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Map of Cyprus from 1873-1874 CE, while under Ottoman control. Public Domain via Wikimedia.

History

Cyprus Through Syrian Eyes: Reflections on Hanna Diyab’s 1707 Travels

October 22, 2026

Close-up of a seal impression on a mudstopper from Saqqara tomb S3503 with serekhs (rectangular symbols that were used to frame an Egyptian king’s name in the Early Dynastic period). Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society; used with permission from the author.

Digital Archaeology

Did Meretneith Rule Egypt as a Female King in the First Dynasty?

October 1, 2026

Nahal Omer textile collection: a. Supplementary weft cotton; b. Ikat cotton; b. Wool fragment; d. Green cotton with Ikat patch e. wool and cotton; f. Supplementary weft cotton; g. silk.

Archaeological Method

From Trash to Treasure: Nahal Omer and the Virtual Silk Road

September 17, 2026

Featured Articles

A she-demon bound with chains and surrounded by words of adjuration. Collection of Shlomo Moussaief. Photograph by Matthew Morgenstern.

Judaism

Early Jewish Magic

January 29, 2018

“Absalom’s Pillar, Valley of Jehoshaphat” by David Roberts (1839), Cleveland Museum of Art.

Christianity

The “Tomb of Absalom”: The Earliest Judeo-Christian Place of Pilgrimage in Jerusalem

March 16, 2023

An example of a double-jar burial from Šibaniba. Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Assyria

Death as a Stage for Performing Identity in the Assyrian Empire

January 11, 2024

Gold Tripartite Vessel from the Valchitran Treasure. About 1500-1000 BCE. Sofia, National Archaeological Institute with Museum, 3203. Photo: Getty Villa Museum.

Aegean

Ancient Thrace Comes to the Getty Villa Museum

November 28, 2024

Figure 9: Orthophoto of the Roman temple in Area A at the end of 2022 season (Photo: T. Rogovski)

Levant

Horvat Midras (Israel): A Window into Socio-Religious Change in Rural Roman Palestine

September 21, 2023

Recent Articles

Cyprus Through Syrian Eyes: Reflections on Hanna Diyab’s 1707 Travels

Did Meretneith Rule Egypt as a Female King in the First Dynasty?

From Trash to Treasure: Nahal Omer and the Virtual Silk Road

Featured Articles

Early Jewish Magic

The “Tomb of Absalom”: The Earliest Judeo-Christian Place of Pilgrimage in Jerusalem

Ancient Thrace Comes to the Getty Villa Museum

The Phaistos Disk–An Enigmatic Artifact in its Cultural Context

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