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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

Stereotypical representation of foreigners, tomb of Puyemre (TT39), Thebes, Dynasty 18. Facsimile painting by Norman de Garis Davies. Metropolitan Museum of Art 30.4.13. Public Domain.

Egypt

Coping with Ethnicity in Pharaonic Egypt

May 28, 2020

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

Symbols representing the pharaoh: the encircling ‘cartouche’, left, and the older palace-façade styled ‘serekh’, right, containing names of the 4th dynasty ruler Snefru (Dave Lightbody).

Egypt

New Symbols of Hierarchy: On the Origins of the Cartouche and Encircling Symbolism in Old Kingdom Pyramids

July 12, 2021

Composed image of the milestone from Karsi, northern Iraq, rediscovered by the author in the Erbil Museum of Civilization (Iraqi Kurdistan). Photo and graphic elaboration by R. Palermo.

History

The Land at the End of the Empire: The Roman Eastern Border in Mesopotamia

October 17, 2024

Star trails above Yerkapı emphasize the strict northern orientation of the architecture (© Bernd Pröschold/Luwian Studies #1041).

Anatolia

The Symbolic Representation of the Cosmos in the Hittite Rock Sanctuary of Yazılıkaya

June 17, 2021

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

Top Archaeological Discoveries of 2025

New Symbols of Hierarchy: On the Origins of the Cartouche and Encircling Symbolism in Old Kingdom Pyramids

The Land at the End of the Empire: The Roman Eastern Border in Mesopotamia

The Symbolic Representation of the Cosmos in the Hittite Rock Sanctuary of Yazılıkaya

Nebuchadnezzar Explained: Warrior King, Rebuilder of Cities, and Musical Muse

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