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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

The Death Pit of tomb PG 1237. Image provided by Laerke Recht.

Religion

Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East and Egypt

February 4, 2020

Jonah Complaining Under the Gourd. After Maarten van Heemskerck. 1566. Public Domain.

Bible

Jonah and the Human Condition

March 29, 2022

Scene from the Bāveru Jātaka: The veneration of the peacock in Babylon (Shwezigon Pagoda, Pagan, Burma). From: Duroiselle, Chas. 1916. Pictorial Representations of Jātakas in Burma. Pp. 87–119 in: Archaeological Survey of India, Annual Report 1912–13, ed. John Marshall. Calcutta: Superintendent Government Printing, India: Fig. 21.

South Asia

Contacts Between the Cuneiform Cultures and India

July 26, 2021

Fig. 4: Alabaster and steatite cosmetic spoon in the shape of a swimming girl holding a gazelle, New Kingdom, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1353 BCE. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Art

The Meaning and Symbolism of Swimming-Girl Spoons from Egypt

April 6, 2023

Egypt

Myth and Marvel: Medieval Muslim Writings on Ancient Egypt

October 29, 2020

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

Human Sacrifice in the Ancient Near East and Egypt

Contacts Between the Cuneiform Cultures and India

The Meaning and Symbolism of Swimming-Girl Spoons from Egypt

Myth and Marvel: Medieval Muslim Writings on Ancient Egypt

Trash and Toilets in Mesopotamia: Sanitation and Early Urbanism

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