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Albright News “Our Future is in Our Past” During the academic year, fellows take turns in preparing a meal for all the otherappointees to introduce them to specialties from their home country. Noble GroupFellows and Friends Preparing for an evening of Chinese food: (l-r): Xinhui Luo (NG) Fenghua Liu and her husband Yuan Zhihui (NG), Bo Chen, Jiafen Chen (NG). The W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research founded in 1900, is a non-profit,scientific and educationalorganization, affiliated withthe American Schools of Oriental Research. Sidnie White Crawford, Chair Sharon Herbert, President-elect J. P. Dessel, Acting President Vice President John Spencer, Treasurer Susan Ackerman, Secretary Sy Gitin, Director Albright News Lydie T. Shufro, Editor Albright News is published by the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR)P. O. Box 1909691190 Jerusalem, IsraelTel: (972-2) 628-8956Fax: (972-2)
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[email protected] www.aiar.org © 2012 The Albright Institute Number 17October 2012 M ESSAGEFROMTHE C HAIR It is my pleasure, on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the Albright Institute, to greet ourfriends all over the world. This new academic year has brought some changes to the AlbrightBoard. A new slate of officers began their three-year term on July 1. They are: Sidnie WhiteCrawford , Board Chair; Sharon Herbert , President-Elect; J. P. Dessel , Vice President and Acting President; John Spencer , Treasurer; Susan Ackerman , Secretary. The new officers wouldlike to thank the Board for the trust they have placed in them, and we look forward to working with our Director Sy Gitin and his excellent staff. We welcomed three new trustees to our midst: Andrea Berlin , Boston University; Liz Bloch-Smith , St. Joseph’s University; Susan Cohen , Montana State University. They will bring a wealth of academic experience to the board, especially in the area of field archaeology. We also bid a fond farewell to retiring trustees Jonathan Rosen and Mark S. Smith , andthank them for their many years of service. Continued on page 2 – Message from the President A N I NTERNATIONAL M OVEABLE F EAST 2 The next two years will bring enormous change to the Albright. Our beloved Dorot Director and Professor of Archaeology Sy Gitin will be retiring on June 30, 2014 after thirty four years in the directorship. A search committee hasbeen formed to replace Sy (although we’re well aware that he is irreplaceable!), and will begin its work at the ASOR AnnualMeeting in November. We hope to have a new director in place by June 1, 2014, so that he/she will have a chance to work with Sy during his final month.The Institute is in a strong position to continue its mission to enable scholars from North America, and indeed the world, to work and study in Jerusalem on projects concerning the archaeology and texts of the ancient Near East, especially the biblical land of Israel. However, we cannot fulfill our mission without the ongoing financial support of you, ourfriends and supporters. Your contributions directly affect the lives of the fellows; the funds are used to pay the salaries of our hard-working staff, to keep the hostel and dining room running smoothly, to maintain and improve our historicbuilding in east Jerusalem and to purchase books for the library. Please consider making a gift before the end of the year.The Albright is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, and your donation is fully tax-deductible. Please send yourcontributions to Sam Cardillo, comptroller, W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research P. O. Box 40151,Philadelphia, PA 19106.Thank you for your generosity. Sidnie White Crawford Continued from page 1 – Message from the President The W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research (AIAR) welcomes applications for the position of Director beginning June 1, 2014. The mission of the Albright is to develop and disseminate scholarly knowledge of the literature, history, andculture of the Near East, as well as the study of the development of civilization fromprehistory to the early Islamic period. The Director is the chief executive officer of theInstitute, responsible for the fellows’ program, budget, management of the staff and physicalplant in Jerusalem, and fundraising. The Albright Institute seeks candidates who are leadersin the fields of Near Eastern Studies and/or related fields, including archaeology, biblicalstudies, history, museology, and religious studies. The successful candidate must be a U.S.citizen and have administrative and grant-writing skills, and some experience in fundraising.Review of applications will begin January 2, 2013; preliminary interviews will be held inearly spring; in-person interviews will be conducted at the spring meeting of the Trustees inIndianapolis April 19-21, 2013. The search committee requests a letter of application, a fullCV along with the name of three references. All communications should be sent to the chairof the committee, Eric M. Meyers, electronically to
