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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

Khirbat al-Jariya, one of the main Iron Age copper smelting sites in Faynan (Photo: Roads to Mansur Project)

Chronology & Dating

The Emergence of Edom: Recent Debate

March 9, 2023

MDP 28, 405. Tehran, National Museum of Iran. Photo courtesy of Hossein Badamchi.

Daily Life

The Care of the Elderly in Susa: A Study in the Akkadian Documents from the Sukkalmah Period

October 17, 2019

Figure 2: Collapsed prehistoric structures along the shoulders of Mesa 7 on Wadi al-Qattafi. Photo by A. C. Hill.

Neolithic

Beyond the Fertile Crescent: Life in the Black Desert

October 12, 2023

Egypt

When Is It Ok to Recycle a Coffin? The Rules of the Reuse Game in Ancient Egypt

February 20, 2025

Bible

Crosses and Crucifixions, Misunderstood and Misinterpreted – A Guide for/to the Perplexed

August 8, 2019