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🎉 Get to know Tero and his previous work here: shorturl.at/pllGi

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October 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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How do we talk about the economy of the ancient world?
In his book, Anwar Arifin explores how language, theory and old debates shape the way scholars construct the Ancient Near East. Read Part 1 of the interview on our blog 👇

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Anwar Arifin’s Weavers of the Distant Past, Part 1 | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | University of Helsinki
In his research for the WORK-IT project, Anwar Arifin examines how scholars of the Ancient Near East construct the past. In this post, he discusses how his book grew out of a question about language a...
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October 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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📚 Anwar Arifin and Daniele Soares, our researchers, attended the European Association of Biblical Studies (EABS) annual conference this summer.

🔗 Discover their presentation highlights below!
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Reflections on a conference: Daniele Soares and Anwar Arifin on their presentations | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society ...
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August 22, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Our researcher Lucia Cerullo had the opportunity to attend an international conference titled KIŠIB: Why Sealing? as an auditor. Read about her experience from our blog from the link below!

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Reflections on a conference: Lucia Cerullo and KIŠIB: Why Sealing? | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | University of H...
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August 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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✈️ Our researchers have been busy attending conferences around the world this summer, just as they did last year! While we wait for their latest reflections, revisit their thoughts from last summer's conferences.

🔗 Link below!

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Our WORK-ING Summer: Thoughts From Conferences and Meetings of Summer 2025 | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | Univers...
The summer of 2025 turned out to be an active and productive season for our research group. Members of the team participated in several conferences and meetings across Europe, presenting our project, ...
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August 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Our student assistants got to reflect on their first 6 months as part of the team at WORK-IT. Read about their experience on our blog from the link below!

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A Semester with WORK-IT: Reflections from our assistants | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | University of Helsinki
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July 24, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Two of our RAs have now been part of the team for 6 months. They're writing a reflection on their experience so far and want to hear from you: what would you like to know about their work? Drop your questions below!

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July 17, 2026 at 5:50 AM
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One of our researchers, Filippo Pedron, was invited to give a talk at a workshop organized by the DESCRYPT project at Stockholm University in May. Read his reflections on the experience on our blog!

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Reflections on a workshop: Filippo Pedron at Stockholm University | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | University of He...
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July 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Exciting news! The project has signed a contract with Brill on 7 books that will be published as Open Access.
Read the announcement down below!

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Announcement: WORK-IT signs a 7-book deal with Brill | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | University of Helsinki
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July 2, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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While summer brings a slower pace, the importance of reflexivity in historical research remains timeless. This week, we revisit our discussion on how our own assumptions shape our studies.

Read the blog post below!
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Let The Evidence Speak: On Reflexivity and The Study of The Ancient Near East | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | Univ...
We asked our researchers questions about reflexivity in the study of antiquity and about how our own categories, assumptions, and positions shape the ways we think about the Ancient Near East. This bl...
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June 25, 2026 at 6:40 AM
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📚 Our colleague Dr Mitchka Shahryari has published a new article in the Journal Syria vol. 102:

“Un ostracon araméen de la citadelle d’Amman : une lecture à la lumière du corpus iduméen”

🎉 Congratulations!
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May 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Last week we had the pleasure of hosting professor Will Atkinson alongside multiple esteemed scholars for our workshop on Bourdieu and ancient history! A big thank you to all attendees for such a productive exchange.
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May 28, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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This week, we are happy to welcome Professor Will Atkinson and Dr Caroline Wallis to a public lecture and workshop on Pierre Bourdieu and ancient history.

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May 19, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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WORK-IT (UH) and FARE (CNRS) held a workshop together in March '26. We had a lot of excellent discussions which will be edited and published in a forthcoming volume. Thank you to the organizers!
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April 27, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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In the second part of our interview, our team member Anwar reflects on moral economy, reflexivity, and what it means to do anthropology with colleagues rather than about them.

🤓Read all about it on the blog!
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Anthropology with Historians: Ethnography, Ethics And Reflexivity | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | University of He...
In his research for the WORK-IT project, Anwar Arifin examines how scholars of the Ancient Near East construct the past. In this post, he explores the ethics, moral dimensions and reflexivity of doing...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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What does reflexivity mean for us in studying the Ancient Near East?

We spoke with our colleagues and found our common troubles and solutions.

Read all about it on our blog!

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Let The Evidence Speak: On Reflexivity and The Study of The Ancient Near East | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | Univ...
We asked our researchers questions about reflexivity in the study of antiquity and about how our own categories, assumptions, and positions shape the ways we think about the Ancient Near East. This bl...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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From Uppsala to Berlin to Turku 🌍 It's been a summer of panels, presentations & new connections.

For the full story of a bright summer of meetings and conferences, visit our blog! ☀️📚

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Our WORK-ING Summer: Thoughts From Conferences and Meetings of Summer 2025 | Work without End: Informal Taxation and Forced Labor within Persian Southern Levantine Temple Economy and Society | Univers...
The summer of 2025 turned out to be an active and productive season for our research group. Members of the team participated in several conferences and meetings across Europe, presenting our project, ...
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August 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM