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Outreach at Regional ASOR Meetings Traveling Exhibit Ted Lewis to Step Spring 2003 Volume 53, Number 1 Outreach at Regional Traveling Exhibit Ted Lewis to Step ASOR Meetings Archaeology at the Dawn Down as Editor of of History: The Khirbet Near Eastern Archaeology A $2,000 minigrant from the Idaho Iskander Collection Humanities Council, awarded to Ted Lewis has asked me to be Nicholas Gier (University of Idaho), The Erie Art Museum and Gannon relieved of his duties as Editor of Near will cover the costs of an ASOR University, Erie, PA, announce a Eastern Archaeology. This past fall Ted Teachers’ Workshop held in traveling exhibition of archaeological began a new appointment at The conjunction with the Pacific discoveries from the Middle East. The Johns Hopkins University where there Northwest Regional SBL/ASOR exhibit primarily features the material are high expectations for research and meeting, April 26, 2003. Judith culture from the Early Bronze Age site thesis advising. He simply cannot Cochran (ASOR Outreach) will of Khirbet Iskander (ca. 3500–2000 fulfill these duties together with the present the day long session and the BCE), best known for its monumental demands of editing NEA. Universityof Idaho will provide credit architecture from the EB IV period and Ted took on the NEA editorship at a to teachers of grades 6–12. The grant significant corpus of materials very difficult time and agreed to an 18 also funds an invited speaker, Jeffrey discovered in a destruction layer at the month contract. That period Kripal (Rice University), to address site. A variety of artifacts from other terminated on December 31, 2002. the meeting at large on “Siding with periods and sites is also included in However, Ted will stay on until the the Serpent.” the exhibit, e.g., cuneiform tablets and issues for which he is responsible are For the past decade, Carolyn Rivers a classical lamp collection on loan completed. He will be able to work (former Chair of ASOR Outreach) has from the Erie County Historical with and advise a new editor, yet to be organized successful workshops for Society & Museums, as well as Iron chosen, as we enter a period of teachers at the ASOR annual meeting. Age artifacts on loan from The James transition. In addition to a workshop at Atlanta L. Kelso Bible Lands Museum of the Because of his deep commitment to in 2003, for the first time we are Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. The ASOR and NEA Ted did not want to scheduling the same program at on-going excavations at Khirbet leave this position. Nor did I want to regional ASOR meetings. The goal is Iskander are ASOR affiliated and accept his resignation. This was a to reach teachers outside the cities under permit of the Department of worst-case scenario for all of us. Piotr ASOR regularly visits. Antiquities of the Hashemite Michalowski, a member of ASOR’s The first regional Teachers’ Kingdom of Jordan. Committee on Publications and editor Workshop will take place at the Through the artifacts and corres- of the Journal of Cuneiform Studies, Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society ponding interactive (hands-on) spoke for everyone on COP when he (SBL/CBA/ASOR), April 12, 2003, displays, the exhibit highlights the said, after hearing the news, “This is a organized by Suzanne Richard. way in which we learn about the past serious blow.” Ted is an excellent Richard (Gannon University) has through the study of the cultural writer with an interest in the outreach grants from both the sponsoring remains of ancient people. The exhibit process of ASOR. His goal was to organizations, Gannon University and comprises some 116 artifacts (a variety make NEA a journal that was Continued on page 6 Continued on page 6 Continued on page 6 ASOR Provides Mesopotamian Expertise The American Schools of Oriental Research is a nonprofit, scientific and educational The ASOR office has been busy recently fielding calls from the media as organization founded in 1900. reporters seek experts to comment on dangers to the archaeological heritage of P. E. MacAllister Iraq in wartime. Several ASOR members who have performed research in Iraq Chairman of the Board or serve on our Baghdad Committee have provided their opinions to such news networks as CNN, the BBC, NPR, the New York Times, and Fox News. Lawrence T. Geraty President Featured in these articles and television programs have been quotes from Rudolph Dornemann, Executive Director of ASOR, and Baghdad Committee Martha Joukowsky members Paul Zimansky (Boston University), Richard Zettler (University of Vice President Pennsylvania), and Elizabeth Stone (SUNY Stony Brook). Other active members Edward Lugenbeal of ASOR have been cited as well, such as John Russell (Massachusetts College of Treasurer Art). Archaeologists warn that not only wartime bombing but also post-war James Strange looting may endanger the numerous archaeological sites in Iraq and its museum Secretary collections. Links to several of these stories are available on our Statement on Iraq web Larry G. Herr Chair, Committee on Publications page along with a link to our Policy on Antiquities: http://www.asor.org/ policy2.htm David McCreery The text