Dear List, Does anyone happen to know the year (even if approximate) in which Arne Furumark died? He was a specialist in the field of ANE pottery, if it is not...
9. Mainz International Colloquium on Ancient Hebrew (MICAH) Invitation and Call for Papers (2nd circular) The 9th Mainz International Colloquium on Ancient...
I need to reach Fred Heibert but have misplaced his e-mail address. If anyone has it could they let me know off-list? Thanks Trudy S. Kawami, Ph.D. Director of...
Greetings All! Lately I have come across several unreferenced references to the Kenites (Jethro et al) as metalsmiths. Do any of you have any referenced...
According to the report in the Jerusalem Post this evening. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1210668678682&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull -- ...
"A Cornerstone history professor is working to create a first-of-its-kind Bible museum in Dallas, Texas, to house thousands of artifacts relating to the Bible...
The Acquisitions Lists of the Research Archives of the Oriental Institute for September-December 2007 and January-April 2008 can now be found online at the...
Dear all, I am glad to announce that the Journal of Hebrew Scriptures (http://www.jhsonline.org <http://www.jhsonline.org/> ) has recently published the...
A selection of artifacts from Afghanistan will tour four American cities (Washington, Houston, San Francisco, New York) between May 2008 and September 2009: ...
The ASOR 2008 Annual Meeting session list is online at http://www.asor.org/AM/AM08sessionlist.html For other information see: http://www.asor.org/AM/am.htm ...
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago May, 13 2008 7:00PM Special OI Lecture Living Lakeside in the Sahara: An Early Holocene Cemetery Site Dr....
THE MEDITERRANEAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST GRANTS TO ASSIST PUBLICATION The Mediterranean Archaeological Trust, set up in 1959 for the promotion of the study of...
Periodical Announcement: Journal of Epigraphy and Rock Drawings Chief Editor: Dr. Fawwaz Al-Khraysheh, Editor: Dr. Khaled Nashef The first issue of the Journal...
Some listers may be interested in a photograph of Roman period stone anchors found in the Dead Sea. http://eingedi.blogspot.com/ (entry for May 9). David...
For easy access, I have put a copy of the full text of "Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Iraq", published in Federal...
Hello again, ANE-2ers, I've recently posted an adaptation from a paper I wrote on Cybele concerning her origins just for my blog. Since the subject matter ...
Hello listers, I found a particularly odd claim concerning temples at Uruk. Does anyone know a good reference on what we know about the Temples there? ...
Dear colleagues, I have been asked by the Israel Academy of Sciences to announce the appearance of the second printing with agenda and corrigenda of Hayim ...
There is an emerging social networking presence for ANE-2 on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39599010182 for those who are interested in that...
I will refrain from expressing my personal views on this matter, but I believe this article is of interest to many on the ANE-2 list, and I offer it in the...
Hi David, Yes one sterling example comes to mind in answer to your excellent question: The idea that the Hyksos introduced the horse, chariot, composite bow,...
Hi, Has anyone heard of this author or book? His other books seem New Age, his publisher (Sierra Press) has published only his books so he seems selfpublished....
I have just finished reading Claire Epstein's, Palestinian Bichrome Ware, 1966. Even though we have since learned the bulk of these wares are produced using...
Dear All, I have been struggling to find adequate references to flora in Ugaritic...I am currently looking for the words for oak terebinth and pistachio, but...
Dear ANE-2 Members, The moderators have decided to impose a moratorium on discussion of Dead Sea Scrolls / Qumran on the ANE-2 list. The reasons for this...
Darius' inscription at Behistun is written in a number of languages. Can someone tell me whether these were all inscribed at roughly the same time? I'm...
Dear ANE-2 Listers: Now seems a good time to thank all of the moderators of ANE-2, all of whom--as far as I am aware--offer their service to the list gratis....
Dear Colleagues, I have been asked to announce the appearance of a Festschrift presented to Prof. (emeritus) Israel Ephal of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem....
