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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

Bronze Age

What’s in a Name? Warriors and Warrior Burials in the Near East

May 4, 2022

Fig. 7: Phiale (bowl) inscribed in Old Persian, c. 465–424 BCE. Silver; Diam. 29.2 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art 47.100.84. Public domain image from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Art

The Meaning(s) of Achaemenid Silver

June 25, 2026

Heritage

Digitizing Cultural Heritage: Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices

May 30, 2024

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

Raw glass made at Jalame, sometime between 350–400. (L.128.1.2018-963, Lent by the Israel Antiquities Authority.) Image Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York.

Craft & Industry

Dig Deeper: Revisiting the Excavations of a Glass Workshop at Jalame el-Asafna

May 25, 2023