Announcement Archives - https://aiar.org/archives/tag/announcement/ Mon, 04 May 2026 19:15:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://aiar.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-Logo-Vector-Email-Signature-01-1-32x32.png Announcement Archives - https://aiar.org/archives/tag/announcement/ 32 32 Naming the Kitchen: Honoring Omar and Hisham Jibreen https://aiar.org/archives/naming-the-kitchen/ Mon, 04 May 2026 19:15:04 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=15569 For more than eighty years, the kitchen at 26 Salah ed-Din Street has been the beating heart of the Albright Institute. That story is inseparable from two men: Omar Jibreen and his nephew Hisham Jibreen. Omar Jibreen served the Albright for over fifty years, becoming one of the most beloved figures in its history as cook, […]

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]]> Honoring the 25th Anniversary of the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize https://aiar.org/archives/honoring-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-sean-w-dever-memorial-prize/ Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:14:06 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=15405 The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR) honors the 25th year of the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize on Sean’s birthday, March 9, 2026. The prize was established in 2001 by Professor William G. Dever and Mrs. Norma Dever, of blessed memory, in memory of their son Sean. This annual award acknowledges the […]

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]]> New Publication: Tel Miqne-Ekron: Objects and Material Culture Studies, Middle Bronze Age II through Iron Age II https://aiar.org/archives/new-publication-tel-miqne-ekron-objects-and-material-culture-studies-middle-bronze-age-ii-through-iron-age-ii/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:34:40 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=15209 We are pleased to announce the publication of Tel Miqne-Ekron: Objects and Material Culture Studies, Middle Bronze Age II through Iron Age II, a major new volume by Seymour (Sy) Gitin, Director Emeritus of the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research. This volume is published under the auspices of the Harvard Museum of the […]

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]]> From the desk of the AIAR Dorot Director, Dr James Fraser https://aiar.org/archives/jf-centennial-letter/ Thu, 22 May 2025 17:45:41 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=14202 Dear Friends, The year 2025 marks a momentous chapter in the history of the Albright Institute. Not only does it commemorate 125 years since the founding of the American School of Oriental Research (now the AIAR) in 1900, but it also marks the centennial of our iconic building in Jerusalem. It is this latter milestone […]

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]]> SEAN W. DEVER MEMORIAL PRIZE 2025 https://aiar.org/archives/dever-2025/ Sun, 09 Mar 2025 21:43:46 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=13884 The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem is pleased to announce the winner of the 24th annual competition for the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. This award offers $750 for the best paper presented at a conference by a Ph.D. candidate in Syro-Palestinian or biblical archaeology. Authors may be of any nationality but the […]

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]]> Contribute to the Naming Fund in Honor of Carolyn and James F. Strange https://aiar.org/archives/carolyn-strange/ Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:35:07 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=13529 We mark with sadness the loss of Carolyn Strange on September 30, 2024. Carolyn and James F. Strange were much-loved members of our Albright community, and they often stayed with their young family at our Jerusalem campus when in Israel for fieldwork. Carolyn was a committed supporter of the Albright Institute’s Centennial Campaign, which promotes […]

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]]> SEAN W. DEVER MEMORIAL PRIZE 2024 https://aiar.org/archives/sean-dever-award-2024/ Sat, 09 Mar 2024 10:18:57 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=12560 The William F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem is pleased to announce the winner of the 23rd annual competition for the Sean W. Dever Memorial Prize. This award offers $750 for the best paper presented at a conference by a Ph.D. candidate in Syro-Palestinian or Biblical Archaeology. Authors may be of any nationality […]

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]]> Congratulations to Our Newest PEF-AIAR Fellow: Dr. Madaline Harris-Schober https://aiar.org/archives/maddi/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:31:09 +0000 https://aiar.org/?p=11377 We’re very pleased to announce the latest recipient of the Palestine Exploration Fund-Albright Institute Fellowship, Dr. Madaline Harris-Schober from the University of Melbourne and Ludwig Maximillian Universität München. We’re also thrilled to report her successful defence today (July 14, 2023) of her dissertation titled, “Ritual Architecture, Material Culture and Practice of the Philistines,” which she […]

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