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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

Masgouf is considered a national dish of Iraq. Tigris River carp is butterflied, heavily salted, and slow-grilled over an open flame and seasoned with spices. Photo by Hill93, CC By-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia.

Agriculture

Salt in Mesopotamia: A Blessing and A Curse

February 24, 2019

James Jacques Joseph Tissot, The Flight of the Prisoners, c. 1896-1902

History

The Relationship Between “Jews” and “Israelites” After the Babylonian Exile

July 5, 2022

The Ark Passes Over the Jordan (c. 1896-1902), by James Jacques Joseph Tissot.

Bible

Imagining the Ark of the Covenant, From Exodus to Indiana Jones

October 2, 2025

Pipeline in the Repit-Temple at Athribis with the segments being arranged in a bend (photo: H. Köpp-Junk)

Cities & Urbanism

Rain, Rain, Go Away: Dealing with Wastewater and Rain in Ancient Egypt

January 8, 2020

The Good Shepherd with Jonah in repose (on the right), Chamber II of the Coemeterium Maius, Rome. Photo by Joseph Wilpert, Die Malereien der Katakomben Roms, 1903. Tf. 171. Public Domain. Courtesy of Heidelberg historic literature – digitized. https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.1339

Christianity

A Minor Biblical Prophet Lives Again—Among the Dead

March 7, 2024

Recent Articles

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

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

From Trash to Treasure: Nahal Omer and the Virtual Silk Road

Featured Articles

Salt in Mesopotamia: A Blessing and A Curse

Imagining the Ark of the Covenant, From Exodus to Indiana Jones

Rain, Rain, Go Away: Dealing with Wastewater and Rain in Ancient Egypt

A Minor Biblical Prophet Lives Again—Among the Dead

Oil, Wine, and People: A Mediterranean Triad

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