ASOR (the American Schools of Oriental Research), now approaching its hundredth anniversary and still the most distinguished organization of American archaeologists working in the Near East, has a magnificent potential, despite the problems recounted in my review of the Annual Meeting. Whether it can realize this potential, however, remains a question. With deep divisions in its own membership, having broken with SBL (the Society of Biblical Literature) over the Annual Meeting, and suffering from a stringency of funding, ASOR must think anew and act anew. My prescription: 1. ASOR must clearly acknowledge that it has at least two legitimate, […]
