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ARAM Forthcoming Conferences–July 2025

Alcohol in the Ancient Near East 3000 BC – 700 AD, 30th June – 2nd July 2025 (University of Oxford)

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organizing a series of conferences on Transmission and Innovation: Scientific, technological and religious thought in the Ancient Near East (3000 BC – 700 AD), and its Fifty-Seventh International Conference, Part I, will study the theme of Alcohol in the Ancient Near East 3000 BC – 700 AD, on 30th June – 2nd July 2025, at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, the University of Oxford, UK. The theme will include many disciplines, such as the alcohol industry, medicine, physics, chemistry, history, archaeology, art, religion, and mythology.
The conference will start on Monday 30th June at 9am, finishing on Wednesday 2nd July at 1pm. Each speaker’s paper is limited to 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes for discussion. All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review. If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact the ARAM Society, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, UK.  Tel.  01865-514041 Email: aram@ames.ox.ac.uk

Religious Offerings and Sacrifices in the Ancient Near East 3000 BC – 700 AD, 2nd – 4th July 2025 (University of Oxford)

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organizing its Fifty-Seventh International Conference, Part II, on Religious Offerings and Sacrifices in the Ancient Near East 3000 BC – 700 AD, 2nd -4th July 2025, at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, the University of Oxford, UK.
The conference will start on Wednesday 2nd July at 4pm, finishing on Friday 4th July at 6pm. Each speaker’s paper is limited to 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes for discussion. All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review. If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact the ARAM Society, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, England.  Tel.  01865-514041 Email: aram@ames.ox.ac.uk

The Aramaeans BC: History and Archaeology, 14th – 15th July 2025, (University of Oxford)

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organizing its Fifty-Eighth International Conference (Part I) on the Aramaeans BC: History and Archaeology, to be held at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Easter Studies, the University of Oxford, on 14th – 15th July 2025.
The conference will start on Monday, July 14th at 9am, finishing on Tuesday 15th July at 6pm.
Each speaker’s paper is limited to 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes for discussion. All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review. If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact the ARAM Society, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, UK.  Tel.  01865-514041 Email: aram@ames.ox.ac.uk

Registration: Alcohol in the Ancient Near East

Registration: The Aramaeans 

Registration: Relgious Offerings & Sacrifices

Refugee Stories–The Choices Program

There are more displaced people around the world today than at any time in recorded history. Why are such large numbers of people leaving their homes? What are their experiences? What have been the responses to their situations?

The Choices Program has just released an update to our popular Teaching with the News lesson “Refugee Stories: Mapping a Crisis.” The free lesson explores personal stories and experiences of refugees. Students examine maps, data, and broader trends in the global refugee crisis. They consider the human geography of the refugee crisis and the challenges facing both refugees and the international community. Students also weigh responses to the crisis.

The updated lesson includes revised maps and new data, refugee stories, videos, and news articles. “[This] lesson gives students a real life story behind a refugee situation and includes the map annotation needed for geography,” says Kelly, a history and geography teacher in Georgia. Check out this free lesson for use in your geography and current issues classes!

EXPLORE REFUGEE STORIES

CELBRATING 35 YEARS OF CHOICES

If you’re the same age as Choices (35!) or younger OR you’ve been teaching for 5 or fewer years, remember to enter our October giveaway as part of our anniversary celebration! We’ll randomly select 35 individuals to receive a free curriculum unit. We’d love to celebrate with you! Giveaway ends October 31.

ENTER TO WIN

AHA REPORT ON TEACHING U.S. HISTORY

The American Historical Association recently released American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schoolsa report on a “two-year exploration of secondary US history education” (p. 8). The report provides a detailed look at what students in U.S. history classrooms are learning, based on surveys, interviews, and reviews of instructional materials from across the country.

Choices appears several times in the American Lesson Plan, which describes the Choices Program’s “distinguished role-playing” activities and notes that “the ‘options’ moment—when a student is tasked with making a decision as a historical actor—is preceded by substantial historical and historiographical context” (p. 106). The variety of positions that Choices provides for role-plays and perspectives activities exposes students to wide-ranging viewpoints and opinions as they develop their own positions on a topic.

The report observes that Choices Program materials often cover events and information “less commonly cited in standards or broad timelines” (p. 142) and provide “in-depth histories of specific places” (p. 160), such as in the Choices Program’s Westward Expansion curriculum unit.

READ THE FULL REPORT

TITLE 1 SCHOOLS

Choices offers discounted access to our Digital Editions platform to support schools that serve low-income student populations around the country. If your school receives Title I funding and at least 50 percent of your students receive free or reduced lunch, email us at choices_digital@brown.edu for a discounted Site License quote. Site Licenses are for multiple teachers at a school, compared to Individual Teacher Licenses.