[email protected], or by hard copy to Box90964, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0964, marked “Albright Search Committee.” Applications will be considered until the position is filled. The Albright Institute is a not-for-profit501(c)3 organization and all candidates will be considered on the basis of theirindividual qualifications irrespective of religion, gender, and race. Salary and benefits arecompetitive and will be based on individual experience and qualifications. O PENING FOR THE P OSITION OF D IRECTOR OF THE W. F. A LBRIGHT I NSTITUTE OF A RCHAEOLOGICAL R ESEARCH , J ERUSALEM 3 N EWSFROM J ERUSALEM The Albright’s International Fellowship Program continues to grow in numbers and scope as this past year’ssixty-four fellows came from four continents including thirteencountries – the United States, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria,China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, South Africa,the Ukraine, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Program highlights included workshops by NationalEndowment for the Humanities Fellows , LOUISEHITCHCOCK on “The Philistine Remains at Telles-Safi/Gath and their Regional and TransculturalConnections with the Aegean and Cyprus”; LISA MAHONEY on ‘To Unify and Distinguish: The Making of “Crusader” Art”; ELIOT BRAUN on “The Chalcolithic toEarly Bronze Age Transition – Investigation of a Weak Link”;and MIRIAM BRAND on “At the Entrance Sin isCrouching:’ The Source of Sin and its Nature as Portrayed inSecond Temple Literature”; by Educational and Cultural Affairs Fellows , KYLE KEIMER on “Geographical Factorsin the Defense of Judah and Israel”; YITZHAQ FEDER on“From Code to Discourse: The Semantics of Ancient NearEastern Ritual” and NICHOLAS BLACKWELL on“Investigating Metal Tools from the Levantine 2ndMillennium BC and Implications for Craftsmanship.” Additional workshops were given by Noble Group Fellows ,ZHE LI, on “The Image of Suffering Women in the Book of Lamentations and Nanjing Holocaust Literature: A Cross-Textual Reading”; JIAFEN CHENG on “Nomad Archaeology in the Near East”; SHUO GENG on “Chineseand Western Cultural Exchange in Archaeology, with a Focuson Glassware”; XINHUI LUO on “The Origins of the Early States in China and Israel: Through a Comparative Study”and YUAN ZHIHUI on “Relationship of Egypt and itsVassals as Reflected in the Amarna Tablets”; and by Andrew W. Mellon Fellows , ALEKSANDER MICHALAK, on“Ecclesia Diaboli: The Demonization of the Gentile Religionin Jewish and Christian Thought;” EMMANUELMOUTAFOV on “Typology of Cryptograms and Acrolexa inthe Orthodox East during the Byzantine and Post-ByzantinePeriod;” and JOLANTA MLYNARCZYK on “Terracotta OilLamps from Qumran and Ein Feshkha (R. de Vaux’sExcavations, 1951-1958): Typology, Chronology and theQuestions of Manufacturing Centers;” and by the GlassmanHolland Fellow, OLEKSANDR SYMONENKO on “NearEast Imports in the Sarmatian Culture.” Lectures by Senior Associate Fellows included those by STEPHEN PFANN, President of the University of the Holy Land on “The Use of Esoteric Scripts among ReligiousGroups within Second Temple Judaism”; and by SHIMONGIBSON, Chair of the Department of Archaeology at theUniversity of the Holy Land on: “A New Look at theFortifications and Water System of Gibeon (el-Jib).”Reports were given by, KATIA CYTRYN-SILVERMANa Lecturerat the Institute of Archaeology andthe Department of Islamic andMiddle Eastern Studies, Hebrew University on “New Excavations atTiberias,”and by YOSEF GARFINKEL, Yigael Yadin Professor for the Archaeology of Israel, Hebrew University on “Khirbet Qeiyafa –Report on the 2011 Season.”MATTHEW KALMAN, a local Correspondent andFilmmaker, discussed “Archaeology on Trial? Criminal File482/04, State of Israel vs Oded Golan et al – A Reporter’sNotebook.” Appointees’ Evening with a Guest Scholar , JAMES KUGEL