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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

The sacking of Troy as presented in The Odyssey. (Promotional image by Melinda Sue Gordon, © Universal Pictures).

Aegean

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, A View from the East

August 6, 2026

Extraction works of the Phoenician ship Mazarron 2. Credit: Universitat de València

News

Ten Fascinating Discoveries in Near Eastern and Mediterranean Archaeology in 2024

December 26, 2024

History of the Field

The ‘Biblical Origins’ of the Etruscans in the 16th Century CE and Their Impact on European Politics

August 16, 2022

The Acropolis of Athens during the Roman Period. All images courtesy of the author.

Aegean

Visualizing Ancient Athens in 3D

March 18, 2021

Bible

The Post-2002 Fragments and the Scholars Who Turned Them Into Dead Sea Scrolls

February 24, 2019