[Sasnet] ASOR 2008 – First Call for Papers

[Elizabeth Friedman]

ASOR 2008 CALL FOR PAPERS

American Schools of Oriental Research Annual Meeting
Nov. 19-22, 2008, Boston, MA

Section - Artifacts: The Inside Story

This session welcomes submissions in which the analysis of Near
Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean artifacts by means of physical or
chemical techniques has led to a new or re-interpretation of the
archaeological record. Paper topics include provenance, materials
characterization, raw material acquisition, workshop activity,
manufacturing techniques, and ancient technology.

One session is planned for 4-5 speakers. Papers will be limited to
20-25 minutes.

Abstracts are limited to 250 words and should be emailed to the
Section Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Friedman at friedman at iit.edu.

Deadline for abstracts is March 1st, 2008 but the section chair
would welcome them sooner.

Please check the ASOR website for membership and participation
requirements: http://www.asor.org/

Elizabeth S. Friedman, Ph.D.
Senior Investigator
Center for Synchrotron Radiation Research and Instrumentation
Illinois Institute of Technology
3101 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60616 USA
t: 312.567.7973  f: 312.567.3494  e: friedman at iit.edu