Call For Papers: Forthcoming Aram Conferences July 2025

The Aram Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is hosting a series of conferences in July of 2024. Information on the different conferences can be found below


Alcohol in the Ancient Near East 3000 BC – 700 AD

Dates: June 3o – July  2, 2025

Transmission and Innovation: Scientific, technological and religious thought in the Ancient Near East (3000 BC – 700 AD), and its Fifty-Seventh International Conference, Part I, will study the theme of Alcohol in the Ancient Near East on 30th June – 2nd July 2025, at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, the University of Oxford, UK. The theme will include many disciplines, such as the alcohol industry, medicine, physics, chemistry, history, archaeology, art, religion, and mythology.

The conference will start on Monday 30th June at 9am, finishing on Wednesday 2nd July at 1pm. Each speaker’s paper is limited to 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes for discussion. All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review. If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact the ARAM Society, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, UK. Tel. 01865-514041 Email: aram@ames.ox.ac.uk

Religious Offerings and Sacrifices in the Ancient Near East 3000 BC – 700 AD

Dates: July 2 – July 4, 2025

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organizing its Fifty-Seventh International Conference, Part II, on Religious Offerings and Sacrifices in the Ancient Near East 3000 BC – 700 AD, 2nd -4th July 2025, at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, the University of Oxford, UK.

The conference will start on Wednesday 2nd July at 4pm, finishing on Friday 4th July at 6pm. Each speaker’s paper is limited to 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes for discussion. All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review. If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact the ARAM Society, the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, England.  Tel.  01865-514041 Email: aram@ames.ox.ac.uk

The Armenians BC: History and Archaeology

Dates: July 14 – 15, 2025

ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies is organizing its Fifty-Eighth International Conference (Part I) on the Aramaeans BC: History and Archaeology, to be held at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Easter Studies, the University of Oxford, on 14th – 15th July 2025.
The conference will start on Monday, July 14th at 9am, finishing on Tuesday 15th July at 6pm.

Each speaker’s paper is limited to 45 minutes, with an additional 15 minutes for discussion. All papers given at the conference will be considered for publication in a future edition of the ARAM Periodical, subject to editorial review. If you wish to participate in the conference, please contact the ARAM Society, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford, Pusey Lane, Oxford OX1 2LE, UK.  Tel.  01865-514041 Email: aram@ames.ox.ac.uk

JIAAW PhD Candidate Liza Davis’ Work Highlighted on The Brown Daily Herald

Liza Davis, a PhD candidate at the Institute, has had her work highlighted by The Brown Daily Herald! The article discusses her summer fieldwork at Antiochia ad Cragum, Rome; while there, she excavated a structure called East Church and found a cistern containing the remains of two individuals. The article may be read on The Brown Daily Herald website, and to learn more about Liza Davis’ work visit her profile on the Institute’s website.

World Neolithic Congress | Logistics

The World Neolithic Congress is hosting their 2024 Annual Meeting in Sanliurfa, Türkiye. Individuals interested in registering and attending the event may see information on how to apply for a travel visa to Turkey, as well as ensure accommodations, at this link.

Information on the full program may be viewed here.

Hybrid Lecture | Forever Is Now: Contemporary Art at the Pyramids of Giza

Forever Is Now: Contemporary Art at the Pyramids of Giza

Wednesday, November 13, 6:00–7:00 pm ET | Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA

Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, Founder & Curator, CulturVator|Art D’Égypte

Forever Is Now is a contemporary art exhibition at the 4500-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Pyramids of Giza. Against the backdrop of ancient Egypt’s cultural heritage, the contemporary installations are a testament to the continual evolution of art, the transformative power of storytelling, and cross-cultural exchange. Join Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, founder of CulturVator|Art D’Égypte, to explore how contemporary art intersects with ancient history, and how artists from diverse backgrounds use this historical space to celebrate humanity’s timelessness and the search for meaning and connection in art.

Advance registration recommended for in-person and online attendance. Free admission. Free event parking at the 52 Oxford Street Garage.

Presented by the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East and the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture.

Geoarchaeological Courses Offered by the Wiener Lab

 

The Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens is offering two independent programs in training in geoarchaeology. Dr. Panagiotis (Takis) Karkanas, Director of the Wiener Laboratory, and Dr. Paul Goldberg, Senior Visiting Professor, Institut für Naturwissenschaftliche Archäologie (INA), University of Tübingen will lead both courses.

Archaeological Soil and Sediment Micromorphology Course (May 19 – 23)

The program will primarily focus on deciphering site formation processes and micro-stratigraphy. Students will receive instruction in optical mineralogy, description, and interpretation of micromorphological thin sections based on analysis of soil fabrics and sedimentary microstructures.

Training will include the study of: Soils and pedogenic processes; Natural processes in archaeological sites (e.g. water and debris flows, wind-blown sediment, standing water sediment); Biological sediments (e.g., dung, coprolites, guano); Anthropogenic processes (e.g., burning, stabling, living and constructed floors, dumping and filling, trampling, raking, building materials); Post-depositional alterations (e.g., chemical diagenesis, bioturbation).

A maximum of 9 students will be accepted for the course. Preference is given to advanced students with a background in geoarchaeology, and preferably some exposure to optical mineralogy as well. Training fee is 500 euros for the entire week. Accommodation is not provided, but we will offer recommendations and assistance to course participants in order to arrange accommodation themselves.

