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Recent Articles

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

Jebel Aqra (north of Ugarit) where it meets the Mediterranean Sea at Samra beach, on the border between Syria and Türkiye. Photo by Kevorkmail via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Funerary Practices

“Lift the mountain on your hands,” or How to Cross a Netherworld Border

February 6, 2025

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

Aegean

Visualizing Ancient Athens in 3D

March 18, 2021

Representation of Origen writing from a manuscript dated to c.1160. Public Domain.

Christianity

Jesus in Non-Christian Sources

May 3, 2019

Area X at Megiddo, at the end of the 2022 excavation season, view to the southeast. Credit: The Megiddo Expedition.

History of the Field

Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

December 11, 2025

Egypt

Peace in Ancient Egypt

June 3, 2019