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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

Marc Chagall’s Stained-glass windows representing the Tribes of Israel at the Abell Synagogue in the Hadassah Hospital: Asher, Dan, and Gad. (Photo by Dr. Avishai Teicher / PikiWiki)

Bible

The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel

April 20, 2023

Bulla bearing Aršāma’s seal, ca. 427-407 BCE. The image depicts the ancestor of the Aršāma line spearing an enemy, with a lion trampling a vanquished fighter behind him. The inscription is partially visible in the upper left hand corner. Bodleian Library Sigill. Aram. V. ©Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. CC By-NC 4.0

Egypt

The House of Aršāma, Persian Satrap in Egypt

July 23, 2026

Daily Life

The Sound and the Fury: The Passion for Chariot Racing in Imperial Rome

November 4, 2020

19th century Persian tzedakah box. Minneapolis Museum of Art 2001.177.8. Public Domain.

Judaism

Charity (Tzedaqah) as a Late Antique Rabbinic Religious Idea

September 9, 2020

Marsh hunting scene. Menna and Family Hunting in the Marshes (c. 1400–1352 B.C.); Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Food Prohibitions

August 2, 2022