a session on “The Archaeology of Southern Arabia and Her Neighbors ” at the American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) Meetings in Chicago, November 14-17, 2012.../covering a wide spatio-temporal swath from the Paleolithic to the Present centered on the Arabian Peninsula but including neighboring areas such as The Horn of Africa, East Africa, and South Asia. Contributions might be tied to the region thematically (e.g., pastoral nomadism, domesticates, or
agricultural strategies), methodologically (e.g., landscape
archaeology, or satellite imagery technologies) or through ancient contacts such as trade along The Red Sea, Persian/Arabian Gulf or Indian Ocean.
The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2012.
more information can be found here
Even if it is in Chiocago, you never know with those Saudis.
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I studied under a Jewish archaeologist who, in addition to doing excavations in Israel, has done excavations in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and Yemen. He had to be invited by the royal family in Saudi, an invitation which he received on multiple occasions.
thanks. so, it has to be "special"?
Yes, he had to do a lot of work elsewhere and publish in prominent journals before being granted access. Even when he did get access, he had to have a government official accompany him everywhere, sort of like in North Korea.
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