The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR), founded in 1900 as the American School of Oriental Study and Research in Palestine, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, which supports the research and teaching of the history and cultures of the Near East and Middle Eastern countries.[1][2] ASOR supports scholarship, research, exploration, and archeological fieldwork and offers avenues of disseminating this research through their publications. ASOR also provides support for undergraduates and graduates in institutions of higher education around the world pursuing studies of the history and cultures of the Near and Middle East.
ASOR convenes a scholarly conference once a year in North America, always beginning 8 days before Thanksgiving (on a Wednesday evening) and running through Saturday evening.
2008 – Boston, MA and drew over 730 scholars and interested lay members from around the world.
ASOR also publishes three scholarly publications. University of Chicago Press began publishing all three ASOR journals in 2019. Two of the journals are academic flagships in their respective areas:
Near Eastern Archaeology, a quarterly that reports recent research for both popular and professional audiences.
The Ancient Near East Today (ANE Today or ANET) is a monthly e-newsletter, informing registered "Friends of ASOR" about new discoveries and ideas from its field of activity.
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