the Director of theInstitute for the History of the Jewish Bible, Bar-Ilan University;DONALD WHITCOMB, Research Associate, Assistant Professor of Islamic Archaeology, University of Chicago;LIORA HORWITZ, Curator of theLife Sciences Collection, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Continued on page 4 – News from Jerusalem Katia Cytryn-SilvermanDonald WhitcombLiora Horwitz James Kugel Yosef Garfinkel NADAV NAAMAN, ProfessorEmeritus in the Department of Jewish History, Tel Aviv University;and TIMOTHY HARRISON of theUniversity of Toronto and ASOR President. Social events included a reception for Albright Appointees held at the Director’s home hosted by Cherie andSy Gitin, highlighted by Cherie’s homemade baked delights;and the Thanksgiving luncheon for Albright Fellows andguests. Once again Hisham surpassed himself with hishomemade za’atar rolls with cheese and his turkey with all of the traditional trimmings. Local Field trips were to Arad, Beersheva, Megiddo,Caesarea, Dor, Beit Shearim, Hazor, Kedesh, Dan, Belvoir,Tiberias, Hippos/Sussita, Beth Alpha, Beth Shean,Herodion, Ramat Rachel, the City of David, Mount ZionExcavations, the Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem Western WallTunnel, the Israel Museum, the Bible Lands Museum, the 4 Jerusalem Archaeological Park, Nebi Samuel, Lod (for theByzantine and Crusader remains), Ramla (for the Umayyadcistern and the White Tower), and Abu Gosh (for theCrusader church), Gezer, Khirbet Qeiyafa, Tell es-Safi/Gath,Lachish, Tel Zayit, Tel Burna, Ashkelon, Khirbet el Mafjer,Nitzana, Shivta, and Qumran.The Albright’s annual field abroad this year was to Jordan ; it was led by Albright Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Fellow, WILLIAM ZIMMERLE. Bill’sdetailed report appears elsewhere in the newsletter. Outreach Program – The Kathleen S. BrooksFellowship is an important part of the Albright’s outreach program for Palestinian students and scholars. This past year’s Brooks Fellow , GHASSAN NAGAGREH successfully concluded his two-year MA program in Archaeology and Anthropology at Yarmuk University in Jordan. With theencouragement and support of the Albright he has applied toa Ph.D. program in archaeology in the United States. ISSA SARIE, an Albright Post-Doctoral Fellow and a member of the faculty of the Institute of Archaeology at Al-QudsUniversity is the current recipient of the Brooks Fellowship ,His project is entitled “The Roots of Human Conflict” incollaboration with his colleague, Professor ISRAELHERSHKOVITZ of Tel Aviv University, in which 800human bones from Levantine Neolithic and Natufianpopulations will be studied. The External Lecture Program for Students of Archaeology at Al-Quds University is the continuation of the video-conferencing/lecture program that the Albright hasconducted for the past three years. This year, three AlbrightFellows participated in this program at Al Quds University in Abu-Dis: National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow LISA MAHONEY spoke on “To Unify and Distinguish: TheMaking of Crusader Art”; Educational and Cultural Affairs Continued from page 3 – News from Jerusalem Continued on page 5 – News from Jerusalem Reception for Appointees at theGitin House Back row (l-r): Helena Flusfeder, Stephen Pfann,Shimon Gibson, Eliot Braun, Alexandra Drenka, Jiafen Cheng, Shuo Geng Middle row (l-r): Joe Uziel, Hisham M’farreh,Renalen Caferes, Nadia Bandak, Sam andSusie Wolff, Claire Pfann, Louise Hitchcock,Lisa Mahoney, Karen Stern, Sean Kirkland, Yitzhaq Feder, Miryam Brand Seated (l-r): Trude Dothan, Robert Schick, guest,Rory O’Neill, Gary Knoppers, Kyle Keimer, Anna de Vincenz Front row (l-r): Aleksander Michalak,Bill Broughton and Marian Galik Nadav NaamanTimothy Harrison 5 W. F. Albright’s great-niece , Dr. KENDRA ALBRIGHT, AssociateProfessor of the School of Library and InformationService at the University of South Carolina visited theInstitute in August. She isthe daughter of JosephFinley Albright who wasthe son of Philip Albright,the brother of WilliamFoxwell Albright. Kendra told us about her early childhood experiences and her memories of her great-uncle when they had family reunions in the family farmin Iowa. Although not in the field of archaeology,Kenda expressed an interest in the field and intends tovisit the Albright again when she returns to Israel tocontinue her work with her colleagues at Bar-IlanUniversity. The Albright Institute is now on Facebook ; and theInstitute’s Facebook profile is being used for