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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

Detail from Moses’s Testament and Death by Lucas Signorelli (1481-82), in the Sistine Chapel. An anonymous angel leads Moses up Mt. Nebo to look at the Promised Land. Public Domain.

Bible

From Monolatry to Monotheism: The Changing Face of the Biblical Pantheon

August 7, 2025

Ivory replicas of pomegranate from the Tomb of Tutankhamon.

Art

The Golden Pome: The Pomegranate from its Deepest Roots to Modern Culture

February 24, 2019

Map of Syria and Mesopotamia ca. 1764, showing Amorite kingdoms. Map by Attar-Aram Syria, CC By-SA 4.0.

History

The Amorites: Rethinking Approaches to Corporate Identity in Antiquity

April 17, 2025

Ziggurat and decayed mudbricks from Kar Tikulti-Ninurta, Iraq. Photo by M. Lorenzon.

Architecture

Mudbrick Architecture: Social Meaning and Functionality

January 22, 2026

History

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

October 22, 2026

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

From Monolatry to Monotheism: The Changing Face of the Biblical Pantheon

The Golden Pome: The Pomegranate from its Deepest Roots to Modern Culture

The Amorites: Rethinking Approaches to Corporate Identity in Antiquity

Mudbrick Architecture: Social Meaning and Functionality

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

Sinai in Ten Maps

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