The course will take place from May 19-23, 2025. Applications should be submitted via the online application form.

International Field School on Site Formation, Stratigraphy, and Geoarchaeology in the Athenian Agora (May 31 – June 7)

Registered students will be involved in interdisciplinary field research in the Athenian Agora primarily focused on archaeological context, geoarchaeology, and material sciences. Through field observations, laboratory analysis, and lectures, students will receive instruction in the study and analysis of archaeological sediments and deposits, as well as gain experience in the recording of stratigraphy and the understanding of site formation processes.

A maximum of 12 students will be accepted for the course. Preference is given to advanced students and post-docs with a background in archaeology, and preferably some exposure to the natural sciences. Training fee is 450 euros for the entire week. Accommodation is not provided, but we will offer recommendations and assistance to course participants in order to arrange accommodation themselves. The course will take place from May 31 – June 7, 2025. Applications should be submitted via the online application form.

Application Information

Applicants will complete an online application for their desired course(s) by the deadline, January 15, 2025. Applications will include a brief cover letter outlining the candidate’s background and interest in participating in the course, a CV, and names and email addresses of two referees. Referees might be contacted for references after the application deadline, if necessary. Applications for the International Field School will also submit a list of grades (unofficial transcript) as part of the application. Applicants will be notified before the end of February.

Participants who successfully complete a course of instruction will receive a certificate detailing the content of the course.

For more information on the courses and how to apply, please visit the applications webpage or email at application@ascsa.org.

US Study/Travel opportunity

Building Bridges Across the Aegean: Cultural Heritage and Sustainability Seminar in Greece and Türkiye

  • Open to faculty and administrators from higher education institutions
  • Examines cultural heritage and sustainability practices, the impact of climate change on heritage sites, and strategies for integrating sustainability into cultural preservation and tourism
  • Participants will travel to Athens, Delphi, Thessaloniki, Istanbul, Ankara, and Ephesus to learn more about the challenges confronting these two countries
  • Additional programs to India and Peru serve K-12 educators

Program information
Application information

Competitive preference priorities apply.  Applicants from any of the following categories can receive extra points on their application:

  • K-12 teachers at Title I schools
  • Faculty members at minority-serving institutions
  • Faculty members at community colleges
  • New applicants

Program information

SCS Placement

The following advertisement has been added or updated on classicalstudies.org:

Position Title: Assistant Professor of Humanities
Institution Name: Bilkent University, Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas
Position Rank: Assistant Professor
Area of Specialty: Classics
Application Deadline: 2024-12-08

Bilkent University’s Faculty of Humanities and Letters announces multiple openings in the Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas (CCI). All candidates should have an active research agenda. The CCI Program is staffed by an interdisciplinary team of scholars from diverse fields in the humanities, including but not limited to classics, history, literature, and philosophy. It is primarily responsible for teaching a mandatory two-semester sequence of courses in literature and philosophy to undergraduates.

Requirements:

  • Candidates should have a PhD in a field in the humanities completed before September 2025. Specialists in the fields of comparative literature, history of ideas, literary studies, classics, classical reception, and early modern philosophy are especially welcome to apply.
  • All applicants should have a publication record commensurate with their career stage and evidence of future research potential in their field.
  • Scholars committed to interdisciplinary and comparative work, whether in their research or their teaching, are particularly encouraged to apply.
  • Experience in teaching text-based “Great Books” courses or similar is desirable.
  • Initial screening interviews will be held via Zoom beginning in December 2024.

Duties:

  • Expected starting date is September, 2025.
  • Standard teaching load is 3-3 (one prep).
  • An active research agenda is a prerequisite for all candidates. Support includes substantial funding for conference travel and potential for sabbatical leave following the third year.
  • Our service load is modest, but each department member is expected to contribute.

Bilkent University, located in Ankara, is the oldest independent non-profit research university in Turkey. All classes are conducted in English. Salary is competitive and includes a fully furnished and rent-free apartment on campus. Applications are to be made online at: https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/staffapp/CCI2025. Applicants must upload a Curriculum Vitae, a letter of application specific to this position, a detailed statement of research, a teaching statement, and contact information for at least three referees. For assistance, contact Dr. Mustafa Nakeeb, Coordinator, at mnakeeb@bilkent.edu.tr. Application deadline is 08 December, 2024 19:00 UTC+3.

View the entire advertisement on the SCS website at https://classicalstudies.org/placement-service/2024-2025/38513/assistan…

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RU Art History Symposium

Alejandra López-Oliveros, a 3rd-year PhD student at Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Department of Art History, is excited to share the call for papers for the 15th Annual Art History Graduate Student Organization Symposium, to be held on March 28, 2025. The symposium topic is “Artivism: Art History and Heritage in Global Conflict” and the keynote speaker will be Dr. Elisabeth Friedman, associate professor at Illinois State University.

If anyone has questions, they can send their queries to RUArtHistoryGradSymp@gmail.com

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