Tag Archives: ASOR

Did William Dever just declare Low Chronology dead?

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Two sources at this year’s ASOR conference in Chicago report a quote from Dr. Bill Dever at the end of the Qeiyafa sessions on Thursday. Anyone interested in the Bible’s relationship to archaeology and history will find this interesting. “There … Continue reading →

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Questions on Khirbet Qeiyafa’s 2010 cultic room

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

Todd Bolen commented with a series of questions on my previous post about the Qeiyafa cultic room from 2010. Todd wrote: 1. What parallels exist for this type of incense altar? 2. Was evidence of burning found in this room? … Continue reading →

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Upcoming ASOR Meeting in Atlanta

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

I plan on attending the ASOR Annual Meeting in Atlanta next week (Thursday the 18th – Saturday the 20th). Archaeologists and scholars from across the world present their discoveries and research. Here are some of the sessions I find most … Continue reading →

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Discoveries at Khirbet Qeiyafa: an Intact Shrine

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

During the 2010 excavation we uncovered what the archaeologists were calling a ‘cultic building’  near the southern Iron Age gate. ‘Cultic’ is the term archaeologists use for any religious or worship-related find. (There’s a standard joke that whenever excavators cannot … Continue reading →

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Presentations at ASOR, part 2

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

Due to so many overlapping sessions, it was impossible to attend every presentation I wanted to hear at ASOR. Some not-yet-published information is presented for the first time at the ASOR meeting, so there are no manuscript books or official … Continue reading →

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Presentations at the ASOR meeting, Day 1

Posted on November 20, 2009 by

Today was a day to fill the brain. The first reports on Middle Eastern archaeology kicked off at 8:30 a.m. and the last sessions ended at 6:15 p.m. Add two 15-minute coffee breaks and lunch in New Orleans’ French Quarter, … Continue reading →

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Off to the ASOR meeting in NOLA, USA

Posted on November 18, 2009 by

I will soon arrive in New Orleans, LA to attend the annual ASOR meeting. For those wondering what this is, I post the following: ASOR = the American Schools of Oriental Research, headquartered at Boston University ASOR’s Mission Statement: Founded … Continue reading →

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Khirbet Qeiyafa is so important…

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

Many ancient jar handles with the stamp “LMLK” have been discovered in Israel over the years. These Hebrew consonants translate as “Belonging to the King.” Jars with this stamp contained royal/governmental stores of olive oil, wine, grain, etc. and have … Continue reading →

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Khirbet Qeiyafa Coming to New Orleans (via ASOR)

Posted on September 23, 2009 by

New Orleans will be hosting the annual meeting for the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) this November 18th – 21st. ASOR meetings draw hundreds of archeologists, scholars, students and specialists for a few days of presentations and discussions on … Continue reading →

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