Mar Shiprim
In the Field: Jaafar Jotheri
Jaafar Jotheri (Department of Archaeology, University of Al-Qadisiyah), reports on the latest news regarding the ancient Iraqi heritage. The years 2018-2019 have seen many and varied activities: we are grateful to Jaafar for this interesting overview on archaeological excavations and Read more…
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Annual Post-Doctoral Fellow Conference: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago invites applications for the Oriental Institute’s Annual Post-Doctoral Fellow Conference program for the 2020—2022 academic years. This is a twenty-four-month, non-renewable appointment. During the first year of the appointment, the Post-Doctoral Fellow Read more…
Mar Shiprim
List of publications: Summer 2019
Culled from the Agade mailing list for your convenience, and with Jack M. Sasson’s approval, here is a particularly rich list of recent publications in the fields of Assyriology and Mesopotamian Archaeology, which appeared during the summer months. This list Read more…
Mar Shiprim
Report of the Second meeting of “Giovani Ricercatori Italiani di Storia e Filologia del Vicino Oriente Antico”
At the beginning of this year, the “Young Italian Researchers of History and Philology of the Ancient Near East” gathered for the second time (Mar Shiprim already published a report of their first meeting), to present the progress of their Read more…
Mar Shiprim
Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale 65
It is our pleasure to thank and congratulate the organizers of this year’s Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale for a highly successful 65th installment of the annual meeting! In July, 8-12 2019, scholars of the Ancient Near East from all over Read more…
Mar Shiprim
In Popular Culture: “Gilgamesh in 12 hours”
A very special event took place in Changchun on World Book Day, Reading and Copyright 2018: NENU’s Main library in Changchun hosted the reading of “Gilgamesh in 12 hours”. Michela Piccin, who organized the event, has sent a report to Read more…
Mar Shiprim
Announcements from the 65th RAI
The 65th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale has recently concluded a very successful meeting in Paris. The IAA board extends its thanks to the organizers: we will soon publish a report of the event. In the meantime, here are some important announcements made during Read more…
Mar Shiprim
In the Spotlight: Rocio Da Riva and the Neo-Babylonian rock inscriptions
The spotlight this time falls on the fieldwork carried out by Rocio Da Riva at Brisa (Lebanon) and Sela (Jordan). Rocio kindly agreed to answer a few questions about her recent discoveries and their importance for the reconstruction of Read more…
Jobs in Assyriology & Archaeology
Post-doctoral fellowships: Ancient History UCL
Post-doctoral fellowships: Ancient History UCL The Ancient Historians at UCL would like to encourage applications from outstanding candidates for the following post-doctoral fellowship schemes. We are a sub-group of the History Department, covering between us the ancient Middle East from the second Read more…