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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

Figure 3: Plaque in the shape of a grazing kulan. Metropolitan Museum of Art 2002.201.118

Central Asia

Comparing the Civilizations of Ancient Egypt and Early China

March 1, 2022

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

Piles of dung cakes drying. Nihal Singh Wala, District Moga, Punjab, India 2014. Photo by Satdeep Gill, CC By-SA 3.0.

Agriculture

Animal Dung and Energy — A View from Mesopotamia

November 27, 2025

Baalat Gebal Temple dedicated to the chief goddess of Byblos. Photo: Hanan Charaf.

Cities & Urbanism

Byblos and the Making of an Ancient Maritime Hub

June 11, 2026

Bubastite Portal of the Temple of Karnak. (Photo by Olaf Tausch, CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.de).

Egypt

Sheshonq (Shishak) in Palestine: Old Paradigms and New Vistas

April 8, 2021