Matthew J. Suriano
@duderonomy.bsky.social
Associate professor and occasional archaeologist | scholar of ancient Western Asia specializing in Hebrew Bible | epigrapher | He/him
Looking forward to this fascinating lecture, which I have the privilege of moderating.
Friends of ASOR present the next webinar of the 2024-2025 season on April 16, 2025, at 7:00 pm EDT, presented by Dr. Kristine Garroway. This webinar will be free and open to the public. Registration through Zoom (with a valid email address) is required: asor-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Looking forward to this fascinating lecture, which I have the privilege of moderating.
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Friends of ASOR present the next webinar of the 2024-2025 season on April 16, 2025, at 7:00 pm EDT, presented by Dr. Kristine Garroway. This webinar will be free and open to the public. Registration through Zoom (with a valid email address) is required: asor-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
April 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Friends of ASOR present the next webinar of the 2024-2025 season on April 16, 2025, at 7:00 pm EDT, presented by Dr. Kristine Garroway. This webinar will be free and open to the public. Registration through Zoom (with a valid email address) is required: asor-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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March 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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March 12, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Playing chess on a giant board at the library this morning.
February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Playing chess on a giant board at the library this morning.
A few years back, I heard my wife outside telling someone "You'll never be able to read a book because you can never learn how to read. You're incapable." I was surprised, her words were so uncharacteristically cruel.
Then I realized she was talking to our dog.
Then I realized she was talking to our dog.
January 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
A few years back, I heard my wife outside telling someone "You'll never be able to read a book because you can never learn how to read. You're incapable." I was surprised, her words were so uncharacteristically cruel.
Then I realized she was talking to our dog.
Then I realized she was talking to our dog.
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And here is HeBAI 14/1 (2025):
January 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
And here is HeBAI 14/1 (2025):
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Mark Leone's passing. A renowned archaeologist who taught at the University of Maryland for years, he held the rank of Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Anthropology.
December 15, 2024 at 11:46 PM
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It is with great sadness that we share the news of Mark Leone's passing. A renowned archaeologist who taught at the University of Maryland for years, he held the rank of Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Anthropology.
December 13, 2024 at 9:32 PM
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Mark Leone's passing. A renowned archaeologist who taught at the University of Maryland for years, he held the rank of Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Anthropology.
Congratulations to my student Dana Levy for successfully defending her MA thesis in fulfillment of her degree in Jewish Studies at the UMD.
Pictured is Danya with her thesis committee: (me), Max Grossman, and Ed Cook from CUA. Professor Cook served as outside reader.
#Hebrew #Semitics
Pictured is Danya with her thesis committee: (me), Max Grossman, and Ed Cook from CUA. Professor Cook served as outside reader.
#Hebrew #Semitics
December 4, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Found this while going thru some old papers!
Years ago when I was a fellow at the Albright in Jerusalem, the director Sy Gitin gave me a bunch of off-prints. This one, the editio princeps of the Ekron Inscription, is autographed by the three authors: Gitin, Trudy Dothan & Joseph Naveh.
#epigraphy
Years ago when I was a fellow at the Albright in Jerusalem, the director Sy Gitin gave me a bunch of off-prints. This one, the editio princeps of the Ekron Inscription, is autographed by the three authors: Gitin, Trudy Dothan & Joseph Naveh.
#epigraphy
December 2, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Found this while going thru some old papers!
Years ago when I was a fellow at the Albright in Jerusalem, the director Sy Gitin gave me a bunch of off-prints. This one, the editio princeps of the Ekron Inscription, is autographed by the three authors: Gitin, Trudy Dothan & Joseph Naveh.
#epigraphy
Years ago when I was a fellow at the Albright in Jerusalem, the director Sy Gitin gave me a bunch of off-prints. This one, the editio princeps of the Ekron Inscription, is autographed by the three authors: Gitin, Trudy Dothan & Joseph Naveh.
#epigraphy
Rogers Hornsby
Roy Campanella
Nolan Ryan
Derek Lee
Kyle Hendricks
Roy Campanella
Nolan Ryan
Derek Lee
Kyle Hendricks
Share 5 of your favorite baseball players of all-time except none of them can have overlapping MLB careers.
I’ll go with…
Shohei Ohtani
Vladimir Guerrero, Sr.
Michael Jack Schmidt
Biz Mackey
Charlie Bennett
I’ll go with…
Shohei Ohtani
Vladimir Guerrero, Sr.
