1.0American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)Jared Koller/news/author/jkoller/Summer Stipend Report: Christine Sylvesterrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="MZ0rnilpJd"><a href="/news/2022/02/stipend-report-sylvester">Stipend Report: Christine Sylvester</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/news/2022/02/stipend-report-sylvester/embed/#?secret=MZ0rnilpJd" width="600" height="338" title="“Stipend Report: Christine Sylvester” — American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR)" data-secret="MZ0rnilpJd" 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/2021/07/Sylvester-1200x630-1.jpg1200657As part the 2021 Summer Stipend Program, Christine Sylvester worked on artifacts collected during the 2001 survey of Khirbat al-Mukhayyat in Jordan. Working in the Near Eastern Lab at Wilfrid Laurier University, Christine classified and drew artifacts to prepare them for publication, while also learning the importance of lab work in archaeological research. Read "From the Field to the Lab".