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Gerald Neil Knoppers: November 14, 1956 – December 22, 2018

Adva Bensoussan — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:36:31 +0000

December 26, 2018 Gerald “Gary” Knoppers, endowed professor in the Notre Dame Department of Theology, loving husband, father, and brother, and a man of deep faith, passed away early morning on Saturday, December 22, from pancreatic cancer. Born on November 14, 1956 in Edmonton, Alberta, Gary retained an interest in all things Canadian, even while […]

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Announcing the Winner of the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize

Adva Bensoussan — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:31:16 +0000

March 9, 2019 The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem is pleased to announce the winner of the eighteenth annual competition for the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. This award offers $750 for the best published article or paper presented at a conference by a Ph.D. candidate in Syro-Palestinian or Biblical Archaeology. […]

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“Too Good to be True”: Undergraduate Interns Look Back on Their Summer in the Field and at the Albright

Adva Bensoussan — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:13:18 +0000

Victoria Mardovich looking very much at home in her square at JVRP’s Legio excavations. Sept 1, 2019 Each summer, the Biblical Archaeology Society of Northern Virginia (BASONOVA) and the Biblical Archaeology Forum (BAF) sponsor students to excavate at sites in Israel. One of those sites this summer was Legio, under excavation by the Jezreel Valley Regional Project (JVRP). […]

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In Third Year, Johns Hopkins University-AIAR Undergraduate Archaeological Fellowship is Going Strong

Adva Bensoussan — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 07:13:41 +0000

Luc Renaux, top left, at the Jezreel Valley Regional Project Legio Excavations Sept. 3, 2019 Generously funded by Bjorn and Beverly Lindgren of Texas, the Johns Hopkins University-AIAR Undergraduate Archaeological Fellowship gives one undergraduate at Johns Hopkins University the opportunity to travel abroad to an archaeological dig and then spend another month in residence at […]

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Roast and Toast Celebration Honoring Retiring Director Sy Gitin

Adva Bensoussan — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:22:33 +0000

Clockwise: Herschel Shanks, Talya Gitin, Barry Gitten, Lydie Shufro, Lee Seeman, Cherie Gitin, Sy Gitin, William G. Dever. Peeking in background behind Sy Gitin & Bill Dever: John Spencer, Sidnie White Crawford, Susan Ackerman. Roast and Toast Celebration Honoring Retiring Director Sy Gitin On Friday November 22nd, 2013 Albright Trustees and Fellows, ASOR members, colleagues […]

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Dothan Lectureship (March 4-6) a Success!

Adva Bensoussan — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:19:09 +0000

Dothan Lectureship (March 4-6) a Success! historical and sociological data in his presentations that resulted in a more global approach to understanding antiquity. The Dothan Lectureship, held March 4-6, 2014 featuring Dr. Ian Morris, the Jean and Rebecca Willard Professor of Classics and Professor of History at Stanford University, was a huge success. More than 539 people attended […]

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The Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) Workshop

Adva Bensoussan — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:15:58 +0000

The Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) Workshop he Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) workshop, organized on March 10, 2014 by Trustee Andrea Berlin,attracted 56 archaeologists who gathered to hear 20 presenters share their results of ongoing research on ceramic wares dating from the Early Bronze Age through the Medieval era. The Levantine Ceramics Project (LCP) workshop, organized on March 10, 2014 by Trustee […]

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Winner of the 13th Annual Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize

Adva Bensoussan — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:14:20 +0000

Winner of the 13th Annual Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem is pleased to announce the winner of the thirteenth annual competition for the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. This award offers $650 for the best published article or paper presented at a conference by a […]

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Matthew J. Adams, Incoming Director of the W. F. Albright Institute

Adva Bensoussan — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:10:01 +0000

Matthew J. Adams, Incoming Director of the W. F. Albright Institute The Trustees of the W. F. Albright Institute are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Matthew J. Adams as the new Dorot Director of the Institute, beginning June 1, 2014. Dr. Adams comes to us from Bucknell University. He received his doctorate from […]

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Announcing Winner of SEAN W. DEVER MEMORIAL PRIZE 2015

Adva Bensoussan — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 09:07:56 +0000

Announcing Winner of SEAN W. DEVER MEMORIAL PRIZE 2015 The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem is pleased to announce the winner of the fourteenth annual competition for the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. This award offers $650 for the best published article or paper presented at a conference by a Ph.D. […]

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