Singapore. Contact: www.sbl-site.org. to be added to our mailing list, please send your contact information September 5–9, 2005 (email address and potential research topic) to: Michael D. Glascock ( Sixth International Congress of Hittitology. Università di Roma - La [email protected] ), Robert J. Speakman ( speakmanr@missouri. Sapienza. Contact: [email protected]. edu ) or Rachel S. Popelka ( [email protected] ). November 15–19, 2005 March 31–April 1, 2006 The 9th Conference of the International Committee for the Conserva- You are warmly invited to submit a paper proposal for an international tion of Mosaics (ICCM) will be held in Tunisia. Deadline for submission conference to be held at the British Museum on the theme of Trans- of abstracts is Nov. 15, 2004. Contact: Demetrios Michaelides, Archaeo- anatolia: Connecting East with West in the Archaeology of Ancient logical Research Unit,, University of Cyprus, Kallipoleos 75, NICOSIA Anatolia. This conference seeks to bring together academics to explore 1678. Email: [email protected] the similarity and diversity of cultures across Anatolia in the Neolithic November 16–19, 2005 through to the Bronze Age and examine Anatolia’s position as the ASOR Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency, Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, physical and cultural bridge between continents. Papers are invited PA. on the following subjects: Geography and trade routes across Anatolia; November 19–22, 2005 Recent research and excavations in Central Anatolia; Inter-regional Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Philadelphia, relationships and exchange patterns; Cultural and theoretical divides PA. Contact: www.sbl-site.org/congresses/. between East and West Anatolia. It is expected that the proceedings of November 19–21, 2005 this conference will be published. Please send proposals for papers, in Arms and Armour through the Ages (from the Bronze Age to Late the form of a 200 word abstract, to the organisers: Dr Alan M. Greaves Antiquity). The Institute of Classical Archaeology of Trnava University ([email protected]); Dr Alexandra Fletcher (airving@thebritishmuseum. and Institute of Archaeology of the Selcuk University at Konya http:// ac.uk). Note: This conference is scheduled to compliment ICAANE in Madrid (03-08.04.06).

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