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• “A glimpse at religion in Turkey 2,800 years ago.” Dallas Morning News, Nov. 19, 2008.
• “An Inscribed Silver Amulet from Samaria” by C. Müller-Kessler, T.C. Mitchell and M.I. Hockey. Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 139, no. 1 (2007): 5-19.
• “At Yesenia’s House…” by Sarah Stohlman. Qualitative Sociology. 30, no. 1 (2007): 61-80.
• “‘Brother of Jesus’ proved ancient and authentic” by Biblical Archaeology Society, June 13, 2012.
• “Did Bad Karma Cause Cyclone?; Burma’s People Say Rulers’ Crackdown On Monks to Blame” by Daniel Burke. Religion News Service, May 27, 2008.
• “India’s Archeological Agency Creates Religious Stir In Supreme Court Affidavit” by Howard Friedman. Religion Clause, Sept.15, 2007.
• “In the Eye of Jerusalem’s Archaeological Storm” by Israel Finkelstein. The Jewish Daily Forward, May 6, 2011.
• “Making Mountains Out of Molehills in the Bronze Age Aegean: Visibility, Ritual Kits, and the Idea of a Peak Sanctuary” by Briault, Camilla. World Archaeology. 39, no. 1 (2007): 122-41.
• “Pentecostals find fertile ground in Brazil” by Sara Miller Llana. Christian Science Monitor, Dec.18, 2007.
• “Performing the Divine: Neo-Pagan Pilgrimages and Embodiment at Sacred Sites” by Kathryn Rountree. Body and Society. 12, no. 4 (2006): 95-115.
• “Religion and Morality: An Anthropological Comment” by Maurice Bloch. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 29, no. 5 (2006): 465-6.
• “Religious Revelation, Secrecy and the Limits of Visual Representation” by Birgit Meyer. Anthropological Theory. 6, no. 4 (2006): 431-53.
• “Syrian Antiquities Can’t Escape Violence” by Biblical Archaeology Society, April 11, 2012.
• “The Material Roots of Rastafarian Marijuana Symbolism” by Akeia A. Benard. History & Anthropology. 18, no. 1 (2007): 89-99.
• “The Sepphoris Synagogue: Deciphering an Ancient Message Through Its Archaeological and Socio-Historical Contexts” by Adam L. Porter. American Journal of Archaeology. 111, no. 1 (2007): 179.
• “Tomb of Herod the Great may have been found” by Ed O’Loughlin. Sydney Morning Herald, May 9, 2007.
• “Why do we believe in God?” by Ruth Gledhill. The Times (London), Feb. 19, 2008.

• An Archaeology of the Cosmos: Rethinking Agency and Religion in Ancient America. Timothy R. Pauketat. Routledge, 2012.
• A New Anthropology of Islam. John Richard Bowen. Cambridge University Press, 2012.
• Anthropology and Religion: What We Know, Think, and Question. Robert L. Winzeler. AltaMira Press, 2007.
• Belief in the Past: Theoretical Approaches to the Archaeology of Religion. Left Coast Press, 2008.
• Cave Paintings and the Human Spirit: The Origin of Creativity and Belief. David S. Whitley. Prometheus Books, 2009.
• Introducing Anthropology of Religion: Culture to the Ultimate. Jack Eller. Routledge, 2007.
• Old Myths, New Approaches: Interpreting Ancient Religious Sites in Southeast Asia. Alexandra Haendel. Monash University Press, 2012.
• Religion, Archaeology, and the Material World. Timothy Clack. Ed. Lars Fogelin. Southern Illinois Center for Archaeological Investigations, 2009.
• Roman Domestic Art and Early House Churches. David L. Balch. Mohr Siebeck, 2008.
• The Archaeology of Ritual. Evangelos Kyriakidis. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, 2007.
• The Archaeology of the Holy Land: From the Destruction of Solomon’s Temple to the Muslim Conquest. Jodi Magness. Cambridge University Press, 2012.

• Archaeology, ritual, religion. Timothy Insoll. Routledge, 2004.
• “Can there be an archaeology of religion? Two case studies in Roman Britannia” by Ashley Maloney. Texas Tech University doctoral thesis. Retrieved from Texas Tech Libraries. Published May, 2012.
• The Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction. Fiona Bowie. Wiley-Blackwell, 2006.

• American Anthropological Association – Code of Ethics
• Archeological Institute of America – Code of Ethics
• Society for American Archaeology – Principles of Archaeological Ethics
• Register of Professional Archaeologists – Code of Conduct and Standards of Research Performance
• Cultural Studies Association – Constitution

• Culture and Religion
• Fieldwork in Religion
• History of Religions
• International Review for the History of Religions
• Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
• Journal of Near Eastern Studies
• Journal of Ritual Studies
• Material Religion
• Material History of American Religion Project

• Anthropology and Religion links, University of Alabama
• Anthropology of Religion: An Introduction to Folk Religion and Magic, Palomar College
• Archaeology & Religious Art, Virtual Religion Index
• Artifax newsletter digest, Institute for Biblical Archaeology of New Brighton, Minnesota, reviews of newspaper, magazine and wire service articles dealing with Biblical archaeology and religious news
• At the Edge, explores new interpretations of past and place in archaeology mythology and folklore
• Biblical Archaeology links
• Biblical archaeology: Searching for the historical Jesus, ReligionLink
• Science, Religion, and Anthropology, article by James Lett excerpted from a chapter in Anthropology of Religion: A Handbook

• American Academy of Religion
• American Anthropological Association
• American Scientific Affiliation: A Fellowship of Christians in Science
• Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America
• Canadian Science and Christian Affiliation
• Fellowship of Scientists
• International Muslim Association of Scientists & Engineers

• Benard, Akeia A. “The Material Roots of Rastafarian Marijuana Symbolism.” History & Anthropology. 18, no. 1 (2007): 89-99.
• Bloch, Maurice. “Religion and Morality: An Anthropological Comment.” Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 29, no. 5 (2006): 465-6.
• Briault, Camilla. “Making Mountains Out of Molehills in the Bronze Age Aegean: Visibility, Ritual Kits, and the Idea of a Peak Sanctuary.” World Archaeology. 39, no. 1 (2007): 122-41.
• Carpenter, Karen A. “Limiting Principles and Empowering Practices in American Indian Religious Freedoms.” Connecticut Law Review 45.2 (2012): forthcoming.
• Meyer, Birgit. “Religious Revelation, Secrecy and the Limits of Visual Representation.” Anthropological Theory. 6, no. 4 (2006): 431-53.
• Müller-Kessler, C., T.C. Mitchell and M.I. Hockey. “An Inscribed Silver Amulet from Samaria.” Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 139, no. 1 (2007): 5-19.
• Porter, Adam L. “The Sepphoris Synagogue: Deciphering an Ancient Message Through Its Archaeological and Socio-Historical Contexts.” American Journal of Archaeology. 111, no. 1 (2007): 179.
• Rountree, Kathryn. “Performing the Divine: Neo-Pagan Pilgrimages and Embodiment at Sacred Sites.” Body and Society. 12, no. 4 (2006): 95-115.
• Stohlman, Sarah. “At Yesenia’s House…” Qualitative Sociology. 30, no. 1 (2007): 61-80.

• Anthropology of Religion. Dr. Eric Canin, Cal State Fullerton
• Archeology and Biblical Interpretation. Dr. Andy Vaughn, Gustavus Adolphus College