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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

Members of Russian expedition to Syria and Palestine in Jerusalem,1891. Seating in the center: Akim Olesnitskii; second from the right: Nicodim Kondakov. Courtesy of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.

History of the Field

Russian Archaeology of the Holy Land

February 11, 2020

Egypt

Ancient Near Eastern Rulers and their Delegations in 18th Dynasty Egyptian Tombs

June 27, 2024

Landscape with the Prophet Elijah in the Desert, Abraham Bloemaert (1566-1651), Hermitage Museum. Public Domain.

Bible

Death Wishes in the Hebrew Bible

December 20, 2022

The Capitolium, Dougga, constructed in the 2nd century. (Photo by John Whitehouse).

Heritage

Local Communities and Archaeological Sites: A Case Study at Dougga in Tunisia

August 17, 2023

Tourists crowd around the retaining wall surrounding the pit containing the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb (KV62) in the Valley of the Kings, during the period in late February 1923 when the tomb was first opened for public viewing. From the magazine article "At the Tomb of Tutankhamen" by Maynard Owen Williams in the May 1923 issue of National Geographic. Public Domain.

Egypt

Decoding Tutankhamun: Understanding the Tomb and its Treasures

November 8, 2022

Complete animal skeleton and ivories in the western half of the northern room of the Treasury, looking east. Image courtesy of Eric H. Cline.

History of the Field

“Terminate and Liquidate”: How the Megiddo Ivories were Almost Not Discovered

April 14, 2020