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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 Copper Scroll in Cave 3. Photo by Abraham Meir Habermann, via Wikimedia. Public Domain.

Language & Writing

A Treasure Quest in the Copper Scroll from Qumran

July 5, 2021

Saint Mark is shown on his way to Alexandria, symbolized by the Islamic Pharos, in this mosaic from 1270 CE. Basilica di San Marco, Venezia. Image in public domain

Egypt

A Reverse History of the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria: From the Underwater Remains to the First Structure

October 24, 2023

Sennacherib watches the fall of Lachish and a procession of Judean prisoners Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC-BY-SA-4.0

Assyria

Why Did Sennacherib Create Two Accounts of His Siege of Lachish?

August 21, 2018

Remains of fish sauce, Antiquarium, Boscoreale. Courtesy of the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei.

Daily Life

Fish Sauces – The Food that Made Rome Great

January 6, 2021

Vanilla planifolia orchid, a source of vanilla. Malcom Manners / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-2.0

Daily Life

Vanilla in the Middle Bronze Age: New Findings from Megiddo

December 17, 2019