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Recent Articles

Courtyard of “Le Petit Palais”, constructed 1831-1832. Photo by Helen Dixon.

Art

Treasures in Tunis: An Archaeologist’s Guide to the Bardo National Museum

November 3, 2026

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

Featured Articles

Images of Nubian Kings found by Swiss archaeologist Charles Bonnet in 2003. Photo by Matthias Gehricke, CC By-SA-4.0.

Bible

The Cushites: Race and Representation in the Hebrew Bible

December 1, 2020

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

Tablets from Tell Khaiber. Courtesy Mary Shepperson.

History

The Art of Conservative Rebellion: A Short Introduction to the First Sealand Dynasty

June 3, 2021

Tell Asmar, Northern Palace drainage system, arched brick drain below street in F15. Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Diyala Archaeological Database, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Cities & Urbanism

Trash and Toilets in Mesopotamia: Sanitation and Early Urbanism

April 21, 2016

The crossing of the Red Sea, by Bronzino, 1540-1550 CE. Public Domain. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

Bible

The Location of the Biblical ‘Red Sea’

September 27, 2021