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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 21, 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

View of the Old City of Jerusalem, looking northeast: The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is on the left (the grey dome); the tower in the middle is the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer; the Dome of the Rock is visible on the right (the gold dome). Photo by Jodi Magness.

History

Jerusalem and Charlemagne

August 22, 2024

Edouard Despléchin, Moses: Act III: The porch of the temple of Isis: stage maquette [Moïse: Acte III: Le porche du temple d’Isis: maquette de décor en volume], 1863. Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Art

The Biblical Scale of Gustave Doré

September 20, 2022

Horse figurine found at Tell Damiyah. (Photo by Yousef al-Zu'bi. Courtes Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden and Yarmouk University, Jordan)

Architecture

Temples and Cult Places in Iron Age Transjordan

June 24, 2021

Loom weights from Arslan Tepe, Turkey (From Arslan Tepe blog by R. Laurito and G. Palumbi, 2017: Fig. 9A, https://archeorient.hypotheses.org/7296)

Craft & Industry

The Archaeology of Clothing in the Ancient Near East

October 8, 2020

Six-sided clay prism with written accounts of the military campaigns of Sennacherib. Held by the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC). Photo: Daderot / Wikimedia Commons. CC0 1.0 DEED

History

Did an Academic Outsider Determine What Saved Jerusalem from Conquest by the Assyrian Emperor Sennacherib in 701 BCE?

July 19, 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

Jerusalem and Charlemagne

The Biblical Scale of Gustave Doré

Temples and Cult Places in Iron Age Transjordan

The Archaeology of Clothing in the Ancient Near East

Did an Academic Outsider Determine What Saved Jerusalem from Conquest by the Assyrian Emperor Sennacherib in 701 BCE?

A Beehive from Solomon’s Pools (in the Albright Attic)

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