Dora the Explorer Needs Our Help
In Dora’s Big Dig by Alison Inches (Simon Spotlight, 2006), Dora digs up a turquoise stone and tells her monkey friend that she should take the stone to her mami, because “My mami is an archeologist. That means she digs for ancient treasure!” The misinformation starts at a young age.

Eric Cline’s “Last Lecture”
Eric Cline talks about archaeology, including examples from his own career to date, dispenses some advice for would-be archaeologists/students, and provides some suggestions

Voodoo Dolls of the Ancient Near East
On Saturday, November 21st, from 6-8 PM, the American Schools of Oriental Research will close out its annual meeting in New Orleans with an outreach session entitled “Voodoo Dolls of the Ancient Near East.” It’s free and open to the public, including our friends in town for the Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting. The session will be somewhere inside the Astor Crown hotel at the corner of Canal and Bourbon. Here’s the lineup: Michael M. Homan (Xavier University of Louisiana), Presiding Sallie Ann Glassman (Island of Salvation Botanica/La Source Ancienne Ounfou), �

BASOR 355
The Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research mailed number 355 yesterday. The Table of Contents can be seen here.

Help ASOR Survey Holt Cemetery in New Orleans
Posted by Michael Homan On Wednesday, November 18th, from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM, members of the American Schools of Oriental Research will be volunteering at Holt Cemetery in Mid-City New Orleans. Graves at Holt Cemetery on a rainy day in Mid-City New Orleans.We will be working with Save Our Cemeteries to record the current condi