1.0American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)Jared Koller/news/author/jkoller/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="mJpK1O2BDf"><a href="/news/2020/12/shepard-grant">Shepard Urgent Action Grant: Tabira Gate, Ashur</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/news/2020/12/shepard-grant/embed/#?secret=mJpK1O2BDf" width="600" height="338" title="“Shepard Urgent Action Grant: Tabira Gate, Ashur” — American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)" data-secret="mJpK1O2BDf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> /wp-content/uploads/2019/12/World-Heritage-Ashur-Tabira-Gate-Destroyed400w.jpg400225ASOR's Shepard Urgent Action Grants program was created in 2020 to support emergency and rapid response activities on archaeological sites in the greater Mediterranean region. Dr. Tobin Hartnell reports on the stabilization of the Tabira Gate at Ashur, the first project to benefit from a Shepard Grant. The Gate had been badly damaged since 2015 when ISIL attempted to destroy the Assyrian-era structure, and urgent stabilization was needed before the rainy season in 2020.