American Schools of Oriental Research
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The American Schools of Oriental Research, (commonly abbreviated as ASOR) founded in 1900, supports and encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present. It is apolitical and has no religious affiliation.
ASOR convenes a scholarly conference once a year in North America, usually the second or third week of November.
ASOR also publishes two scholarly publications, the Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research and the Journal of Cuneiform Studies. The organization also publishes Near Eastern Archaeology Magazine, a quarterly that reports recent research for both popular and professional audiences.
ASOR supports three independent overseas institutes in Cyprus, Israel and Jordan. The overseas institutes support scholars working in the Middle East that focus on Near Eastern Archaeology, Semitic languages, history, and Biblical studies.
[edit] Sources
- King, Philip J. American Archaeology in the Mideast: A History of the American Schools of Oriental Research (1983).
- Clark, D.G. and V.H. Matthews 100 Years of American Archaeology in the Middle East: Proceedings of the American Schools of Oriental Research Centennial Celebration (2003).
[edit] External links
- American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR)
- ASOR's affiliated overseas centers are members of CAORC
- ASOR also has a division in Canada, CASOR
- Near Eastern Archaeology Magazine
[edit] Council of American Overseas Research Centers
- W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR) Jerusalem, Israel
- American Center of Oriental Research (ACOR) Amman, Jordan
- Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) Nicosia, Cyprus
- Baghdad and Damascus Committees
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