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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

Beit She’an in Israel where Byzantine Christianity flourished after the Islamic conquest (Photo by Author).

History of the Field

Absences, Archaeology, and the Early History of Monotheistic Religions in the Near East

February 9, 2023

Detail from Moses’s Testament and Death by Lucas Signorelli (1481-82), in the Sistine Chapel. An anonymous angel leads Moses up Mt. Nebo to look at the Promised Land. Public Domain.

Bible

From Monolatry to Monotheism: The Changing Face of the Biblical Pantheon

August 7, 2025

Relief map of the western part of the Republic of Türkiye showing the excavations of archaeological sites from the second millennium BCE (white dots), settlement sites (black dots) and the areas covered by archaeological surveys (Luwian Studies #0102).

Anatolia

Processing Geospatial Data in Archaeology: Introducing LuwianSiteAtlas for Bronze Age Western Anatolia

January 23, 2025

Fig. 4: Marble statue of Herakles from the Antikythera shipwreck, Greece. Now in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. ©Katerina Velentza.

Art

The Maritime Transport of Sculptures in the Ancient Mediterranean

May 11, 2023

Fig. 12: Complex of four Fatimid-period grain bins in Caesarea. Photo by Zaraza Friedmann.

Archaeological Method

The Wheat From the Chaff: What We Can Learn From Studying Plants in Antiquity

December 7, 2023