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Instead, I have stewarded the archaeological collection and archives of the Yale-French excavations at Dura-Europos. As a curator, I rely on the <em>AJA</em> for authoritative information and measured interpretation across a broad range of current scholarship. As a member of the Society for the <em>AJA</em>, I gladly support this vital publication and its future.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Susan B. Matheson<br /> The Molly and Walter Bareiss Curator of Ancient Art<br /> Yale University Art Gallery<br /> Lecturer, Departments of Classics and the History of Art<br /> Yale University</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/jo%20shaya%20web%20photo.jpg?itok=aifBb4Fi" width="135" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Throughout my career, the <em>AJA</em> has played a major role in my understanding of Mediterranean and Near Eastern archaeology. The scholarship is top-notch—sophisticated, deep, important, and innovative. To study its pages is to see the history of the field and to encounter its central topics, methods, theories, and debates. I am pleased to support the journal, which remains a leading forum for archaeological research among a global community of scholars.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Josephine Shaya<br /> Associate Professor, Departments of Classical Studies and Archaeology<br /> The College of Wooster<br /> Wooster, Ohio</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/Pedley_John_2022.jpg?itok=Hrdhvi9Y" width="198" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Among the more respected archaeological journals in the world, the <em>AJA</em> is known for the range of its articles and reviews, and its disciplinary scope. Clear presentation of evidence, accuracy, and reasoned argument are all hallmarks of this preeminent international journal. I am pleased to have been able to support it for many years, and I urge others to do likewise.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>John Pedley<br /> Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology and Greek<br /> College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA)<br /> University of Michigan</p> <p> </p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/Andrew_Stewart.jpg?itok=cmA4MGb4" width="129" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The <em>American Journal of Archaeology </em>is quite simply the leading archaeological journal in the English-speaking world. No other publication in Old World archaeology, material culture, and the history of ancient art comes close. Its high peer-review, editing, and production standards, range, and top-quality articles and book reviews are both exemplary and literally peerless. To keep up, one reads the <em>AJA</em>. It's that simple.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Andrew Stewart<br /> Chancellor's Professor and Professor of the Graduate School<br /> Curator of Mediterranean Archaeology<br /> Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology<br /> Departments of History of Art and Classics<br /> University of California Berkeley</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/Cummins_2021.jpg?itok=bLYhx-10" width="139" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>As a volunteer archaeologist, I read the <em>American Journal of Archaeology</em> to learn more about how archaeologists define the questions they want to answer and the methods they use to address them. The <em>AJA</em> is a trusted source of information about changes that are occurring in the practice of archaeology, including greater reliance on interdisciplinary approaches to interpreting finds. The exhibit reviews look critically at how museums can best engage with the public to broaden understanding of, and support for, archaeology’s contributions to our world.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Richard D. Cummins</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/JeniferNeils.jpg?itok=mCSFXprS" width="143" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Whether you read it online or in print, the <em>American Journal of Archaeology </em>is an essential item for the archaeologist’s toolkit. I began subscribing as an undergraduate and still look forward to every new issue; it keeps me au courant with important and timely research. Being a member of the Society for the <em>AJA</em> is a small payback for decades of stimulating reading.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Jenifer Neils<br /> Director, American School of Classical Studies at Athens</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/JohnDobbins_0.jpg?itok=d6qSHCEZ" width="172" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>As a life member of the Archaeological Institute of America I am pleased to support our publishing efforts by also being a member of the <em>Society for the American Journal of Archaeology</em>. It has been an honor for my research colleagues and me to disseminate the work of the Pompeii Forum Project through the pages of the <em>AJA</em>.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Prof. John Dobbins<br /> Richard A. & Sara Page Mayo NEH Distinguished Teaching Professor<br /> McIntire Department of Art<br /> University of Virginia, Charlottesville</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/ElaineGazda.jpg?itok=ahnj4b0_" width="156" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The AJA has been a staple of my scholarly life since graduate school. Its articles and reviews epitomize professional standards of scholarship and fieldwork, setting a high bar for scholars worldwide. I am proud to be a member of the Society for the American Journal of Archaeology and, through the Society, to help in a small way to ensure the journal’s publication well into the future.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Prof. Elaine Gazda<br /> Department of the History of Art<br /> University of Michigan at Ann Arbor</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/JohnPapadopoulos_0.jpg?itok=qaFOVYQd" width="141" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I first subscribed to the AJA almost 30 years ago. It was at the time the flagship journal of Mediterranean and Near Eastern archaeology; it still is. The impact of the journal has been immense, and as an author, reviewer, and a member of the Society for the AJA, I feel privileged to have been a small part of its continued success.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Prof. John K. Papadopoulos<br /> Department of Classics<br /> University of California, Los Angeles</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/JohnYounger.jpg?itok=RWLvxYTo" width="149" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I have used the AJA to start my publishing career, to mark significant turning points in my early development as a scholar, and, as a senior scholar, to support young and developing scholars as they make their opinions of cutting-edge scholarship known.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Prof. John Younger<br /> The University of Kansas<br /> AIA Vice President for Publications 2011–2013<br /> AJA Book Review Editor 1996–2008</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/JodiMagness.jpg?itok=DrlL8ZcG" width="140" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The ultimate goal of archaeology is not digging up ancient remains but making that material accessible to others through publication in journals such as the AJA. I am a member of the Society for the AJA because I consider it to be the premier journal for the fields of classical and Mediterranean archaeology.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Prof. Jodi Magness<br /> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br /> AIA President</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> <li> <div class="views-field views-field-field-image"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden clearfix"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="caption_img"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ajaonline.org/sites/default/files/styles/testimonials/public/JackLDavis.jpg?itok=zDUFy6Ov" width="141" height="180" alt="" /> <div class="article_img"></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-body"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>I am proud that, as a member of the Society for the AJA, I have been able to help our journal in becoming what it is today—one of the most distinguished archaeological journals in the world. It is indeed difficult to imagine the field of Mediterranean and Near Eastern archaeology without it.</p> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-field-affiliation"> <div class="field-content"><div class="field field-name-field-affiliation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Prof. Jack L. Davis<br /> Carl W. Blegen Professor of Greek Archaeology<br /> University of Cincinnati</p> </div></div></div></div> </div></li> </ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-system-main" class="block block-system"> <div class="content"> <article id="node-3" class="node node-page node-full clearfix" about="/society" typeof="foaf:Document" role="article"> <span property="dc:title" content="The Society for the American Journal of Archaeology" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span><span property="sioc:num_replies" content="0" datatype="xsd:integer" class="rdf-meta element-hidden"></span> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h3>When you support the AJA, you become a member of the Society for the American Journal of Archaeology.</h3> <p>The Society was founded in 1989 to expand the size and scope of the <a href="http://www.archaeological.org" target="_blank">Archaeological Institute of America</a>’s official journal, to make possible its timely publication, and to ensure its future financial health. 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