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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

Old Babylonian list of animals. Object UM 29-16-31, Courtesy of The Penn Museum.

Language & Writing

Concepts and Metaphors in Sumerian

August 8, 2019

Fragment of a clay tablet, Prayers of Amil-urgal, New Year ritual at Babylon, 72 lines of inscription, neo-Babylonian. © The Trustees of the British Museum (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

Mesopotamia

The Babylonian Akītu Festival and the Ritual Humiliation of the King

September 27, 2022

Old World camels comprise two domestic forms, the Bactrian or two-humped camel (Camelus bactrianus). Photo by Maria Kray.

Animals

Camels in the Biblical World of the Ancient Near East

September 13, 2022

Scene from the Bāveru Jātaka: The veneration of the peacock in Babylon (Shwezigon Pagoda, Pagan, Burma). From: Duroiselle, Chas. 1916. Pictorial Representations of Jātakas in Burma. Pp. 87–119 in: Archaeological Survey of India, Annual Report 1912–13, ed. John Marshall. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India: Fig. 21.

South Asia

Contacts Between the Cuneiform Cultures and India

July 26, 2021

Amuletic pendant made of copper alloy. On top: the Holy Rider spears a fallen enemy (these figures are sometimes identified as Solomon and Lilith). On bottom: image of the “much suffering eye” attacked by a lion, snake, scorpion, stork, and various weapons. 5th or 6th century CE. Said to be from Israel. Walters Art Museum 54.2653. Photos: CC0 1.0 (Public Domain).

Funerary Practices

Person, Place, and Object: Ritual Healing in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

October 3, 2024

Recent Articles

Cyprus Through Syrian Eyes: Reflections on Hanna Diyab’s 1707 Travels

Did Meretneith Rule Egypt as a Female King in the First Dynasty?

From Trash to Treasure: Nahal Omer and the Virtual Silk Road

Featured Articles

Concepts and Metaphors in Sumerian

Camels in the Biblical World of the Ancient Near East

Contacts Between the Cuneiform Cultures and India

Person, Place, and Object: Ritual Healing in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

Eggstraordinary Objects

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