This is a request from Rachel Hallote and Eric Cline:
Because of our shared interest in the history of archaeology and
related disciplines, we are initiating this “Academic Genealogies of
Near Eastern Scholars” (AGNES) project. Our goal is to find connections
between scholars and mentors stretching back as far as we can, to reveal
the interwoven web of our disciplines. For instance, some of us can
trace ourselves back as academic great-great-grand-students of William
F. Albright. Others of us are academic descendants of W.M.F. Petrie,
Kathleen Kenyon, Frank Moore Cross, Emily Vermeule, Trude Dothan, Yigael
Yadin, and so on. Still others (such as Eric) have a different lineage
altogether. We are also interested in whether specific field projects
have had more of an impact or influence than others, in terms of
training the next generation(s) of archaeologists and/or passing along
tried and true or new/innovative field techniques.
The survey questions
won’t take you long and are concerned primarily with whether you are
able to remember the name of your primary thesis advisor and their
advisor (i.e., when you talk about your “Doktorvater” or “Doktormutter,”
whose name do you give?) and where you have excavated or surveyed (if
anywhere). We stress that we have no ulterior motive other than
curiosity as to the extent of the influence of the founding generation
of scholars in our field(s) and the possible influence of specific field
projects. If there any interesting findings or results that come out of
this, we hope to present the preliminary results in an ASOR session in
Boston this coming November. But to make this project a reality, we need
to hear from YOU as soon as possible!
Please note that:
- It doesn’t matter if you are still completing graduate work or never completed it.
- It doesn’t matter if you are early or later in your career.
- It doesn’t matter if you are retired.
- It doesn’t matter if you have an academic appointment or are
currently an independent researcher or are out of the field entirely.
- It doesn’t matter what your nationality is.
- It doesn’t matter what your gender is.
- It doesn’t matter where your graduate institution was/is.
We want to hear from everyone! So, please take the time to fill out this survey, which should take only a few minutes to complete. Thank you so much for participating!
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