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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

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

Aegean

Visualizing Ancient Athens in 3D

March 18, 2021

Bible

A Half a Century of Studying Biblical Coins

November 15, 2021

Conoid seal, Gaza, Iron Age IIB (ca. 830–700 BCE). Source: Keel, Corpus der Stempelsiegel-Amulette aus Palästina/Israel, Band IV, 129 fig. 3.

Religion

Cognitive Science and the Ancient Near Eastern Religious Imagination

August 2, 2021

A she-demon bound with chains and surrounded by words of adjuration. Collection of Shlomo Moussaief. Photograph by Matthew Morgenstern.

Judaism

Early Jewish Magic

January 29, 2018

3-D reconstruction of Lachish Area S, Level III house with lighting. Image by Tim Frank.

Digital Archaeology

Visualizing Food Storage in Ancient Houses

October 17, 2019