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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

Stele representing the storm god Adad brandishing lightning-bolts. Reign of Tiglath-pileser III (744-727 BC). © 2018 Musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Mathieu Rabeau.

Funerary Practices

The (Historical) Origin of God

March 11, 2021

Two emissaries being presented to Assurnasirpal II, part of a procession depicted on either sides of the gate entering the throne room. Photo by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) via Wikimedia CC By-SA 4.0

Assyria

Israelite and Judahite Ambassadors to Assyria

December 27, 2019

A fingerprint found on a figurine. Photo by A. Sanders.

Craft & Industry

Potters and Their Fingerprints

August 8, 2019

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

Egypt

Dreams of Early Ancient Egypt

February 22, 2022