sharing in-houseactivities, lectures, workshops, field trips and announcementsof other events. Three extended workshops are being planned for thecoming year. A one-day workshop – Imports during theNaqada Period; Investigating Two Sides of A Phenomenon , suggested by a former Albright Mellon Fellow MARCIN CZARNOWICZ of the Institute of Archaeology at Jagiellonian University, Krakow. Participants will includethree Polish archaeologists currently working in Egypt and a number of Israeli and foreign archaeologists working in theLevant. A second one-day workshop, “ R. A. S. Macalister’sContributions to Palestinian Archaeology 100 Years Later: An Evaluation ,” is being organized by SAM WOLFF, of theIsrael Antiquities Authority, and an Albright Senior Fellow. Itincludes both Israel and American participants. The third workshop, “ Recent Advances in Islamic Archaeology: A Workshop on the Archaeology of Levantine Society in theIslamic Period ,” is being organized by KRISTOFFER DAMGAARD of the University of Copenhagen and KATIA CYTRYN-SILVERMAN of the Hebrew University, and an Albright Senior Fellow. It includes participants from Europe,the United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Facility – During the reorganization of the items storedin the Albright attic the Director uncovered hundreds of boxes with glass photo plates ; these plates were examined by EMMANUEL MOUTAFOV, a Hellenist and a paleographerof the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and an Albright Continued from page 4 – News from Jerusalem Fellows, AUSTIN (CHAD) HILL discussed “TheEmergence of Social Complexity: Changes in AnimalManagement Strategies between the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age in the Near East.” In addition, NICHOLASBLACKWELL was scheduled to speak on “Investigating Metal Tools from the Levantine 2nd Millennium BC andImplications for Craftsmanship. Annual Professor JOHN FRANKLIN of the University of Vermont gave a lecture on “Kinyras and the MusicalStratigraphy of Early Cyprus” for students from theDepartment of Classics at Tel Aviv University; and Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Fellow ,NICHOLAS BLACKWELL gave a lecture on “MetallurgicalPractices and Tool Traditions in the Levantine Middle andLate Bronze Age” at the University of the Holy Land as partof the Spring 2012 Graduate Seminar on “Daily Life in Ancient Times,” organized by Albright Senior AssociateFellow, SHIMON GIBSON. The Albright Director gave a lecture : “Ekron of thePhilistines: From Sea Peoples to Olive Oil Industrialists” at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas and alsotook part in a multi-participant seminar during an LTLScholars’ Weekend on the Philistines and related subjects –hosted by Albright Trustee MARK LANIER. The Directorlectured at the Kimmel Center, Weizmann Institute of Science , on “Ekron of the Philistines: Cultural Conflict andthe Struggle to Survive”; and participated in discussions withKimmel Center scientists on the application of lab science tothe results of the field work at Ekron. The Director continuesto serve as a member of a select committee of the Israel Academy of Sciences , which evaluates all aspects of thediscipline of archaeology as practiced locally, and on its impacton the culture and understanding of the history of Israel. The Albright Director has been invited to give lecturesin October in Beijing, China : at Peking University, Beijing Normal University and at Minzu University of China; he willalso meet with the Directors of the Institutes of Archaeology at the Academy of Social Sciences. The goal of the visit is todescribe the work of the Albright and the Institute’s NobleGroup Fellowship program . These institutions haveexpressed an interest in developing ties with the Albright. The BBC produced an hour-long TV documentary onSir Flinders Petrie , “The Man Who Had Discovered Egypt,”part of which was filmed at the Albright Institute. Petrie andhis wife lived at the Institute from the late 1930’s until Petrie’sdeath in 1942. Albright Senior Associate Fellow SHIMONGIBSON, a former curator at the PEF in London, who hasresearched Petrie’s life, was interviewed for the program. CBS-TV , which is producing a documentary on issues inBiblical Archaeology , interviewed WILLAM G. DEVER, a former Albright Director, who was in residence at theInstitute during the summer. Continued on page 28 – News from Jerusalem Dr. Kendra Albright W. F. Albright’s Great-nieceDr. Kendra Albright Visited in August
