Could you please post the following announcement on the Papy list?
Thank you, Foy Scalf ------- Nomads, Tribes, and the State in the Ancient Near East: Cross Disciplinary Perspectives 2008 Oriental Institute Symposium March 7-8, 2007 Oriental Institute, University of Chicago 1155 East 58th Street Chicago, IL 60637 What was the relationship between pastoral nomadic tribes and states in the ancient Near East? After decades of research, scholars are more aware than ever of the challenges posed by this deceptively simple question. This two-day conference brings together a diverse group of archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists to explore new ways of approaching the study of nomadic populations and encounters between tribes and states. Participants:* **Abbas Alizadeh* (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago)* Thomas Barfield* (Department of Anthropology, Boston University) *Hans Barnard* (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA)* Daniel Fleming* (Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, NYU)* Frank Hole* (Department of Anthropology, Yale University)* Anatoly Khazanov* (Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Madison) *Thomas Levy* (Department of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego) *Bertille Lyonnet* (Centre National de Recherches Scientifiques, Paris)* Anne Porter* (School of Religion, University of Southern California)* Robert Ritner* (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago)* Steven A. Rosen* (Department of Bible, Archaeology, and Ancient Near East, Ben-Gurion University)* Benjamin Saidel* (Department of Anthropology, East Carolina University)* Eveline van der Steen* (School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool)* Donald Whitcomb* (Oriental Institute, University of Chicago) Detailed information, including paper titles and abstracts is available at http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/symposia/2008.html or contact Jeffrey Szuchman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Posted by Foy Scalf ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
