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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

An exchange between Keliya, Chief Minister of Tushratta of Mitanni, and Amenhotep III. Text and illustration by Glynnis Fawkes.

Bronze Age

From Words into Pictures: Adapting 1177 BC for Comics

April 18, 2024

Digital Archaeology

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

October 1, 2026

Alan Mellaart in garage. Courtesy Eberhard Zangger and @Luwian Studies.

History of the Field

My Meeting with Mellaart or, Dutch Cigars and the Case of the Missing Wall Paintings

April 29, 2021

An example of a double-jar burial from Šibaniba. Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

Assyria

Death as a Stage for Performing Identity in the Assyrian Empire

January 11, 2024

Detail of ossuaries showing depicted faces and other features. Image courtesy of Dina Shalem

Funerary Practices

Peqi‘in Cave—A Unique Chalcolithic Cemetery in the Southern Levant

May 24, 2019

Relief map of the western part of the Republic of Türkiye showing the excavations of archaeological sites from the second millennium BCE (white dots), settlement sites (black dots) and the areas covered by archaeological surveys (Luwian Studies #0102).

Anatolia

Processing Geospatial Data in Archaeology: Introducing LuwianSiteAtlas for Bronze Age Western Anatolia

January 23, 2025

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

From Words into Pictures: Adapting 1177 BC for Comics

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

My Meeting with Mellaart or, Dutch Cigars and the Case of the Missing Wall Paintings

Peqi‘in Cave—A Unique Chalcolithic Cemetery in the Southern Levant

Processing Geospatial Data in Archaeology: Introducing LuwianSiteAtlas for Bronze Age Western Anatolia

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