Michael Jack Schmidt
Biz Mackey
Charlie Bennett
November 24, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Rogers Hornsby
Roy Campanella
Nolan Ryan
Derek Lee
Kyle Hendricks
Roy Campanella
Nolan Ryan
Derek Lee
Kyle Hendricks
At ASOR, looking forward presenting my preliminary work on a new edition of the two inscriptions from the Royal Steward's tomb.
November 21, 2024 at 7:09 PM
At ASOR, looking forward presenting my preliminary work on a new edition of the two inscriptions from the Royal Steward's tomb.
Followers = 666
The mark of bsky social
The mark of bsky social
November 19, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Followers = 666
The mark of bsky social
The mark of bsky social
Same. I was #451,033.
November 18, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Same. I was #451,033.
Hey #Archaeology & #Classics bluesky! Can someone add @umdarchaeology.bsky.social to archaeology/anthropology and Classics/Ancient World lists & starter packs?
It's the account we use at the UMD for archaeology-related news on campus.
It's the account we use at the UMD for archaeology-related news on campus.
November 17, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Hey #Archaeology & #Classics bluesky! Can someone add @umdarchaeology.bsky.social to archaeology/anthropology and Classics/Ancient World lists & starter packs?
It's the account we use at the UMD for archaeology-related news on campus.
It's the account we use at the UMD for archaeology-related news on campus.
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my collection of about 14,000 photos (and growing) of ancient Mediterranean (broadly construed) archaeological subjects with Creative Commons license available here:
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November 10, 2024 at 4:51 PM
my collection of about 14,000 photos (and growing) of ancient Mediterranean (broadly construed) archaeological subjects with Creative Commons license available here:
www.flickr.com/photos/dandi...
www.flickr.com/photos/dandi...
Sharing my Flickr album of Ancient Western Asian archaeology, mostly artifacts at museums, some landscapes.
#AncientBluesky #Archaeology
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#AncientBluesky #Archaeology
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Near Eastern Archaeology
sites and artifacts from the ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean world
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November 10, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Sharing my Flickr album of Ancient Western Asian archaeology, mostly artifacts at museums, some landscapes.
#AncientBluesky #Archaeology
flic.kr/s/aHsm5xVKYT
#AncientBluesky #Archaeology
flic.kr/s/aHsm5xVKYT
Handle with #LMLK seal impression, "Hebron" in the bottom register. #unprovenanced
Jar handle with a seal impression https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/323177
November 10, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Handle with #LMLK seal impression, "Hebron" in the bottom register. #unprovenanced
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Has anybody called this mass migration to Bluesky the Xodus yet?
November 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Has anybody called this mass migration to Bluesky the Xodus yet?
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Perfect response: “we already knew that this tomb existed. The [Jordanian] department of antiquities had already excavated two tombs there, and they left that one closed for a future date, so it’s not as if it’s something new.”
‘A little hyped up’: experts downplay claims over Petra archaeological find
Researchers urge caution after Jordan tomb excavation and say new clues about Nabataean culture may lie elsewhere
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Perfect response: “we already knew that this tomb existed. The [Jordanian] department of antiquities had already excavated two tombs there, and they left that one closed for a future date, so it’s not as if it’s something new.”
I haven't been active on social media, but I just wrote something for TheTorah.com and I figured I'd login and promote it here:
www.thetorah.com/article/juda...
www.thetorah.com/article/juda...
July 20, 2024 at 3:21 PM
I haven't been active on social media, but I just wrote something for TheTorah.com and I figured I'd login and promote it here:
www.thetorah.com/article/juda...
www.thetorah.com/article/juda...
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Register Here: events.humanitix.com/film-screeni... You can find a trailer to the film Here: youtu.be/Jk-ubefrw0E?...
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June 20, 2024 at 12:12 AM
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The Film Screening will be preceded by a Tea Ceremony and will be followed by a Q + A with 7th generation silversmith Mohamed El Maolud Ag Hamid, President and Founder of Association Timidwa. He will also have a selection of the jewelry on view for guests to see in person!
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June 20, 2024 at 12:11 AM
The Film Screening will be preceded by a Tea Ceremony and will be followed by a Q + A with 7th generation silversmith Mohamed El Maolud Ag Hamid, President and Founder of Association Timidwa. He will also have a selection of the jewelry on view for guests to see in person!
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