of the Statement on Iraq that ASOR has signed was also published in Chair, Committee on Archaeological Policy the Winter ASOR Newsletter 52(4):2. The signatories to this statement Douglas Clark (inadvertently left off the published statement) are the following:American Chair, Committee on Annual Meeting Council for Cultural Property, Asia Society, Association of Art Museum Rudolph H. Dornemann Directors and ASOR. Executive Director Billie Jean Collins Director of Publications ASOR is pleased to announce a newly elected member to the Board of Trustees, class of 2004. ASOR 656 Beacon Street, 5th floor ASOR is pleased to welcome David Rosenstein to the ASOR Board of Trustees. Boston, MA 02215-2010 Tel. (617) 353-6570 David Rosenstein has had a long interest in the Near East and has attended Fax. (617) 353-6575 ASOR Annual Meetings for a number of years. He is currently involved in the E-mail: [email protected] franchise food industry while simultaneously studying the ancient world. Mr. Rosenstein earned his MA from Johns Hopkins University and is now working toward his doctorate at JHU under the tutelage of fellow ASOR Trustee Prof. P. Kyle McCarter. Francis Liell Wenger, M.D. Feb. 5, 1923 – Jan. 26, 2003 Dr. Francis L. Wenger, a long-time 1991 was instrumental in the The ASOR Newsletter Washington, DC practitioner of founding of the American internal and physical medicine, died University in Bulgaria, in Billie Jean Collins, Editor Chris Madell, Britt Hartenberger, after a brief illness at his Chalk Point Blagoevgrad. Since his retirement Assistant Editors home in Maryland. During his from hospital work in 1985, he had career, Dr. Wenger served on a score been active in the Anne Arundel Suite 330, 825 Houston Mill Road of Washington Medical boards County Great Books program, the Atlanta, GA 30329 Tel. (404) 727-8989 including the Washington Hospital County’s Environmental Fax. (404) 727-4719 Center and District Medical Commission and the South County e-mail: [email protected] Society’s Scientific Assembly. As a Conservation Trust. He was a consultant at St. Elizabeth Hospital founding member of the West River The ASOR Newsletter (ISSN 0361-6029) is published quarterly by the American from 1979 on, he traveled with his Civic Association. He is survived by Schools of Oriental Research wife Nan Frederick, to hospitals in his wife, Nan Frederick, the love of Kenya, Israel, Gautemala, Jordan, his life for 41 years and dear friend © 2003 by Mexico, India and China, and in of ASOR and ACOR, and 12 nieces The American Schools of Oriental Research and nephews. www.asor.org 2 ASOR Newsletter Vol. 53/1 • Spring 2003 ASORNEWS POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT 2. Works closely with the as prescribed in the By-Laws. ASOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chairpersons of ASOR’s Operating 8. Personally supervises the and Board Committees, such as the headquarters staff and works closely THE AMERICAN SCHOOLS OF ORIENTAL Committees on Publications, with the Chair of the Committee on RESEARCH invites applications for the Archaeological Policy, Program and Publications regarding staff position of Executive Director of Annual Meeting, Finance, Budget, requirements for the Office of ASOR, beginning January 1, 2004. Audit and Investment, Personnel and Publications. The Executive Director of ASOR Administration, Development, Qualifications: serves as chief operating officer for the Institutional Membership and Successful experience in admini- organization, responsible for directing Nominations, encouraging their stration and financial management, the implementation of Board- mutual participation and support in including fundraising. Substantive approved policies and established the conduct of ASOR business. experience in scholarly research, aims of ASOR and for ensuring proper 3. Provides general support for the fieldwork and publications in the management of ASOR’s business and Board, Officers and Committees of culture and archaeology of the ancient resources in compliance with federal ASOR, including coordination of Near East or eastern Mediterranean and state regulations as appropriate arrangements for meetings and areas. Essential personal charac- for non-profit organizations. consultations and preparation of teristics include integrity, initiative, The ED serves as a non-voting reports and agendas. collegiality in the conduct of business, member of the ASOR Executive 4. Oversees, together with the ASOR and ability to solve problems and to Committee and Board of Trustees and Treasurer, the preparation of the represent ASOR in public forums. is expected to anticipate, propose and consolidated annual budget and The position will be based in the participate in discussions for the periodic financial/fiscal documents, ASOR offices on the campus of Boston improvement of the ASOR operational special reports and other materials as University and the successful can- system, including, but not limited to, may be required for review and didate will receive payment and suggestions for change in the approval of the ASOR Board, benefits according to the personnel administrative and financial Executive and Finance Committees.
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