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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

Cylinder seal of Pu-abi. British Museum 121544. © The Trustees of the British Museum.

Gender

Women in Early Mesopotamian Royal Inscriptions

July 23, 2020

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

Joseph and his brothers feasting, from the ‘Sisters Haggadah.” 14th century.

Bible

Excessive and Deviant Consumption in the Hebrew Bible

April 15, 2021

Bible

Making Bibles in Early America

January 17, 2019

Faida, Relief No. 4, 8th-7th cent. BC (Land of Nineveh Archaeological Project archive).

Assyria

Divine Channels: Rediscovering the Canal Networks of the Assyrian Empire

October 4, 2021

Recent Articles

Treasures in Tunis: An Archaeologist’s Guide to the Bardo National Museum

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

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

Featured Articles

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

Excessive and Deviant Consumption in the Hebrew Bible

Making Bibles in Early America

Divine Channels: Rediscovering the Canal Networks of the Assyrian Empire

The Phaistos Disk–An Enigmatic Artifact in its Cultural Context

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