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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

Baalat Gebal Temple dedicated to the chief goddess of Byblos. Photo: Hanan Charaf.

Cities & Urbanism

Byblos and the Making of an Ancient Maritime Hub

June 11, 2026

Bible

A Half a Century of Studying Biblical Coins

November 15, 2021

Palmyra with the Temple of Bel. Used under CC BY-SA 3.0, credited to Bernard Gagnon

Art

Portraits of People and Society From Palmyra

June 21, 2022

Statue of the Neo-Hittite king Suppiluliuma found buried in a pit at Tell Tayinat (Tayinat Archaeological Project).

Anatolia

Are Monuments History? (Neo-) Hittite Meditations on Two Memes

August 25, 2020

Complete animal skeleton and ivories in the western half of the northern room of the Treasury, looking east. Image courtesy of Eric H. Cline.

History of the Field

“Terminate and Liquidate”: How the Megiddo Ivories were Almost Not Discovered

April 14, 2020